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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (XEM.TO) ETF Analysis

XEM.TO
Expense ratio 0.83% Yield 1.43% Assets CA$516.90M Since June 18, 2009 Family BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$49.18
+CA$0.14 (+0.29%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Price History

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XEM.TO Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualizedCA$100 becomes
1 year+19.08%CA$119.08
3 years+23.33%CA$187.59
5 years+8.80%CA$152.45
10 years+7.86%CA$213.07

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

XEM.TO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+19.34%
2025+27.25%
2024+14.97%
2023+6.49%
2022−15.74%
2021−4.09%
2020+14.12%
2019+11.48%
2018−8.05%
2017+27.78%
2016 (partial year)−2.13%

XEM.TO Monthly Returns

−12%+15%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+7.2+6.0−7.4+9.9+8.9+3.0−7.3+3.1+2.4−6.0——
2025+3.3+0.6+0.5−4.0+3.6+5.9+2.6+1.7+8.4+4.3−1.9−0.1
2024−3.3+5.4+2.5+1.4+0.8+3.0+1.7−1.4+6.0−0.3−1.8+0.6
2023+7.6−5.2+2.3−0.7−1.8+1.5+5.5−4.6−2.4−1.3+5.4+1.0
2022+0.1−4.3−4.8−3.2−1.4−3.8−1.0+1.5−7.4−2.9+14.1−2.5
2021+3.8+0.3−1.7−1.5+0.7+3.1−5.9+2.7−3.6−1.2−0.9+0.5
2020−4.7−1.9−11.9+5.9+2.1+4.7+6.6+0.5+1.1+1.5+6.4+4.6
2019+5.9−1.4+2.7+2.5−6.4+2.4−1.5−3.1+1.1+3.4+1.4+4.4
2018+5.9−1.2+0.4−3.0−1.7−3.3+2.1−3.0−2.1−6.6+5.4−0.6
2017+3.3+3.8+3.8+4.5+1.7−2.9+1.4+2.6+0.0+6.4−0.2+0.8

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

XEM.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
18.63%
Beta (3y)
0.90
Best year
+27.78%

2017

Worst year
−15.74%

2022

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 99.96%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (XEM.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$516.90M. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.83%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$83.00 a year. The fund is issued by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. The inception date on file is June 18, 2009.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF alone accounts for 99.96% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

XEM.TO last closed at CA$49.18 on October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +19.08%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +7.86%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 1.43%.

2026 is still running; the total return is +19.34% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2017 returned +27.78% and 2022 returned −15.74%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 18.63%. The reported beta is 0.9. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$40.47 to CA$56.08. The latest close sits 21.52% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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