iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF
EEMA
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 400 Howard Street San Francisco CA United States of America 94105
- IPO Date
- Feb 9, 2012
- CIK
- 0000930667
- Website
- ishares.com
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- iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF (EEMA) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Emerging Markets Asia Custom Capped Index, which measures the equity market performance of large- and mid-capitalization companies across emerging market countries in Asia, including China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines; the index applies a custom capping methodology to limit the weight of any single issuer to a maximum of 25% and the aggregate weight of issuers exceeding 5% to 25%. The ETF provides targeted exposure to sectors such as information technology, financials, consumer discretionary, and communication services, with top holdings including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (approximately 13%), Tencent Holdings Limited (approximately 7%), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (approximately 4%), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (approximately 3%), and HDFC Bank Limited (approximately 2%), comprising over 900 holdings in total. Managed by BlackRock, Inc. under the iShares brand, EEMA was launched on February 8, 2012, and is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market with net assets exceeding $1.5 billion, an expense ratio of 0.49%, and semi-annual distributions. The fund operates primarily in the United States market for investors seeking diversified access to Asian emerging equities, with underlying holdings traded across Asian exchanges in local currencies. EEMA maintains a market-cap-weighted approach focused on broad multi-cap representation in the Pacific/Asia ex-Japan stock category, catering to institutional and retail investors interested in emerging market growth without currency hedging. In recent developments, EEMA declared a semi-annual distribution of $1.2043 per share on December 16, 2025, reflecting ongoing portfolio performance amid strong growth in Asian tech sectors driven by AI demand and export momentum. The ETF has seen robust inflows totaling approximately $854 million over the past year, alongside positive performance with year-to-date total returns around 27% and one-year returns near 18% as of late 2025. No major acquisitions, partnerships, or structural changes specific to EEMA have been reported in the last 1-2 years, with the fund maintaining its core index-tracking strategy under BlackRock's oversight.