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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

About this ETF

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by tracking the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index.

IssueriShares
Management fee (MER)0.26% p.a.
Inception date13 Jun 2024
BenchmarkMSCI EM ex China NR USD

Scout Score

50/100
Ranked #39 of 76 in International Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost77
Diversification5
Tracking51
Liquidity78
Fund Strength39
Performance82
Income28

Strengths

  • Strong long-term return — +19.1% p.a. (blended), beats 82% of rated International Shares peers.
  • Highly liquid — 0.05% bid/ask spread, better than 78% of International Shares peers.
  • Low fee — 0.26% p.a., cheaper than 77% of International Shares funds.

Weaknesses

  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 141.1% of the fund, more concentrated than 95% of International Shares peers.
  • Below-average yield — 1.51%, lower than 72% of International Shares peers.

Performance (as of 5 Jan 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-9.34%
3 Months-4.06%
YTD+18.77%
1 Year+19.11%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-11%+15%+40%+66%+91%2024-062025-012025-082026-032026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 3 Jan 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Ireland flagIreland
99.93%
United States flagUnited States
0.05%
Australia flagAustralia
0.01%

Top holdings (as of 3 Jan 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Ishares Msci Em Ex-China Uci Usdhd99.93%
  2. 2.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing19.33%
  3. 3.Samsung Electronics Ltd8.60%
  4. 4.SK Hynix6.46%
  5. 5.Mediatek1.81%
  6. 6.Samsung Electronics Non Voting Pre1.15%
  7. 7.Hon Hai Precision Industry1.03%
  8. 8.HDFC Bank0.98%
  9. 9.ICICI Bank0.90%
  10. 10.Reliance Industries Ltd0.89%
  11. 11.Delta Electronics0.84%
  12. 12.ASE Technology Holding0.70%
  13. 13.SK Square0.69%
  14. 14.Bharti Airtel Ltd0.69%
  15. 15.Al Rajhi Bank0.53%
  16. 16.Samsung Electro Mechanics Ltd0.52%
  17. 17.Saudi Arabian Oil0.47%
  18. 18.Petroleo Brasileiro Pref SA0.47%
  19. 19.Anglogold Ashanti plc0.47%
  20. 20.Nu Holdings Class A0.46%