iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (HEEM)Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
40.34 USD
-0.22
(-0.542%) ⇩
(Oct. 15, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:24 a.m. EDT
The currency-hedged emerging markets strategy is showing signs of life, with the asset posting a robust +14% gain last year and a cumulative +48% rise over the past nine years. This multi-year uptrend, underpinned by seven out of nine positive annual returns, suggests the market is rewarding the hedge against local currency volatility. However, the short-term outlook remains murky; the price is currently trading below its 50-day moving average, indicating a lack of immediate momentum despite the longer-term recovery. The recent price action over the last two weeks has been choppy and range-bound, failing to establish a clear breakout pattern. While the long-term fundamentals appear sound enough to warrant a buy-and-hold approach, there is no compelling technical case to enter aggressively right now. The dividend yield sits at a modest 1.73%, which is typical for broad market ETFs but insufficient to drive income-focused investors to overlook the lack of short-term catalysts. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.013975 |
| AutoTheta | 0.021136 |
| MSTL | 0.029623 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.030035 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 0.46 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.001 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 2.47 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 13.72 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:24 a.m. EDT: Options data is completely absent for both calls and puts, offering no insight into speculative positioning or implied volatility expectations.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.54% | 3.71% | 3.00% | 3.69% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | 0.229 | 0.537634 |
| 2025-12-23 | 0.498 | 1.437644 |
| 2025-12-02 | 0.602 | 1.736071 |
| 2025-07-02 | 0.283 | 0.942046 |
| 2024-12-20 | 0.462 | 1.707317 |
| 2024-07-02 | 0.182 | 0.670869 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.472 | 1.957369 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0.204 | 0.832585 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.365 | 1.582004 |
| 2022-12-02 | 1.126 | 4.681913 |
| 2022-07-05 | 0.228 | 0.908729 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.016 | 0.053745 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.414 | 1.401015 |
| 2021-07-02 | 0.143 | 0.436655 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.313 | 1.045075 |
| 2020-07-02 | 0.146 | 0.570535 |
| 2019-12-24 | 0.565 | 2.139341 |
| 2019-07-02 | 0.239 | 0.933229 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.361 | 1.555364 |
| 2018-07-03 | 0.184 | 0.730159 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.410 | 1.553383 |
| 2017-07-06 | 0.132 | 0.550918 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.209 | 0.992403 |
| 2016-07-06 | 0.182 | 0.888238 |
| 2015-12-28 | 0.300 | 1.469868 |
| 2015-12-02 | 0.782 | 3.781431 |
| 2015-07-02 | 0.173 | 0.718528 |
| 2014-12-26 | 0.481 | 2.031593 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 46.49 |
| All Time Low | 17.692 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 22,630 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 90,717 |
| Average Volume | 90,717 |
| Average Volume10Days | 22,630 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.79 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 600 |
| Category | Diversified Emerging Mkts |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 40.34 |
| Day Low | 39.85 |
| Display Name | Currency Hedged MSCI EM ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 1.73 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.940421 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 42.1982 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.8582001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.044035055 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 18.5341 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 46.49 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.1500015 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.13228655 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 33.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.75 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.20095266 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 33.59 - 46.49 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,411,651,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0903398 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.27000046 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.6656816 |
| Fullday Price | 40.34 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,411,430,400 |
| 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 its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The index has been developed by MSCI as an equity benchmark for global emerging markets stock performance with the currency risk inherent in the securities included in the underlying index hedged to the U.S. dollar on a monthly basis. |
| Long Name | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_262942725 |
| Nav Price | 40.61828 |
| Net Assets | 298,126,656.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.72 |
| Open | 39.98 |
| Previous Close | 40.56 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.220001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.542409 |
| Regular Market Day High | 40.34 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 39.85 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 39.85 - 40.34 |
| Regular Market Open | 39.98 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 40.56 |
| Regular Market Price | 40.34 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,391 |
| Regular Market Volume | 19,659 |
| Shares Outstanding | 8,750,000 |
| Short Name | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Em |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | HEEM |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2248539 |
| Total Assets | 298,126,656 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing P E | 13.719124 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -5.17546 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -5.17546 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 40.59186 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.25186157 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.006204731 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 19,659 |
| Yield | 0.0173 |
| Ytd Return | 21.69244 |