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iShares Emerging Markets ETF EEM posts long track record versus S&P 500
EEM holds 1,194 large- and mid-cap emerging-market stocks, with its top five tech holdings accounting for about 33.4% of the fund and delivering 45.1% over the past year.
An iShares exchange traded fund focused on emerging markets is highlighted for a long history of beating the S&P 500, with a portfolio that tilts toward technology tied to the AI supply chain. According to Yahoo Finance, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, ticker EEM, holds 1,194 large-cap and mid-cap stocks across more than 10 countries.
The article points to the fund's exposure to markets where semiconductor and AI-related companies are concentrated, including Taiwan and South Korea. Yahoo Finance says EEM’s five largest holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Tencent, and Alibaba Group, and that these names make up about 33.4% of the fund.
Performance figures cited by Yahoo Finance include average annual returns of 22.9% over the past three years and a 45.06% return in the past year, which it says has outpaced the S&P 500. The piece also emphasizes that emerging-market investing can be volatile compared with U.S. stocks.
It notes that in the month after the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, EEM fell about 13.5%, underscoring the risks investors face even when the long-term record is strong, according to Yahoo Finance.
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