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Data last updated: Sep 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 17, 2026): iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) pays a $1.92 annual dividend, yielding 1.98% at $97.14/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-15. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.98%
Annual Dividend: $1.92 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-15
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 10
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF dividend comes from a fund that tracks large and mid-sized companies across emerging economies worldwide, deliberately excluding Chinese firms. EMXC currently yields 1.98%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.9238 per share paid semi-annually. The next ex-dividend date is June 15, 2026, with the last payment of $0.5880 per share already on record. At a beta of 1.19, this fund carries above-average price volatility, making it a better fit for dividend investors who can tolerate swings in exchange for emerging market exposure.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF pays out dividends where the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), as distributions are passed through from underlying holdings rather than drawn from corporate earnings. The fund's income depends on dividends generated by large and mid-cap equities across emerging markets, so iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF dividend safety is tied directly to the earnings and payout behavior of those underlying companies. The most significant pressure point is the fund's beta of 1.19: when emerging market equities sell off, both the fund's price and the dividends flowing from its holdings can drop sharply.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.9% per year from 2018 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.2018 to $2.0471 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 352.5% in 2022, a spike that reflects the irregular, pass-through nature of ETF distributions rather than a sustained acceleration in growth. The data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the growth path has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +14.8% | $1.35 (2022) | $2.05 (2025) |
EMXC fits dividend investors who want emerging market equity exposure and are comfortable accepting income variability as part of that trade. The yield is classified as low (below 2%), though at 1.98% it sits meaningfully above the fund's own 5-year average of 1.44%, which shows the current payout is running hotter than its historical norm. Growth over the full window has averaged 7.9% per year, but the path has been uneven, with sharp spikes and at least one notable decline. What an investor gets here is broad exposure to non-Chinese emerging market equities with a yield that has recently outpaced its own history. The trade-off is real: a beta of 1.19 and irregular distribution patterns mean neither the income nor the price will be smooth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $0.5880 |
| 2025-12-16 | $1.3357 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.7114 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.9999 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.4910 |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.6371 |
| 2023-06-07 | $0.3760 |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.8460 |
| 2022-06-09 | $0.5070 |
| 2021-12-30 | $0.0420 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5880 |
| 2025 | $2.0471 |
| 2024 | $1.4909 |
| 2023 | $1.0131 |
| 2022 | $1.3530 |
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