EEM correlations (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF)
EEM measured against 4756 US stocks and ETFs: closest co-movers on one side, the best offsets on the other, all from weekly returns.
Data as of 2026-08-27 · refreshed every trading day · International
Volatility (ann.)
18.0%
3y weekly
Beta vs S&P 500
0.85
3y weekly
1-year return
+38.1%
price, adjusted
5-year return
+47.1%
price, adjusted
Expense ratio
0.72%
annual
Assets
$29.2B
under management
Dividend yield
1.73%
trailing
Max drawdown
-17.3%
3y, daily closes
EEM over the last 12 months, weekly closes indexed to 100 at the start.
Stocks and ETFs most correlated with EEM
| Asset | Correlation (3Y) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| IEMG | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 1.00 | |
| VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | 0.96 | |
| AEF | abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. | 0.92 | |
| EMF | Templeton Emerging Markets Fund | 0.90 | |
| VEA | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 0.84 | |
| VT | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 0.81 | |
| ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 0.81 | |
| IEFA | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.79 | |
| EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.79 | |
| KF | Korea Fund, Inc. (The) New | 0.78 | |
| CHW | Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund - Closed End Fund | 0.78 | |
| IHD | Voya Emerging Markets High Income Dividend Equity Fund | 0.76 | |
| SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | 0.76 | |
| IAE | Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund ING Asia | 0.75 | |
| ETO | Eaton Vance Tax-Advantage Global Dividend Opp | 0.74 |
Best diversifiers for EEM
The least-correlated liquid assets in our universe, meaning the ones that historically moved most independently from EEM.
| Asset | Correlation (3Y) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| VXX | iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | -0.59 | |
| FNGD | MicroSectors FANG Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs due | -0.57 | |
| VXZ | iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | -0.49 | |
| USO | United States Oil Fund | -0.26 | |
| MOBX | Mobix Labs, Inc. | -0.25 | |
| CF | CF Industries | -0.22 | |
| ANNA | AleAnna, Inc. | -0.20 | |
| MACI | Melar Acquisition Corp. I - Class A | -0.19 | |
| PED | Pedevco Corp. | -0.18 | |
| BATL | Battalion Oil Corporation | -0.18 |
EEM vs benchmarks
EEM vs its peers
Get EEM data as JSON
$ curl https://www.pairbook.io/api/v1/symbols/eem.jsonCorrelations, diversifiers, beta and volatility for EEM, plus one endpoint per pair. API documentation.
EEM holdings overlap with other ETFs
| ETF | Overlap | Correlation (3Y) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEM vs IEMG | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 87.1% | 1.00 |
| EEM vs VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | 64.1% | 0.96 |
| EEM vs FXI | iShares China Large-Cap ETF | 12.7% | 0.64 |
| EEM vs ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 11.2% | 0.81 |
| EEM vs VT | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 9.7% | 0.81 |
| EEM vs VEA | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 8.3% | 0.84 |
| EEM vs IEFA | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.4% | 0.79 |
| EEM vs MDY | SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF | 0.4% | 0.60 |
| EEM vs VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.4% | 0.57 |
| EEM vs EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.3% | 0.79 |
| EEM vs ICLN | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | 0.3% | 0.58 |
| EEM vs IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.3% | 0.60 |
| EEM vs QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | 0.3% | 0.71 |
| EEM vs QQQM | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | 0.3% | 0.70 |
| EEM vs EWJ | iShares MSCI Japan ETF | 0.2% | 0.71 |
| EEM vs IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.1% | 0.68 |
| EEM vs MTUM | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | 0.1% | 0.68 |
| EEM vs QUAL | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | 0.1% | 0.64 |
| EEM vs RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 0.1% | 0.62 |
| EEM vs SCHD | Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 0.1% | 0.40 |
| EEM vs SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 0.1% | 0.69 |
| EEM vs SPYV | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | 0.1% | 0.57 |
| EEM vs VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.1% | 0.69 |
| EEM vs VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 0.1% | 0.69 |
| EEM vs VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | 0.1% | 0.58 |
| EEM vs XLE | Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0.1% | 0.03 |
| EEM vs DGRO | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 0.0% | 0.55 |
| EEM vs DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF | 0% | 0.57 |
| EEM vs IBB | iShares Biotechnology ETF | 0.0% | 0.46 |
| EEM vs SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | 0% | 0.76 |
| EEM vs SPYG | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.0% | 0.66 |
| EEM vs USMV | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 0.0% | 0.43 |
| EEM vs VIG | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.0% | 0.59 |
| EEM vs VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 0.0% | 0.38 |
| EEM vs VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | 0% | 0.63 |
| EEM vs XLB | Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0% | 0.59 |
| EEM vs XLC | Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0% | 0.51 |
| EEM vs XLF | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0% | 0.37 |
| EEM vs XLI | Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0% | 0.59 |
| EEM vs XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0.0% | 0.70 |
| EEM vs XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0% | 0.24 |
| EEM vs XLRE | Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0% | 0.37 |
| EEM vs XLU | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0% | 0.25 |
| EEM vs XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0.0% | 0.26 |
| EEM vs XLY | Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0% | 0.58 |