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IEMG Versus EEM: Beating Big Brother
Thomas Furda • Tue, May 7 • 3 Comments
Beyond The Bellwethers: 3 Unique Emerging Market ETF Trends
Dodd Kittsley • Fri, Apr 26 • 1 Comment
ETFs Rake In $53 Billion In Q1
Morningstar • Thu, Apr 11
Emerging Market ETFs Ready For A Turnaround?
Tom Lydon • Wed, Apr 10
Emerging Markets: Disappointing Dream
William Gamble • Mon, Apr 8 • 14 Comments
Fidelity Increases Commission-Free ETF Count to 66
Ron Rowland • Mon, Mar 18 • 2 Comments
Just How 'Core' Is iShares' 'Core' Series Of ETFs?
Morningstar • Sun, Mar 17 • 3 Comments
ETF Focus: Emerging Markets
Tom Lydon • Wed, Mar 13 • 1 Comment
Our 5 Favorite ETFs Launched In The Past 6 Months
Morningstar • Thu, Mar 7
GEM ETFs: A Simple Selection Process
Thomas Furda • Thu, Feb 21 • 4 Comments
Under Pressure: ETF Expense Ratios Have Been Falling For Close To 2 Decades
Morningstar • Wed, Jan 16
The Top Diversified Emerging Market ETFs For 2013
Benzinga • Fri, Dec 21, 2012
VWO: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Morningstar • Mon, Nov 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
ETF Inflows Slow To A Trickle In October
Morningstar • Mon, Nov 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
ETF Stats For October: Another Record Number Of Closings
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
Debt Levels Will See Developed World Underperform Emerging Markets
Nicholas Pardini • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
iShares Introduces Core ETF Lineup
Ron Rowland • Thu, Nov 1, 2012
The iShares Empire Strikes Back ... With Low Fee Funds
Morningstar • Fri, Oct 26, 2012

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IEMG Versus EEM: Beating Big Brother
Thomas Furda • Tue, May 7 • 3 Comments

Beyond The Bellwethers: 3 Unique Emerging Market ETF Trends
Dodd Kittsley • Fri, Apr 26 • 1 Comment
ETFs Rake In $53 Billion In Q1
Morningstar • Thu, Apr 11
Emerging Market ETFs Ready For A Turnaround?
Tom Lydon • Wed, Apr 10
Emerging Markets: Disappointing Dream
William Gamble • Mon, Apr 8 • 14 Comments
Fidelity Increases Commission-Free ETF Count to 66
Ron Rowland • Mon, Mar 18 • 2 Comments
Just How 'Core' Is iShares' 'Core' Series Of ETFs?
Morningstar • Sun, Mar 17 • 3 Comments
ETF Focus: Emerging Markets
Tom Lydon • Wed, Mar 13 • 1 Comment
Our 5 Favorite ETFs Launched In The Past 6 Months
Morningstar • Thu, Mar 7
GEM ETFs: A Simple Selection Process
Thomas Furda • Thu, Feb 21 • 4 Comments
Under Pressure: ETF Expense Ratios Have Been Falling For Close To 2 Decades
Morningstar • Wed, Jan 16
The Top Diversified Emerging Market ETFs For 2013
Benzinga • Fri, Dec 21, 2012
VWO: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Morningstar • Mon, Nov 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
ETF Inflows Slow To A Trickle In October
Morningstar • Mon, Nov 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
ETF Stats For October: Another Record Number Of Closings
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
Debt Levels Will See Developed World Underperform Emerging Markets
Nicholas Pardini • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
iShares Introduces Core ETF Lineup
Ron Rowland • Thu, Nov 1, 2012
The iShares Empire Strikes Back ... With Low Fee Funds
Morningstar • Fri, Oct 26, 2012

