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HEEMISharesACTIVE

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

$42.77-1.13% vs prior close
334652-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through Oct 5, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The index has been developed by MSCI as an equity benchmark for global emerging markets stock performance with the currency risk inherent in the securities included in the underlying index hedged to the U.S. dollar on a monthly basis.

Price & daily flows
43.042.541.942.77DAILY NET FLOWSep 8Sep 17Sep 25Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$15M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$15M of net inflows over the past month, about 4.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +23.0% so far this year. At 0.70% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$309Massets under management
0.70%expense ratio · $70 per $10,000 a year
+$15Mnet flow, trailing month
26Kavg daily volume, 30 days
131holdings · US-domiciled
2014listed September 23, 2014 · beta 1.34
The book at a glance
EEM-0.7%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1EEMISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF99.95%$68.27-0.7%
2—CASH COLLATERAL USD MSILW (MSINT) - Cash Collateral and Margins0.82%———
3—CASH COLLATERAL USD HSBSW (HSBBK) - Cash Collateral and Margins0.19%———
4—KRW/USD (KRW) - Forwards0.05%———
5—KRW/USD (KRW) - Forwards0.04%———
6—KRW/USD (KRW) - Forwards0.04%———
7—KRW/USD (KRW) - Forwards0.03%———
8—INR/USD (INR) - Forwards0.02%———
9—INR/USD (INR) - Forwards0.01%———
10—INR/USD (INR) - Forwards0.01%———
11—HKD/USD (HKD) - Forwards0.01%———
12—INR/USD (INR) - Forwards0.01%———
Sector weights
Financials99.96%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.06%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.3%
1 month-0.1%
3 months-2.6%
6 months+16.9%
YTD+23.0%
1 year+24.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$3M
1 month+$15M
3 months+$26M
YTD+$66M
1 year+$68M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
24%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 100.0% of the book; the top ten carry 101%. Spread across 12+ names, it behaves like roughly 1 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
8Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
EEM ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF$6M$5M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against HEEM

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat HEEM on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-67bp on fee · 133× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-67bp on fee · 59× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-66bp on fee · 105× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.3B+$575M-66bp on fee · 75× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-66bp on fee · 60× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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