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iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF (EMGF)

Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
72.04 USD -0.37 (-0.511%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 72.04

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT

The emerging markets factor strategy shows a resilient recovery, having erased nearly half of its losses over the last nine years with a +41.72% cumulative gain. However, the recent price action reveals a fragile equilibrium; despite sitting above key moving averages, the asset has been grinding lower over the last two weeks, failing to capitalize on the broader market's upward momentum. The statistical forecast offers only a modest 1.18% upside bias over the next 45 days, which feels insufficient given the asset's historical volatility. While the long-term trend remains positive, the lack of aggressive catalysts and the current technical stagnation suggest a 'wait and see' approach is prudent until clearer momentum emerges.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.042680
AutoTheta0.046865
AutoETS0.056942
AutoARIMA0.057746

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 0.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.153
Excess Kurtosis -0.06
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 16.43

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT: Options activity is sparse with negligible open interest across both calls and puts. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term protection (52%) compared to longer-dated calls (36%), suggesting a specific, albeit small, hedge against immediate downside rather than a broad speculative bet on direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.82% 2.30% 4.00% 3.77%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.612 0.816817
2025-12-16 0.831 1.485255
2025-06-16 0.627 1.229171
2024-12-17 1.160 2.501887
2024-06-11 0.386 0.843163
2023-12-20 2.110 5.123846
2023-06-07 0.435 1.054034
2022-12-13 1.206 2.933593
2022-06-09 0.452 1.003552
2021-12-30 0.029 0.056630
2021-12-13 0.901 1.803082
2021-06-10 0.340 0.623853
2020-12-14 0.547 1.163582
2020-06-15 0.409 1.060410
2019-12-16 0.751 1.693348
2019-06-17 0.449 1.118864
2018-12-18 0.733 1.876600
2018-06-19 0.323 0.679142
2017-12-28 0.038 0.077142
2017-12-19 0.659 1.376645
2017-06-20 0.266 0.635148
2016-12-21 0.599 1.713877
2016-06-22 0.126 0.359589
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 76.58
All Time Low 29.43
Ask 76.21
Ask Size 1,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 91,250
Average Daily Volume3 Month 172,029
Average Volume 172,029
Average Volume10Days 91,250
Beta3 Year 1.03
Bid 72.02
Bid Size 100
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 72.78
Day Low 71.871
Dividend Yield 2.11
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.385718
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 70.55756
Fifty Day Average Change 1.4824371
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.021010322
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.49775
Fifty Two Week High 76.58
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.540001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05928442
Fifty Two Week Low 53.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35822022
Fifty Two Week Range 53.04 - 76.58
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,450,449,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1088783
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.370003
Fullday Change Percent -0.510983
Fullday Price 72.04
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,449,532,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The index is composed of large- and mid-capitalization equity securities from the STOXX Emerging Markets Index that are selected and weighted using an optimization process designed to maximize exposure to five target factors: momentum, quality, value, low volatility and size.
Long Name iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_285065157
Nav Price 71.86204
Net Assets 1,829,094,910.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.26
Open 72.48
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 72.04
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 72.41
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.370003
Regular Market Change Percent -0.510983
Regular Market Day High 72.78
Regular Market Day Low 71.871
Regular Market Day Range 71.871 - 72.78
Regular Market Open 72.48
Regular Market Previous Close 72.41
Regular Market Price 72.04
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,199
Regular Market Volume 104,217
Short Name iShares Emerging Markets Equity
Source Interval 15
Symbol EMGF
Three Year Average Return 0.2513057
Total Assets 1,829,094,912
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 16.426046
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.07764
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.07764
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 65.40896
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.6310425
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1013782
Type Disp ETF
Volume 104,217
Yield 0.0211
Ytd Return 19.47719