BlackRock Emerging Markets has a relatively new lead manager and a downsized investment team with continued turnover. While the investment approach is sensible, its recent pivot to rely on bottom-up stock selection raises the bar for research depth and quality, in which current team dynamics give us pause. We reiterate the strategy’s People and Process pillars at Average.
BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. Investor A Shares MDDCX
- NAV / 1-Day Return 35.97 / +4.90 %
- Total Assets 2.1B
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Adj. Expense Ratio
1.120%
- Expense Ratio 1.110%
- Distribution Fee Level Low
- Share Class Type Front Load
- Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
- Investment Style Large Growth
- Min. Initial Investment 1,000
- Status Open
- TTM Yield 3.23%
- Turnover 141%
USD | NAV as of Jun 12, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jun 12, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0
Morningstar’s Analysis MDDCX
Will MDDCX outperform in the future?
Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.
People Pillar
The People Pillar is our evaluation of the MDDCX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.
Parent Pillar
The Parent Pillar is our rating of MDDCX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.
- Current Portfolio Date
- Equity Holdings —
- Bond Holdings —
- Other Holdings —
- % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 43.6
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Top 10 Holdings
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% Portfolio Weight
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Market Value USD
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Sector
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|---|---|---|---|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 11.19 | 232M | Technology |
BlackRock Liquidity T-Fund Instl | 6.89 | 143M | Cash and Equivalents |
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 5.59 | 116M | Technology |
Tencent Holdings Ltd | 4.84 | 100M | Communication Services |
SK Hynix Inc | 4.72 | 98M | Technology |
SK Square | 3.90 | 81M | Technology |
Elite Material Co Ltd | 3.38 | 70M | Technology |
Wiwynn Corp Ordinary Shares | 2.62 | 54M | Technology |
Delta Electronics Inc | 2.54 | 53M | Technology |
Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd Class A | 2.49 | 52M | Industrials |
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