ETF · iShares
EMGU iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist
ISIN IE00BD45KH83London Stock Exchange: EMGUBlackRock, Inc.
- Emerging markets
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£4.99
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18% a year
- Fund size
- £1.2bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, EMGU (iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist, ISIN IE00BD45KH83) closed at £4.99 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.18% a year (about £18 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +39.8%, or +9.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +12.2%
- +8.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +59.1%
- +43.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +39.8%
- +9.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,398 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,091 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 Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −12.7%, 2023 +2.2%, 2024 +7.9%, 2025 +20.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +8.3%. Returns of iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +24.2%; to 30/09/2025: +14.8%; to 30/09/2024: +12.7%; to 30/09/2023: +0.8%; to 30/09/2022: −13.9%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +8.3% | +4.8% | |
| to | +20.8% | +16.7% | |
| to | +7.9% | +4.2% | |
| +2.2% | −1.8% | ||
| −12.7% | −20.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +24.2% | +19.8% |
| from | +14.8% | +10.3% |
| from | +12.7% | +9.9% |
| from | +0.8% | −5.3% |
| from | −13.9% | −20.9% |
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)
15.5%over 5 years
| 1 year | 19.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.4% |
| 5 years | 15.5% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −21.7%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −19.8%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +50.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 14.1%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 19.6% over 1 year, 15.4% over 3 years, 15.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist since November 2021, in pounds: −21.7% from 19/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −19.8% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +50.6% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist was 14.1% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £18
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £90
- of £10,000, before growth
- 16 charge less
- 11 the same
- 124 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist 0.18% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 124 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 11 the same and 16 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 Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2018.
It tracks the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) IMI — 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 0.18% a year — about £18 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
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
- EMGU
- ISIN
- IE00BD45KH83
- Also listed as
- EIMU (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), IBC3 (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- iShares
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18% a year · about £18 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.2bn
- 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
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £4.61 on 14/11/2025 to £4.99 on 13/11/2026 (+8.2%). The lowest close shown was £4.43 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £5.81 on 19/06/2026.
One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
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
- 1,758
- 2,945 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 30.7%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 41
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 13.0%
- TSMC
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSMC2330Information Technology | 12.98% |
| 2 | Samsung Electronics005930Information Technology | 5.25% |
| 3 | SK hynix000660Information Technology | 3.72% |
| 4 | Tencent700Communication Services | 2.65% |
| 5 | Alibaba GroupBABAConsumer Discretionary | 1.81% |
| 6 | MediaTek2454Information Technology | 1.22% |
| 7 | China Construction Bank601939Financials | 0.91% |
| 8 | HDFC BankHDFCBANKFinancials | 0.77% |
| 9 | Samsung Electronics005930Information Technology | 0.72% |
| 10 | ICICI BankICICIBANKFinancials | 0.71% |
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 Technology35.2%
- Financials20.9%
- Consumer Discretionary8.8%
- Industrials7.3%
- Materials6.5%
- Communication Services6.3%
- Health Care3.8%
- Energy3.5%
- Other sectors7.7%
By country
- Taiwan25.9%
- China20.3%
- South Korea16.8%
- India14.5%
- South Africa3.5%
- Brazil3.4%
- Saudi Arabia2.4%
- Mexico1.9%
- Other countries11.3%
By type of asset
- Equity99.4%
- Cash and money market0.6%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 2,945 holdings; the ten largest make up 30.7% 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
2 funds track MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) IMI, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.18% to 0.18% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.18% a year | 0.18% | +12.2% | +59.1% | +39.9% |
| iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF DistThis fundDistributing · 0.18% a year | 0.18% | +12.2% | +59.1% | +39.8% |
As of
MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) IMI 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.
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 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 EMGU?
The ongoing charge of EMGU is 0.18% a year — about £18 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 Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF Dist 0.18% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 124 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 11 the same and 16 less (share classes counted once).
What does EMGU track?
EMGU tracks the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) IMI — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
Is EMGU accumulating or distributing?
EMGU is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of EMGU?
The ISIN of EMGU is IE00BD45KH83. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; EMGU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as EIMU (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and IBC3 (Xetra, euros).
What does EMGU hold?
As of 06/11/2026, EMGU holds 2,945 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 12.98% of the fund; the ten largest make up 30.7%. Its ten largest holdings are TSMC (12.98%), Samsung Electronics (5.25%), SK hynix (3.72%), Tencent (2.65%), Alibaba Group (1.81%), MediaTek (1.22%), China Construction Bank (0.91%), HDFC Bank (0.77%), Samsung Electronics (0.72%) and ICICI Bank (0.71%).
What were EMGU’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of EMGU in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −12.7%, 2023 +2.2%, 2024 +7.9%, 2025 +20.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +8.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has EMGU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 EMGU’s total return was +39.8%, or +9.1% 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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