What if you invested in Emerging Markets (EEM) in 2010?
EEM · Index · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Emerging Markets (EEM) in 2010
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,294(+829.4%)
The S&P 500 returned $9,294 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $6,779.
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What if Emerging Markets (EEM) keeps this up?
Project forward at Emerging Markets (EEM)'s 5.7% historical growth rate. See 5-30 year scenarios.
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Emerging Markets (EEM) vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2010 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Emerging Markets (EEM) starting January 2010
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $27.06 | $1,000 | - |
| 2011 | $32.87 | $1,215 | +21.5% |
| 2012 | $30.81 | $1,139 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | $32.95 | $1,218 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | $29.09 | $1,075 | -11.7% |
| 2015 | $30.39 | $1,123 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | $24.36 | $900 | -19.8% |
| 2017 | $30.33 | $1,121 | +24.5% |
| 2018 | $42.28 | $1,562 | +39.4% |
| 2019 | $36.48 | $1,348 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | $36.68 | $1,355 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | $47.19 | $1,744 | +28.6% |
| 2022 | $44.07 | $1,628 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | $38.21 | $1,412 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | $36.42 | $1,346 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | $41.50 | $1,533 | +13.9% |
| 2026 | $58.79 | $2,173 | +41.7% |
What this return means
$1,000 invested in Emerging Markets (EEM) in 2010 is worth $2,515 today. That is a +151.5% gain, a little over 2.5x your money, measured to 2026-06-01.
That is only about 5.7% a year once you compound it across 16.6 years. Because this is a broad S&P 500 fund, it is the benchmark here rather than something measured against it.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2018 at +39.4%, and the worst was 2016 at -19.8%. At its lowest point the position was down about 26% from an earlier high. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
None of this is a recommendation. It is a record of what already happened, and past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into Emerging Markets (EEM) at the close of every month from January 2010 through June 2026 means 198 buys and $19,800 contributed over about 16.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$38,809
+96.0% on $19,800 in
Same $19,800, all in at the start
$49,800
+151.5% on $19,800 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $10,991. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $34.72 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from EEM split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All calculations are based on split-adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance and do not account for dividends, taxes, or trading fees. See our methodology and full disclaimer.