About this ETF
The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is designed to replicate the investment performance of a specific index. This index consists of shares from large and medium-sized companies located in developing economies. A key objective of this ETF is to reduce the risk associated with changes in exchange rates between the local currencies of these emerging markets and the U.S. dollar.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +3.96% | -3.61% | +6.76% | +21.87% | +33.47% | +20.80% | +6.66% | +6.87% | +4.77% |
| Total return | +3.95% | -3.11% | +7.32% | +22.50% | +36.12% | +23.71% | +10.24% | +9.78% | +7.94% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 1.51% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $151.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 1223 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING | 2330.TW | 15.11% | 590.29K | $43.8M |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD | 005930.KS | 7.51% | 112.00K | $21.8M |
| 3 | SK HYNIX | 000660.KS | 5.54% | 13.23K | $16.1M |
| 4 | TENCENT HOLDINGS | 0700.HK | 2.93% | 147.53K | $8.5M |
| 5 | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING | 9988.HK | 2.22% | 401.04K | $6.5M |
| 6 | MEDIATEK | 2454.TW | 1.38% | 34.58K | $4.0M |
| 7 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE | 005935.KS | 0.91% | 19.29K | $2.6M |
| 8 | DELTA ELECTRONICS | 2308.TW | 0.88% | 46.68K | $2.5M |
| 9 | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H | 0939.HK | 0.82% | 2.02M | $2.4M |
| 10 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY | 2317.TW | 0.78% | 292.54K | $2.3M |
| 11 | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD | RELIANCE.BO | 0.69% | 145.96K | $2.0M |
| 12 | HDFC BANK | HDFCBANK.BO | 0.69% | 263.63K | $2.0M |
| 13 | ICICI BANK | ICICIBANK.BO | 0.63% | 124.78K | $1.8M |
| 14 | SK SQUARE | 402340.KS | 0.62% | 2.21K | $1.8M |
| 15 | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF | 1398.HK | 0.51% | 1.56M | $1.5M |
| 16 | ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING | 3711.TW | 0.51% | 79.85K | $1.5M |
| 17 | XIAOMI | 1810.HK | 0.50% | 410.62K | $1.5M |
| 18 | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC | ANG.JO | 0.47% | 12.10K | $1.4M |
| 19 | SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD | 009150.KS | 0.46% | 1.34K | $1.3M |
| 20 | BHARTI AIRTEL LTD | — | 0.46% | 65.66K | $1.3M |
| 21 | MEITUAN | 3690.HK | 0.45% | 120.49K | $1.3M |
| 22 | ELITE MATERIAL | 2383.TW | 0.44% | 6.87K | $1.3M |
| 23 | NU HOLDINGS CLASS A | NU | 0.43% | 87.42K | $1.2M |
| 24 | PDD HOLDINGS ADS | PDD | 0.42% | 13.62K | $1.2M |
| 25 | AL RAJHI BANK | 1120.SR | 0.42% | 70.55K | $1.2M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: Yes (per fund name).
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 3.14% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.3288 |
| Frequency | Semi-Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jul 02, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2287 (Jul 08, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +78.40% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -7.78% / +23.84% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 02, 2026 | Jul 02, 2026 | Jul 08, 2026 | $0.2287 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | $0.4981 |
| Dec 02, 2025 | — | — | $0.6020 |
| Jul 02, 2025 | Jul 02, 2025 | Jul 08, 2025 | $0.2826 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 26, 2024 | $0.4623 |
| Jul 02, 2024 | Jul 02, 2024 | Jul 08, 2024 | $0.1820 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.4719 |
| Jul 03, 2023 | Jul 05, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 | $0.2036 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 27, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.3653 |
| Dec 02, 2022 | Dec 05, 2022 | Dec 08, 2022 | $1.1256 |
| Jul 05, 2022 | Jul 06, 2022 | Jul 11, 2022 | $0.2278 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 05, 2022 | $0.0158 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 22.92% / 18.12% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.58 / 1.23 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -15.02% / -15.02% | Sortino 1Y | 2.29 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.763 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.733 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 15.77% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 12.82K | Average volume | 120.39K |
| AUM | $290.3M | Premium/Discount | +0.24% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $4.8M | +1.69% | $285.5M → $290.3M |
| 1 Week | $346.0K | +0.12% | $285.6M → $290.3M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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