# iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) — Dividends

EEM · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/eem/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | semi-annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.11 |
| Forward yield | 1.74% |
| 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.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.35 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.76 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.45 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | $0.73 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.29 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 | $0.75 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | $0.31 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | $0.58 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | $0.36 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Jan 5, 2022 | $0.03 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | $0.71 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | $0.24 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 | $0.52 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 | $0.23 |
| 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 1.74% at the last price of $63.96. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### 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](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has EEM been raising its distribution?

Yes — iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has increased its distribution for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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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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