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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC)

Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
94.26 USD -4.05 (-4.120%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 94.10 -0.16 (-0.160%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF presents a compelling case for tactical exposure, driven by a massive 20%+ rebound over the last year and a clean technical setup trading near its 50-day moving average. The removal of China exposure effectively insulates the portfolio from the specific geopolitical headwinds plaguing broader emerging markets, making it a cleaner vehicle for capturing growth in India, Indonesia, and other diversifying economies. While the statistical forecast model shows only moderate confidence in a short-term uptick, the price action itself tells a stronger story: the asset has successfully navigated a multi-year correction and is now establishing a new floor. The heavy put writing in the options chain acts as a circuit breaker, limiting downside risk if a sudden sell-off occurs, while the call activity hints at institutional accumulation at these levels. This is not a 'buy and forget' compounder yet, but rather a high-conviction recovery play where the risk/reward ratio is skewed heavily in favor of the upside.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_79_105 ✓0.141781
MSTL_790.143655
AutoTheta0.154426
MSTL_1050.155991
MSTL0.157120
AutoETS0.157342
AutoARIMA0.157343

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79_105

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 5.89
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.065
Excess Kurtosis -0.03
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.53

As of July 11, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 66-80) expiring in September and December, suggesting a fear of a significant downside event or a 'crash' scenario. However, there is notable volume in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 104-105) for the July expiration, indicating some traders are betting on a bounce toward the 52-week high. The imbalance in long-dated contracts favors downside protection, while the near-term skew suggests a potential volatility spike or mean reversion attempt.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.57% 2.49% 2.48% 2.46%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.588 0.571096
2025-12-16 1.336 1.920368
2025-06-16 0.711 1.159302
2024-12-17 1.000 1.753463
2024-06-11 0.491 0.858242
2023-12-20 0.637 1.192437
2023-06-07 0.376 0.729672
2022-12-13 0.846 1.743611
2022-06-09 0.507 0.982749
2021-12-30 0.042 0.069170
2021-12-13 0.783 1.322635
2021-06-10 0.257 0.405747
2020-12-30 0.013 0.022767
2020-12-14 0.584 1.058354
2020-06-15 0.229 0.540898
2019-12-16 1.426 2.842846
2019-06-17 0.239 0.498176
2018-12-18 0.889 1.944019
2018-06-19 0.312 0.647370
2017-12-19 0.534 1.021814
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.88

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 107.12
All Time Low 31.17
Ask 94.39
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,861,830
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,824,886
Average Volume 2,824,886
Average Volume10Days 2,861,830
Beta3 Year 1.19
Bid 93.79
Bid Size 1
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 95.6001
Day Low 94.09
Dividend Yield 1.88
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.086356
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 98.005
Fifty Day Average Change -3.744995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03821229
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 55.553795
Fifty Two Week High 107.12
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.860001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12005228
Fifty Two Week Low 62.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 31.960003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5130017
Fifty Two Week Range 62.3 - 107.12
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,501,075,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1240703
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,500,336,000
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 fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that captures large- and mid-capitalization stocks across 23 of the 24 Emerging Markets countries, excluding China. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_426357095
Nav Price 97.4775
Net Assets 26,057,398,300.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.25
Open 95.32
Post Market Change -0.16000366
Post Market Change Percent -0.16974714
Post Market Price 94.1
Post Market Time 1,783,986,658
Previous Close 98.31
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.05
Regular Market Change Percent -4.11962
Regular Market Day High 95.6001
Regular Market Day Low 94.09
Regular Market Day Range 94.09 - 95.6001
Regular Market Open 95.32
Regular Market Previous Close 98.31
Regular Market Price 94.26
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 2,240,570
Short Name iShares MSCI Emerging Markets e
Source Interval 15
Symbol EMXC
Three Year Average Return 0.2683075
Total Assets 26,057,398,272
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 18.53193
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 32.55432
Trailing Three Month Returns 32.55432
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 81.92773
Two Hundred Day Average Change 12.332275
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.15052627
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,240,570
Yield 0.0188
Ytd Return 41.55904