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IEMG Description

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index.
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Tuesday, April 16, 11:00 AM BAML's fund manager survey shows a slide in exuberance with just 49% of respondents expecting a stronger global economy in the next year - a 12 point drop from last month. Particularly noteworthy is the 30-point, 2-month decline in emerging market (EEM. DEM, VWO) confidence - at the lowest level in 2 years and with a small majority now underweight. 1 Comment
Monday, April 8, 3:17 PM VelocityShares launches 3 emerging market ETFs comprised exclusively of depository receipts (DRs) listed in developed countries. The funds cover broad Emerging Market DRs (EMDR), Emerging Asia DRs (ASDR) and Russian DRs (RUDR). By sticking to DRs, the 3 new funds are far more concentrated in their holdings than existing ETFs in the space (example, EMDR has 305 holdings vs. 1,280 for IEMG). The 0.65% charged by the funds means they're generally pricey relative to established competitors like IEMG/VWO (0.18%), EEM (0.66%), SCHE (0.15%), GMF (0.59%), RSX (0.62%) and ERUS (0.60%). Comment!
Monday, March 25, 3:59 PM Correlations are breaking down as the global rally isn't keeping emerging stocks from their worst Q1 performance since 2008. It's the first time the sector hasn't outperformed during a bull market since 1998. Money managers are cutting exposure first, asking questions later, with a BAML survey showing them selling emerging markets to boost S&P 500 holdings. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, March 22, 4:29 AM President Obama's historic visit to Israel (which continues through today) appears to have sparked Israeli markets, in the midst of a global sell-off. iShares MSCI Israel (EIS) is +1.03% over the recent 5-day period, with global counterparts trailing behind over the same period: SPY -1.51%, EFA -1.51%, ACWI -1.62%, EEM -3.14%. Comment!
Tuesday, March 19, 11:01 AM More on the BAML survey: Just 14% of respondents expect the Chinese economy to be stronger a year from now, representing "one of the sharpest falls in this reading in the survey's history." The thinking is behind a shift out of emerging equity markets (EEM. DEM, VWO) and into developed - notably the U.S. and Japan. It also coincides with a sharp correction in Chinese stocks (FXI, CAF) over the last month. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, March 18, 4:57 AM Ron Rowland offers additional highlights on the recently expanded lineup of commission-free ETFs over at Fidelity including the following caveat: Funds not held for 30 days by retail investors or 60 days by RIAs using Fidelity as a custodian will be subject to a $7.95 per-trade commission. Some RIAs have complained that the longer holding period directed at them is unfair. Rowland spells out the full list of affected ETFs here. Comment!
Thursday, March 14, 11:41 AM A couple of iShares (BLK) ETFs hauled in a large amounts of assets yesterday. The High Dividend Equity Fund (HDV) saw an inflow of $281M, boosting AUM by nearly 11%, while the Core MSCI Emerging Markets Fund (IEMG) brought in $102M, boosting AUM by 15%. Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, February 28, 4:51 PM Asset growth and scale allows Vanguard to cut fees on its FTSE Emerging Markets Index ETF (VWO) along with seven others. The fund's drop to 0.18% from 0.20% makes it considerably cheaper than iShares' EEM (at 0.69%), which had been drawing assets from VWO as Vanguard started to re-benchmark on FTSE. The drop in fees also means VWO is now comparable in price to iShares' IEMG, though Schwab's SCHE is still the cheapest option in the space at 0.15%. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, February 11, 9:17 AM "Why are you excluding the small cap space," asks Index Universe's Matt Hougan of the two largest emerging markets ETFs (EEM, VWO). His top pick for the space is the new iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG). It offers small cap exposure with expenses (0.18%) way-below its big-brother EEM, and even less than Vanguard's VWO. (earlier from the IU Conference) 3 Comments [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, February 7, 2:53 PM WisdomTree's (WETF) dividend-weighted approach has its emerging-market dividend ETF (DEM) smoking its better-endowed competition (EEM, VWO). Up 7.7% annualized over 5 years (compared to about 2% for the other two), DEM's approach has it tilting to smaller value stocks with high yields. It's working for WisdomTree the stock as well, +46% YTD. 5 Comments [Global & FX]
Thursday, January 10, 10:23 AM Investors are still underweight emerging market equities, but big flows into EM ETFs (EEM, DEM, VWO) suggest a lot of catching up has taken place in the last few weeks, says a nervous JPMorgan. The bank also notes its clients have started asking about lower-quality names that haven't yet rallied. "Investors want to find the next thing, not a good thing." Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, January 7, 12:06 PM Among 2012's top 12 new ETFs is iShares' bet on investor interest in miners outside of gold and silver (PICK). High yield investors (HYG, JNK) may want a look at Barclays' Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund (SJNK). In emerging markets, iShares undercuts its emerging market ETF (EEM) with IEMG, giving exposure to small-caps and an expense ratio of just 18 bps, about 50 bps less than EEM. 1 Comment
Friday, December 21, 2012, 1:17 PM Headed into the year's final sessions, the iShares Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) - +13.7% - has caught up to and barely passed the S&P 500. Next year's excitement in emerging markets, writes Josh Brown, could be in their government debt (see ELD), where the fiscal metrics look far better than those of developed nations. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 11:42 AM A striking reversal, Vanguard's Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) suffered $700M in outflows last week in the wake of its plan to switch benchmarks from MSCI to FTSE. The iShares competitor (EEM) - remaining with MSCI - pulled in $850M. Prior to this, the vast majority of emerging market ETF flows this year had gone into VWO (far lower fees). Institutional investors are clearly skittish about the new benchmark. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, October 22, 2012, 4:48 PM BlackRock rolls out four new ETFs for its so-called core series featuring expense ratios under 0.2%. The MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) and the MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) are notable because they seemingly compete with other iShares offerings - EFA and EEM. The other two are the MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) and the Core Short-Term U.S. Bond ETF (ISTB). Comment! [Financials]

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