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When Chinese equities perform well, the fund benefits from that allocation. When China struggles, the country's weighting can become a drag on overall emerging market returns.
The action in Emerging Markets ETFs this year has been really interesting to watch. From record-breaking asset flows to impressive results, albeit massively dispersed, this category of funds has had quite a ride so far in 2026.
Three funds dominate the emerging markets ex-China conversation right now, and each one has put meaningful daylight between itself and the S&P 500 so far this year.
The S&P 500 is up about 8% year to date. The same money parked in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) is up roughly 29.2%.
Amid President Trump's meeting in China, ex-China ETFs offer investors emerging markets growth without the China headline risk.
Geopolitical tensions and governance concerns in China have prompted institutional investors to reallocate emerging-market exposure toward India, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and Mexico.
Shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ: EMXC - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday. The company traded as high as $89.92 and last traded at $89.62, with a volume of 286021 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $87.84. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is rated a buy, driven by structural capital rotation out of China and strong U.S. policy support for friend-shoring. EMXC offers concentrated exposure to Asian semiconductors and Indian financials, with TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix comprising over 29% of the fund. Sector allocation is heavily tilted to technology (40.39%) and financials (21.66%), making EMXC more a focused tech/financials play than a broad EM vehicle.