All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

IEMG: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

IEMG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IEMG returned +23.02% over the past year and +18.27% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 22, 2012, IEMG is up +62.21% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.54%/yr, and is currently −5.41% below its real total-return high on Jun. 22, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2012-10-22💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
IEMG × 		+62.21%
+3.54%/yr 		+1.85%/yr
R2=0.238
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2012-10-22💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Start
Value 		End
Value
IEMG × 		$10,000.00
2012-10-22 		$16,221.02
2026-09-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-18

  YTD YoY
IEMG × 		+18.27% +23.02%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
IEMG × 		−5.41%
on 2026-09-18
from 2026-06-22 peak 		−44.61%
on 2022-10-24
from 2021-02-16 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IEMG × 		+23.02% +50.78%
+22.79%/yr 		+66.69%
+18.57%/yr 		+22.47%
+4.14%/yr 		+72.96%
+5.63%/yr

Annual Returns

Year IEMG
2026 (YTD) +18.27%
2025 +29.11%
2024 +3.51%
2023 +7.91%
2022 −24.84%
2021 −7.17%
2020 +16.28%
2019 +15.18%
2018 −16.51%
2017 +34.53%
2016 +8.05%
2015 −14.93%
2014 −4.13%
2013 −4.21%
2012 +7.35%