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$392.75
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year
- Fund size
- £508m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, CSKR (iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc), ISIN IE00B5W4TY14) closed at $392.75 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +105.9%, or +60.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +58.7%
- +53.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +144.7%
- +121.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +105.9%
- +60.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,059 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,607 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK 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 −18.6%, 2025 +85.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +42.2%. 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: +129.8%; to 30/09/2025: +29.5%; to 30/09/2024: +3.2%; to 30/09/2023: +13.2%; to 30/09/2022: −26.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +42.2% | +37.6% | |
| to | +85.7% | +79.3% | |
| to | −18.6% | −21.4% | |
| +13.3% | +8.7% | ||
| −19.9% | −26.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +129.8% | +121.7% |
| from | +29.5% | +24.5% |
| from | +3.2% | +0.6% |
| from | +13.2% | +6.4% |
| from | −26.7% | −32.6% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
28.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 47.9% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 33.2% |
| 5 years | 28.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −35.8%
- 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 November 2021
- 33.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 47.9% over 1 year, 33.2% over 3 years, 28.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) since November 2021, in pounds: −35.8% from 19/06/2026 to 06/11/2026. 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 13/11/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) was 33.7% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds.
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
- 118 charge less
- 12 the same
- 21 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 21 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 12 the same and 118 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
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
- £508m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $252.15 on 14/11/2025 to $392.75 on 13/11/2026 (+55.8%). The lowest close shown was $234.30 on 21/11/2025 and the highest $592.80 on 19/06/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 76
- on record
- Ten largest
- 63.1%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 9.6
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 26.7%
- Samsung Electronics
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics005930Information Technology | 26.66% |
| 2 | SK hynix000660Information Technology | 15.48% |
| 3 | SK Square402340Industrials | 3.82% |
| 4 | Samsung Electronics005930Information Technology | 3.65% |
| 5 | KB Financial Group105560Financials | 2.91% |
| 6 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics009150Information Technology | 2.79% |
| 7 | Hyundai Motor005380Consumer Discretionary | 2.13% |
| 8 | Shinhan Financial Group055550Financials | 2.06% |
| 9 | Celltrion068270Health Care | 1.82% |
| 10 | Hana Financial Group086790Financials | 1.81% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Information Technology51.3%
- Industrials16.9%
- Financials12.1%
- Consumer Discretionary6.2%
- Health Care3.7%
- Communication Services3.2%
- Consumer Staples1.8%
- Cash and derivatives1.8%
- Other sectors3.0%
By type of asset
- Equity98.2%
- Cash and money market1.8%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 76 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 74 holdings; the ten largest make up 63.1% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
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 0.67% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc)This fundAccumulating · 0.65% a year | 0.65% | +58.7% | +144.7% | +105.9% |
| iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist)Distributing · 0.67% a year | 0.67% | +57.8% | +144.2% | +104.8% |
| Multi Units LU Amundi MSCI Korea ETF Acc- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.45% a year | 0.45% | +58.5% | +145.7% | +107.4% |
As of
MSCI Korea 20/35 funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
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 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 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 November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 142 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 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes the rank among similar funds and moves against a comparable fund
Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].
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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 21 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 12 the same and 118 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 does CSKR hold?
As of 06/11/2026, CSKR holds 74 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Samsung Electronics at 26.66% of the fund; the ten largest make up 63.1%. Its ten largest holdings are Samsung Electronics (26.66%), SK hynix (15.48%), SK Square (3.82%), Samsung Electronics (3.65%), KB Financial Group (2.91%), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (2.79%), Hyundai Motor (2.13%), Shinhan Financial Group (2.06%), Celltrion (1.82%) and Hana Financial Group (1.81%).
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 −18.6%, 2025 +85.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +42.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has CSKR done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 CSKR’s total return was +105.9%, or +60.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at iShares · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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