iShares MSCI EM Small Cap UCITS ETF
IEMS.L
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Mar 5, 2009
- Website
- ishares.com
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- iShares MSCI EM Small Cap UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (IEMS.L) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index, which comprises small capitalization companies from emerging market countries. The ETF provides investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of small cap equities across emerging markets, including sectors such as financials, consumer discretionary, industrials, and materials; it employs a sampling methodology to replicate the index while maintaining physical replication through direct holdings of underlying securities. Distributing semi-annually, the fund targets institutional and retail investors seeking total return from capital appreciation and income in high-growth emerging market small caps, with an ongoing charge of approximately 0.74% and assets under management of around EUR 286 million. Launched on March 6, 2009, and domiciled in Ireland, the ETF is issued and managed by BlackRock's iShares under iShares III plc, an open-ended investment company authorized by the Central Bank of Ireland. It lists primarily on the London Stock Exchange under ticker IEMS.L (USD), with additional listings on Deutsche Boerse Xetra (EUNI) and SIX Swiss Exchange; the fund operates globally, with primary availability in Europe including the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, and others. Headquartered through its manager BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited in London, the ETF benefits from BlackRock's extensive infrastructure for ETF operations. The fund maintains a focus on unhedged USD exposure to emerging markets small caps, with over 99% allocated to non-UK stocks from regions like Asia, Latin America, and emerging Europe; it excludes currency hedging and emphasizes liquidity and volatility management inherent to small cap emerging equities. No major acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, or product launches specific to this ETF have been announced in the last 1-2 years, reflecting stable operations amid BlackRock's broader iShares expansions in active and ESG strategies. Recent performance shows resilience, with 1-year returns around 7-8% as of late 2025, supported by securities lending activities generating additional yield.