ETF · iShares
CSKR iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
ISIN IE00B5W4TY14London Stock Exchange: CSKRBlackRock, Inc.
- Emerging markets
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$511.25
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year
- Fund size
- £491m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, CSKR (iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc), ISIN IE00B5W4TY14) closed at $511.25 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +149.6%, or +95.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +143.4%
- +135.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +210.2%
- +180.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +149.6%
- +95.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,496 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,951 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −19.9%, 2023 +13.3%, 2024 −21.3%, 2025 +76.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +100.8%. Returns of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +144.4%; to 30/09/2025: +21.8%; to 30/09/2024: +3.2%; to 30/09/2023: +13.2%; to 30/09/2022: −28.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +100.8% | +95.2% | |
| +76.3% | +70.2% | ||
| −21.3% | −24.0% | ||
| +13.3% | +8.7% | ||
| −19.9% | −26.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +144.4% | Not available |
| from | +21.8% | +17.1% |
| from | +3.2% | +0.6% |
| from | +13.2% | +6.4% |
| from | −28.4% | −34.2% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
27.4%over 5 years
| 1 year | 45.0% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 31.5% |
| 5 years | 27.4% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −32.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −30.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +254.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 14.1%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 45.0% over 1 year, 31.5% over 3 years, 27.4% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) since October 2021, in pounds: −32.6% from 10/12/2021 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −30.2% (12 months to 01/07/2022); the highest was +254.0% (12 months to 29/05/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) was 14.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £65
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £321
- of £10,000, before growth
- 111 charge less
- 12 the same
- 17 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) 0.65% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 17 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 12 the same and 111 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2010.
It tracks the MSCI Korea 20/35 Index - Benchmark TR Net.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year — about £65 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.
Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- CSKR
- ISIN
- IE00B5W4TY14
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI Korea 20/35 Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year · about £65 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £491m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from $436.85 on 31/07/2026 to $511.25 on 30/09/2026 (+17.0%). The lowest close shown was $436.85 on 31/07/2026 and the highest $526.70 on 11/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track MSCI Korea 20/35 Index - Benchmark TR Net, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.45% to 0.74% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc)This fundAccumulating · 0.65% a year | +143.4% | +149.6% |
| iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist)Distributing · 0.74% a year | +144.2% | +151.4% |
| Multi Units LU Amundi MSCI Korea ETF Acc- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.45% a year | +145.5% | +153.8% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
With a free account
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 125 emerging-market share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (153 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of CSKR?
The ongoing charge of CSKR is 0.65% a year — about £65 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) 0.65% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 17 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 12 the same and 111 less (share classes counted once).
What does CSKR track?
CSKR tracks the MSCI Korea 20/35 Index - Benchmark TR Net.
Is CSKR accumulating or distributing?
CSKR is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of CSKR?
The ISIN of CSKR is IE00B5W4TY14. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; CSKR is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were CSKR’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of CSKR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −19.9%, 2023 +13.3%, 2024 −21.3%, 2025 +76.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +100.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has CSKR done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 CSKR’s total return was +149.6%, or +95.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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- IEEMiShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist)0.18% a year · £5.8bn
- EDG2iShares MSCI EM CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETF0.26% a year · £5.0bn
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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