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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) pays a $1.16 annual dividend, yielding 2.34% at $76.79/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.34%
Annual Dividend: $1.16 per share
Years of Dividend History: 15
The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF dividend comes from a fund that tracks large-, mid-, and small-cap equities across global emerging markets. IEMG currently yields 2.21%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.16 per share based on actual payments over the past twelve months. The fund has paid dividends going back to 2012, giving it 13 years of distribution history. Income investors who want emerging market equity exposure with a moderate yield will find IEMG's 3-year streak of consecutive increases a relevant data point.
For iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF dividend safety, the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF): the dividend level is determined by the aggregate distributions passed through from the underlying large-, mid-, and small-cap emerging market equities the fund holds. The most data-supported pressure point is volatility in those underlying distributions. The history table shows multiple year-over-year declines, including a drop from $1.69 in 2019 to $1.16 in 2020 and from $1.83 in 2021 to $1.26 in 2022, which reflects how sensitive the payout is to swings in emerging market dividend flows.
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 23.4% per year from 2012 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1205 in 2012 to $1.8486 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). That headline rate is heavily skewed by the 628.4% jump in 2013, the largest single-year increase in the window. The fund has also recorded multiple years of decline, so the long-run average masks real year-to-year swings that income investors should expect.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +13.5% | $1.26 (2022) | $1.85 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.8% | $1.16 (2020) | $1.85 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.4% | $0.99 (2015) | $1.85 (2025) |
IEMG fits dividend investors who want emerging market equity exposure and can tolerate an uneven payout pattern. The yield sits in the moderate (2–4%) range at 2.21%, which is meaningful income but not the primary draw. The trade-off is clear: the 23.4% long-run CAGR looks impressive, but it includes sharp declines in 2015, 2020, and 2022, meaning the income stream is not smooth. Three consecutive years of increases through 2025 show recent momentum, but the fund's distributions are ultimately tied to what its underlying emerging market holdings pay out, and that can shift quickly.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $0.6584 |
| 2025-12-16 | $1.1389 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.7097 |
| 2024-12-17 | $1.1625 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.5095 |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.9770 |
| 2023-06-07 | $0.4832 |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.6589 |
| 2022-06-09 | $0.6044 |
| 2021-12-13 | $1.3613 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6584 |
| 2025 | $1.8486 |
| 2024 | $1.6721 |
| 2023 | $1.4602 |
| 2022 | $1.2633 |
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