Fund Overview
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (XEM.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$477.82M. 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 99.94% of the portfolio.
Performance Analysis
XEM.TO last closed at CA$52.31 on September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +40.06%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +9.50%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 1.5%.
2026 is still running; the price is +26.93% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2025 returned +27.25% and 2022 returned −15.74%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.
Price & Risk Profile
Daily returns over the trailing 8 years annualize to a volatility of 19.38%. The reported beta is 0.92. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$38.55 to CA$56.08. The latest close sits 35.69% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.