EMB

EMB Dividend Yield

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF · Emerging Markets Bond · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$92.08

As of Nov 5, 2026, EMB (iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF) yields 4.42%, paying $4.07 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $92.08 price. It costs 0.39% a year and manages $13.6B. Over the last 5 years it returned 1.5% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

4.42%

Paid a Year

$4.07

Expense Ratio

0.39%

Assets

$13.6B

5-Yr Return

1.5%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about EMB

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, EMB yields 4.42% and pays about $4.07 a share a year, monthly.
EMB paid $4.0730 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
EMB's expense ratio is 0.39% a year, or $39.00 on $10,000.
EMB is an ETF from iShares with $13.6B in assets, started Dec 17, 2007.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, EMB returned 1.5% a year with distributions reinvested (-3.5% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, EMB returned 2.6% a year with distributions reinvested (-2.2% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, EMB's share price is down 9% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +127%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "EMB Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EMB

What $10,000 in EMB became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$22,697

Payouts taken as cash

$18,454

$9,372 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, EMB's share price is down 9% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +127%. The price has slipped a little, so a small part of the payouts came out of it.

EMB total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+0.3%	−4.8%	+12.0%
3 years	+9.9%	+4.3%	+23.3%
5 years	+1.5%	−3.5%	+12.0%
10 years	+2.6%	−2.2%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+4.4%	−0.5%	+11.1%

EMB distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.4140	+3.0%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.4140	+0.7%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.40	+5.3%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.4070	+0.5%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.41	+2.0%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.4550	+13.7%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.4030	+4.4%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.4150	−5.9%
Dec 19, 2025	—	$0.3830	+50.2%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.3720	−13.3%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.4180	+7.7%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.3930	−6.9%

What EMB holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

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EMB questions

What is EMB's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, EMB yields 4.42%. Over the last 12 months it paid $4.0730 a share in 10 payments, against a $92.08 share price.

How often does EMB pay dividends?

EMB pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of EMB pay?

At about $4.0730 a share a year, 100 shares of EMB pay about $407.30 a year, $33.94 each month, before tax.

What is EMB's expense ratio?

EMB's expense ratio is 0.39% a year: $39.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is EMB's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, EMB returned 1.5% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -3.5% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does EMB have NAV erosion?

Since Dec 2007, EMB's share price is down 9% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +127%. The price has slipped a little, so a small part of the payouts came out of it.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Emerging Markets Bond
Started: Dec 17, 2007
Expense ratio: 0.39%
Assets: $13.6B
Dividend yield: 4.42%
Paid in the last year: $4.0730 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.4140 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.06

Income Calculator

At $4.07 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$33.94

Annual$407.30

Monthly avg$33.94

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EMB total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting EMB dividend calculator100 shares pay $407.30 a year, $33.94 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.