# iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF (CEU1) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/ceu1 · ISIN IE00B53QG562 · 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, CEU1 (iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B53QG562) closed at £208.28 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year (about £12 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +68.5%, or +31.7% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2010. It tracks the MSCI EMU. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year — about £12 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: **£208.28** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | CEU1 | | ISIN | IE00B53QG562 | | Category | European shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI EMU | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.12% a year (£12 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £4.0bn | | 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 | +16.21% | +12.56% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +63.22% | +47.29% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +68.52% | +31.74% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −6.4%, 2023 +16.5%, 2024 +4.2%, 2025 +30.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +10.0%. Returns of iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +15.7%; to 30/09/2025: +19.1%; to 30/09/2024: +17.4%; to 30/09/2023: +23.2%; to 30/09/2022: −17.3%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -6.4% | -14.3% | Price | | 2023 | +16.5% | +11.9% | Price | | 2024 | +4.2% | +0.7% | Price | | 2025 | +30.3% | +25.8% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +10.0% | +6.9% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 15.46% | -10.93% | | 3 years | 13.97% | -10.93% | | 5 years | 15.86% | -20.69% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 15.5% over 1 year, 14.0% over 3 years, 15.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −20.7% from 05/11/2021 to 30/09/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −16.0% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +32.3% (12 months to 02/01/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF was 3.7% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (14/08/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 178 of the 225 other European share funds charge more, 18 the same and 29 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 8 funds track MSCI EMU, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.12% to 0.19% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | BNP Paribas Easy SICAV - MSCI EMU Capitalisation -UCITS ETF- | — | — | — | — | | iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.12% | +16.2% | +63.2% | +68.5% | | iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF | 0.12% | +20.4% | +72.9% | +81.5% | | Multi Units LU - Amundi MSCI EMU | 0.12% | +16.2% | +63.1% | +68.1% | | UBS (Lux) Fund Solutions SICAV - MSCI EMU UCITS ETF | 0.12% | +15.8% | +63.1% | +68.2% | | UBS Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF-EUR dis- Distribution | 0.12% | +16.2% | +63.2% | +68.2% | | Xtrackers MSCI EMU UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1CUSD hedged | 0.19% | +22.1% | +61.3% | +91.9% | | Xtrackers MSCI EMU UCITS ETF Distribution 1D | 0.14% | +16.3% | +63.3% | +68.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.12%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | ASML | 9.35% | | Siemens N | 3.07% | | SAP | 2.83% | | Banco Santander | 2.69% | | Schneider Electric | 2.45% | | Allianz | 2.42% | | TotalEnergies | 2.28% | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | 2.12% | | Iberdrola | 1.91% | | Safran | 1.74% | ## 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 | |---|---| | Financials | 26.9% | | Industrials | 19.6% | | Information Technology | 16.5% | | Consumer Discretionary | 7.5% | | Utilities | 6.5% | | Health Care | 5.7% | | Consumer Staples | 5.2% | | Energy | 4.1% | | Other sectors | 8.0% | ### By country As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | France | 27.1% | | Germany | 24.9% | | Netherlands | 17.2% | | Spain | 11.5% | | Italy | 9.4% | | Finland | 3.4% | | Belgium | 3.1% | | Ireland | 1.2% | | Other countries | 2.2% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.6% | | Cash and money market | 0.4% | All 218 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/ceu1/holdings --- We show information. 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