ETF Spotlight on iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: EEM), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $37.1 billion.
Objective: The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets fund tries to reflect the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is a cap-weighted index that tracks publicly traded securities in the emerging markets.
Holdings: Top holdings include: Samsung Electronics 3.1%, Gazprom 1.8%, China Mobile 1.7%, PetroBras 1.7% and Vale SA 1.4%.