iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)
Top ETFs · Emerging Markets · data since 2012-10-24 · last close 2026-10-26
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.9 | 5.8 | -9.1 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 0.0 | -6.3 | 5.3 | -0.7 | -7.3 | · | · |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 3.6 | -1.7 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | -4.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -1.8 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | -6.9 | 3.0 | -0.4 | -2.1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | -6.1 | -3.0 | -3.5 | 8.1 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | -0.5 | -3.9 | -2.9 | -5.9 | 0.6 | -5.6 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -11.3 | -1.5 | 14.7 | -2.5 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -5.6 | 1.4 | -3.6 | 1.1 | -3.7 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | -5.9 | -3.7 | -16.9 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 3.1 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 9.6 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -7.0 | 5.8 | -2.5 | -3.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 8.0 | -5.7 | 0.8 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -4.7 | 3.0 | -3.3 | -1.0 | -8.7 | 4.7 | -2.9 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | -5.2 | -1.0 | 12.6 | 0.7 | -3.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -1.0 | -4.1 | -0.5 |
| 2015 | -0.0 | 4.2 | -1.4 | 7.3 | -3.6 | -3.0 | -6.6 | -9.4 | -2.0 | 6.1 | -2.3 | -3.5 |
| 2014 | -8.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | -7.3 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -4.2 |
| 2013 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -1.0 | 1.4 | -4.4 | -5.5 | 1.0 | -2.5 | 7.2 | 4.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 2012 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| Avg | 1.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Median | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
October so far: -7.3% against an average of +0.5% and a median of +0.9% across 14 completed Octobers, 9 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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IEMG seasonality — average by calendar month
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has monthly history back to 2012. Its strongest month by median is June — positive in 10 of 14 years, median +1.8%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 8 of 14 with a median of -0.8%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±4.8% in an average month and has fallen 38.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.5% | -0.2% | -0.3% | +2.0% | +0.1% | +1.2% | +0.8% | -0.4% | -0.5% | +0.5% | +1.6% | +1.2% |
| Win rate | 50%/14 | 50%/14 | 57%/14 | 79%/14 | 57%/14 | 71%/14 | 64%/14 | 57%/14 | 43%/14 | 64%/14 | 43%/14 | 50%/14 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
IEMG risk & extremes
IEMG drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF's best month?+
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2022, at +14.66%.
What was iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -16.92%.
Is iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF up this year?+
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is up 12.86% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF's 1-year return?+
+13.44% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 38.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2012.
Which calendar month is historically best for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 2012. An average is not a forecast.
About iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is an emerging markets business worth about $160 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2012, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2012) would be about $238 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2022 at +14.66%; its worst, March 2020 at -16.92%.
- It has closed April in the green 11 out of 14 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.