iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) dividend history and yield
Dividend summary
- Frequency
- Semi-annual
- Trailing 12 months
- $1.11
- Forward yield
- 1.68%
- Growth streak
- 1 years
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a fund that pays semi-annual distributions, in June and December. Its most recent distribution was $0.35 per share, with an ex-date of June 15, 2026 and a pay date of June 18, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.11 per share, a yield of 1.63% at a share price of $68.52.
The December distribution has been the larger of the two in every year in the table. From 2020 through 2025, June distributions ranged from $0.23 to $0.45 and December ones from $0.52 to $0.76. The June 2026 amount of $0.35 was below the $0.45 paid in June 2025. In December 2021 there were two ex-dates, a regular $0.71 on December 13 and a small $0.03 on December 30.
Distributions with ex-dates in each calendar year added up to $0.94 in 2022, $1.06 in 2023, $1.02 in 2024 and $1.21 in 2025, a rise of about 19% in the last year. The source counts a growth streak of one calendar year. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in mid-December 2026 and be paid three to seven days later.
Dividend per share by year
Dividend history
| Declared | Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.35 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.76 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.45 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | $0.73 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.29 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 | $0.75 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | $0.31 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | $0.58 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | $0.36 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | Jan 5, 2022 | $0.03 |
| — | Dec 13, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | $0.71 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | $0.24 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 | $0.52 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 | $0.23 |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 | $0.93 |
Frequently asked questions
Does iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) pay a distribution?
Yes. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF pays a semi-annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.35 per share.
What is EEM's distribution yield?
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF paid $1.11 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.68% at the last price of $66.20. Click here to learn more
When is EEM's most recent ex-distribution date?
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Jun 15, 2026, payable on Jun 18, 2026.
What is the difference between ex and payment dates?
An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. Click here to learn more
Has EEM been raising its distribution?
Yes — iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has increased its distribution for 1 consecutive calendar years.
Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.
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