Is iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF (EMGF) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Making its debut on 12/08/2015, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF (EMGF) provides investors broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 22, 2025

EMGF: A Surprisingly Good Emerging Market Fund Based On Factors

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF offers a factor-based approach to investing in emerging-market equities, potentially providing lower volatility and outperforming passive benchmarks. The EMGF closed-end fund focuses on factors like value, quality, momentum, and size to build a diversified portfolio capturing potential outperformance in emerging markets. EMGF has shown promising performance compared to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, with a sector allocation towards Tech and geographic exposure to India, providing solid diversification.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 9, 2024

3 high yield stock ETFs that make any income portfolio better

When preparing a winning meal, careful selection of the right ingredients is paramount. The same can be said about building a winning investment portfolio.

MarketBeat • Jan 17, 2024

Is iShares Emerging Markets Equit (EMGF) a Strong ETF Right Now?

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Emerging Markets Equit (EMGF) debuted on 12/08/2015, and offers broad exposure to the Broad Developed Market ETFs category of the market.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 21, 2023

Is iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF (EMGF) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Smart Beta ETF report for EMGF

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 28, 2023

BlackRock Cuts Fees on 8 iShares ETFs

The funds mostly focus on fixed income and equity investing.

ETFcom • Dec 27, 2022

Look to Multi-Factor, Smart Beta ETFs to Enhance Your Core Portfolio

In today's market environment, exchange traded fund investors should consider exposure to rewarded factors while aiming to maintain a controlled level of active risk relative to the market cap benchmark.

ETF Trends • Nov 28, 2022

Blending Quality, Value, Momentum, Size and Minimum Volatility

The investment premium historically offered by market factors such as quality, value, momentum, size, and minimum volatility, has attracted many investors who are seeking to diversify their traditional equity portfolio allocations, but these factors have also followed cyclical trends of their own.

ETF Trends • Nov 23, 2022

EMGF - A Smart (Beta) Way To Play Emerging Markets

US equities, especially large caps, are historically overvalued. Emerging markets are due for a bid.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 12, 2021

Four Investing Styles, One Fund: The iShares EMGF ETF

Emerging markets (EMs) can be a tricky endeavor, which is where adding a factor filter over EM investments can help. But which investment factor to go with?

ETF Trends • Mar 17, 2021