EMGF ETF — iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF (EMGF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EMGF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.82%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.14%, its expense ratio is 0.26%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 62/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 173.8% over the past 10.9 years, 169.7 points behind SPY at 343.5%.

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF is an ETF that tracks a selection of large- and mid-cap stocks from emerging markets, weighted to emphasize five factors: momentum, quality, value, low volatility, and size. The fund distributes semi-annually at a modest current distribution rate, with an expense ratio of 0.26%. It may appeal to income investors seeking emerging markets exposure with a factor-oriented tilt.

EMGF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 173.8% over the past 10.9 years, 169.7 points behind SPY at 343.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.6%.

EMGF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

62 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.13%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/08/2015

Expense ratio

0.26%

Distribution rate

1.82%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.14%

Last close

$67.39 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,929,485,892

Average volume

66562.0

Dividend

$0.612

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

1.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.82%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.14%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

EMGF risks and drawbacks

EMGF's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.6%.

Who may consider EMGF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EMGF pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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