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) |
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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_79_105 ✓ | 0.141781 |
| MSTL_79 | 0.143655 |
| AutoTheta | 0.154426 |
| MSTL_105 | 0.155991 |
| MSTL | 0.157120 |
| AutoETS | 0.157342 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.157343 |
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.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.57% | 2.49% | 2.48% | 2.46% |
| 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 |
| 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 |