The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (DVYE) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of dividend-paying companies across emerging markets. The ETF is managed by BlackRock through the iShares platform and trades under the ticker DVYE on the Nasdaq.

Classified as an equity ETF, the fund invests in companies located in emerging markets that offer relatively high dividend yields. Its strategy seeks to provide exposure to income-generating businesses across a diversified range of countries and industries.

The ETF follows a passive management strategy and seeks to replicate the performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index, which consists of emerging market companies selected according to dividend, liquidity, and financial criteria.

Diversification and sector exposure

DVYE provides exposure primarily associated with:

• Emerging market companies.

• High-dividend-yield stocks.

• Financials.

• Energy.

• Materials.

• Utilities.

• Communication services.

• Income-oriented investment strategy.

The portfolio includes companies from multiple emerging market countries, providing broad geographic and sector diversification while focusing on businesses with a history of returning a meaningful portion of earnings to shareholders through dividends.

The ETF's performance generally reflects both the performance of emerging equity markets and the results of companies with relatively consistent dividend-paying characteristics.

Structure and costs

DVYE shares trade on the secondary market on the Nasdaq during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, helping keep the ETF's market price aligned with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. Dividends received from portfolio holdings are generally distributed periodically to shareholders according to the fund's distribution policy.

History and evolution of the ETF

The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF was launched in 2012 to provide investors with exposure to dividend-paying companies across emerging markets through an income-oriented investment strategy.

Since inception, the fund has tracked the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index, reflecting the performance of companies selected based on their dividend distribution characteristics and liquidity.

Over time, the ETF has been influenced by economic cycles across emerging markets, commodity price movements, currency fluctuations, and changes in the dividend policies of the companies held in its portfolio.

Additional Information

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $1.24 billion.

Over the past 12 months, iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF recorded a return of 22.27%, with its price trading between $28.63 and $36.24 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker DVYE.