# EMXC (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF)

iShares · Stock ETFs · Emerging markets · data as of Oct 28, 2026

EMXC returned +33.8% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.25% a year and holds $26.9bn in net assets on Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured. It and KEMX, the ETF it is measured through, are measured only against each other and are 3.14 points apart after fees, so which one missed cannot be told. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China and returned +33.8% over the past year.

## Key facts

- EMXC, total return, 1 year: +33.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- EMXC, expense ratio: 0.25%, as of Dec 19, 2025.
- EMXC, holdings: 696, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- EMXC, below its high: −11.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- EMXC, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 2.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- EMXC, last payment (paid annually), ex-date Jun 15, 2026: $0.588, as of Jun 15, 2026.
- EMXC, net assets: $26.9bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026).

## EMXC over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (KEMX) | Gap to KEMX | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −5.3% | −4.8% | −0.5 pts | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +8.8% | +7.4% | +1.4 pts | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +6.7% | +8.0% | −1.3 pts | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +30.7% | +32.4% | −1.7 pts | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +33.8% | +37.0% | −3.2 pts | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +112.6% | +114.3% | −1.7 pts | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +75.6% | +82.9% | −7.3 pts | +79.8% |
| Since launch | +129.2% | not available | not available | +260.3% |
| Since launch, annualised | +9.4% | – | – | – |

## EMXC key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $106.49 on Jun 22, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $69.01 on Dec 17, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $94.47, 68% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta to its benchmark, 1 year: 1.02, against KEMX (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- R-squared, the same days: 0.98 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta and R-squared measured over: 251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 696
- Top ten weight: 42.2%

## EMXC trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 28 close: −0.30%; 95% of days within ±0.89%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/emxc/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · Emerging markets | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025 |
| Price | $94.47 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Jul 26, 2017 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $26.9bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026 |
| Benchmark | MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index, measured by KEMX, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its prospectus, 485BPOS, Dec 19, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| EMXC, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 | +33.8% | ETFIQ |
| KEMX, the same days | +37.0% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | −3.2 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −11.3% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 696 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 42.2% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 23, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$800m |
| 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$2.5bn |
| 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$2.6bn |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$8.2bn |
| 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$8.5bn |

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/emxc.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has EMXC performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. Over three years the number is +112.6%.

### What does EMXC cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

### What does EMXC hold?

696 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 42.2% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is EMXC below its high?

11.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, EMXC, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/emxc
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