# iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF (CEA1) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/cea1 · ISIN IE00B5L8K969 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, CEA1 (iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B5L8K969) closed at £226.76 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +60.0%, or +25.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2010. It tracks the MSCI EM Asia — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.2% a year — about £20 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. Latest close: **£226.76** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | CEA1 | | ISIN | IE00B5L8K969 | | Category | Emerging markets | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI EM Asia | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.20% a year (£20 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £5.0bn | | Launched | 2010 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +34.88% | +30.65% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +86.35% | +68.15% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +59.99% | +25.07% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −12.0%, 2023 +0.8%, 2024 +14.0%, 2025 +23.0%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +29.8%. Returns of iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +35.0%; to 30/09/2025: +14.7%; to 30/09/2024: +19.7%; to 30/09/2023: +1.9%; to 30/09/2022: −14.1%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -12.0% | -19.4% | Price | | 2023 | +0.8% | -3.2% | Price | | 2024 | +14.0% | +10.1% | Price | | 2025 | +23.0% | +18.8% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +29.8% | +26.2% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 20.78% | -12.74% | | 3 years | 17.01% | -12.79% | | 5 years | 17.17% | -26.14% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 20.8% over 1 year, 17.0% over 3 years, 17.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −26.1% from 12/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −22.8% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +62.9% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF was 5.7% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF 0.20% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 105 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 4 the same and 31 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 3 funds track MSCI EM Asia, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.20% to 0.55% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Amundi MSCI Em Asia UCITS ETF Capitalisation USD | 0.20% | +35.0% | +84.1% | +59.0% | | iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.20% | +34.9% | +86.3% | +60.0% | | State Street SPDR MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF Accum USD | 0.55% | +34.0% | +81.9% | +54.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.20%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | TSMC | 18.60% | | Samsung Electronics | 9.15% | | SK hynix | 7.00% | | Ish MSCI China A ETF USD Acc | 4.10% | | Tencent | 3.29% | | Alibaba Group | 2.21% | | MediaTek | 2.16% | | Samsung Electronics | 1.18% | | Delta Electronics | 1.08% | | China Construction Bank | 1.02% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Information Technology | 50.9% | | Financials | 17.8% | | Consumer Discretionary | 7.8% | | Industrials | 5.9% | | Communication Services | 5.8% | | Materials | 2.9% | | Health Care | 2.9% | | Energy | 2.1% | | Other sectors | 4.0% | ### By country As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | Taiwan | 34.3% | | South Korea | 25.7% | | China | 19.4% | | India | 12.7% | | Ireland | 4.1% | | Thailand | 1.1% | | Malaysia | 1.1% | | Cash and derivatives | 0.7% | | Other countries | 0.8% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.4% | | Cash and money market | 0.7% | All 544 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/cea1/holdings --- We show information. 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