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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)

Diversified Emerging Mkts | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
81.82 USD -0.60 (-0.728%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 82.59 +0.77 (0.941%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:35 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains robust, driven by a nearly 40% cumulative gain over the last nine years and a consistent pattern of five positive years against four negative ones. The asset is currently trading at a reasonable multiple of book value, offering a solid entry point for a diversified global portfolio. However, the short-term picture is clouded by conflicting signals: while the price has recently rallied off its lows, the options market is screaming caution. The heavy concentration of put open interest at lower strikes suggests traders are bracing for a significant pullback, creating a tense environment where the fundamental thesis is sound but the immediate path forward is volatile.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.065227
AutoTheta0.070123
AutoARIMA0.082205
AutoETS0.083574

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 3.92
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.992
Excess Kurtosis -0.04
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 17.52

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:35 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest at strikes significantly below the current price (50, 60, 66), suggesting a fear of a sharp correction or a 'buy the dip' strategy. Conversely, call activity shows a distinct wall of open interest at the 90 strike, indicating a speculative target for upside momentum, while ATM and near-money calls see moderate volume. Implied volatility is elevated on deep OTM puts relative to calls, reflecting asymmetric fear.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.78% 2.53% 2.96% 2.95%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.658 0.779528
2025-12-16 1.139 1.748273
2025-06-16 0.710 1.210365
2024-12-17 1.163 2.173426
2024-06-11 0.509 0.968049
2023-12-20 0.977 2.004103
2023-06-07 0.483 0.987124
2022-12-13 0.659 1.385327
2022-06-09 0.604 1.183849
2021-12-13 1.361 2.295110
2021-06-10 0.471 0.699747
2020-12-14 0.723 1.205201
2020-06-15 0.436 0.931823
2019-12-16 1.201 2.286313
2019-06-17 0.491 0.998170
2018-12-18 0.859 1.820687
2018-06-19 0.442 0.831922
2017-12-19 0.973 1.763640
2017-06-20 0.361 0.729588
2016-12-21 0.586 1.399904
2016-06-22 0.381 0.924309
2015-12-21 0.546 1.381229
2015-06-25 0.448 0.916155
2014-12-17 0.639 1.392764
2014-06-25 0.444 0.860632
2013-12-18 0.461 0.936231
2013-06-27 0.416 0.911481
2012-12-27 0.008 0.015595
2012-12-18 0.112 0.218793
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.16
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.014074254
dividendYield 2.31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 86.49
All Time Low 33.91
Ask 81.86
Ask Size 4,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,215,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 11,533,611
Average Volume 11,533,611
Average Volume10Days 8,215,000
Beta3 Year 1.02
Bid 81.82
Bid Size 2,800
Book Value 64.577
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 82.88
Day Low 81.675
Dividend Yield 2.31
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.67057
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 80.1416
Fifty Day Average Change 1.6783981
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.020942908
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 31.989025
Fifty Two Week High 86.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.669998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.053994663
Fifty Two Week Low 61.4
Fifty Two Week Low Change 20.419998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.33257326
Fifty Two Week Range 61.4 - 86.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,351,085,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0860625
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.599998
Fullday Change Percent -0.727977
Fullday Price 82.59
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,350,518,400
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 the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is designed to measure large-, mid- and small-cap equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
Long Name iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_223308554
Nav Price 82.34303
Net Assets 152,217,387,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.09
Open 82.55
Post Market Change 0.76999664
Post Market Change Percent 0.9410861
Post Market Price 82.59
Post Market Time 1,787,961,102
Previous Close 82.42
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2670145
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.599998
Regular Market Change Percent -0.727977
Regular Market Day High 82.88
Regular Market Day Low 81.675
Regular Market Day Range 81.675 - 82.88
Regular Market Open 82.55
Regular Market Previous Close 82.42
Regular Market Price 81.82
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 8,317,230
Shares Outstanding 1,150,800,000
Short Name iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mark
Source Interval 15
Symbol IEMG
Three Year Average Return 0.2270523
Total Assets 152,217,387,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.16
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.014074254
Trailing P E 17.518206
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.82475
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.82475
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 75.1523
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.6677017
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08872253
Type Disp ETF
Volume 8,317,230
Yield 0.0231
Ytd Return 16.80433