iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 47 recorded EEM dividend payments, running from December 22, 2003 to June 15, 2026 — 24 calendar years. Together those payments total $18.01 per share. EEM has most often paid semi-annually.
EEM has increased its payment rate for 1 consecutive complete year.
Over the last five complete years the EEM payment rate compounded at +10.2% a year, and +4.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
EEM's payment rate fell in 2020. The steepest drop was -39.6%.
EEM is a fund, so its distribution is set from what the strategy earned in the period rather than by a board committing to a rate — payments move around by design. Only declines steeper than 25% are treated as material here, because smaller swings are routine rather than a change of policy.
EEM dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.22 | 2 | $0.608 | +19.5% |
| 2024 | $1.02 | 2 | $0.508 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | $1.06 | 2 | $0.529 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | $0.946 | 2 | $0.473 | — |
| 2021 | $0.974 | 3 (timing) | $0.241 | — |
| 2020 | $0.749 | 2 | $0.374 | -39.6% |
| 2019 | $1.24 | 2 | $0.620 | +41.9% |
| 2018 | $0.874 | 2 | $0.437 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | $0.889 | 2 | $0.445 | +34.3% |
| 2016 | $0.662 | 2 | $0.331 | -17.5% |
| 2015 | $0.802 | 2 | $0.401 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | $0.876 | 2 | $0.438 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | $0.859 | 2 | $0.429 | — |
| 2012 | $0.744 | 3 (timing) | $0.262 | — |
| 2011 | $0.808 | 2 | $0.404 | — |
| 2010 | $0.646 | 3 (timing) | $0.262 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | $0.582 | 3 (timing) | $0.247 | — |
| 2008 | $0.857 | 2 | $0.429 | — |
| 2007 | $0.649 | 1 (timing) | $0.649 | +23.8% |
| 2006 | $0.524 | 1 (timing) | $0.524 | +59.2% |
| 2005 | $0.329 | 1 (timing) | $0.329 | +22.8% |
| 2004 | $0.268 | 1 (timing) | $0.268 | — |
| 2003 | $0.0904 | 2 | $0.0452 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than EEM's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent EEM dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | $0.351 |
| December 16, 2025 | $0.763 |
| June 16, 2025 | $0.452 |
| December 17, 2024 | $0.727 |
| June 11, 2024 | $0.290 |
| December 20, 2023 | $0.748 |
| June 7, 2023 | $0.310 |
| December 13, 2022 | $0.584 |
| June 9, 2022 | $0.362 |
| December 30, 2021 | $0.0260 |
| December 13, 2021 | $0.707 |
| June 10, 2021 | $0.241 |
| December 14, 2020 | $0.519 |
| June 15, 2020 | $0.230 |
| December 16, 2019 | $0.929 |
| June 17, 2019 | $0.311 |
| December 18, 2018 | $0.584 |
| June 19, 2018 | $0.290 |
| December 19, 2017 | $0.697 |
| June 20, 2017 | $0.192 |
| December 21, 2016 | $0.396 |
| June 22, 2016 | $0.266 |
| December 21, 2015 | $0.501 |
| June 25, 2015 | $0.301 |
| December 17, 2014 | $0.535 |
| June 25, 2014 | $0.341 |
| December 18, 2013 | $0.366 |
| June 27, 2013 | $0.493 |
| December 27, 2012 | $0.0140 |
| December 18, 2012 | $0.262 |
| June 21, 2012 | $0.468 |
| December 20, 2011 | $0.347 |
| June 22, 2011 | $0.461 |
| December 29, 2010 | $0.0250 |
| December 21, 2010 | $0.359 |
| June 23, 2010 | $0.262 |
| December 29, 2009 | $0.0120 |
| December 22, 2009 | $0.323 |
| June 23, 2009 | $0.247 |
| December 23, 2008 | $0.340 |
| June 25, 2008 | $0.517 |
| December 24, 2007 | $0.649 |
| December 20, 2006 | $0.524 |
| December 23, 2005 | $0.329 |
| December 23, 2004 | $0.268 |
| December 31, 2003 | $0.0134 |
| December 22, 2003 | $0.0770 |
EEM dividend history questions
How many dividends has EEM paid?
DivTrkr has 47 recorded EEM dividend payments between December 22, 2003 and June 15, 2026, totalling $18.01 per share across 24 calendar years.
Has EEM ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The EEM per-payment rate fell in 2020, the steepest being -39.6%.
How fast is the EEM dividend growing?
The EEM payment rate compounded at +10.2% a year over the last five complete years and +4.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does EEM pay a dividend?
EEM has most often paid semi-annually — 2 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current EEM dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track EEM free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.