ETF · iShares
ESCE iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum- EUR
ISIN IE0000N55FP4London Stock Exchange: ESCEBlackRock, Inc.
- Smaller companies
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£4.87
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £7.8m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, ESCE (iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum- EUR, ISIN IE0000N55FP4) closed at £4.87 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000).
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £25
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £124
- of £10,000, before growth
- 6 charge less
- 3 the same
- 27 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares III PLC - iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum- EUR 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 27 of the 36 other smaller-company funds charge more, 3 the same and 6 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares III PLC - iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum- EUR is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2026.
It tracks the MSCI Europe Small Cap — large and medium-sized European companies.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year — about £25 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.
Smaller companies: Smaller firms, which can grow faster than large ones but whose prices usually swing more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- ESCE
- ISIN
- IE0000N55FP4
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI Europe Small Cap
- 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
- 0.25% a year · about £25 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £7.8m
- 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
- Smaller companies
Price chart
Since 15/05/2026, the closing price went from £4.78 on 15/05/2026 to £4.87 on 13/11/2026 (+1.9%). The lowest close shown was £4.71 on 23/10/2026 and the highest £4.99 on 28/08/2026.
One close a week. Before 21/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Weeks missing from our record are filled from the same history.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
27 weekly closes, from 15/05/2026 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
- 839
- on record
- Ten largest
- 5.2%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 466
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 0.6%
- Imi
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ImiIMIIndustrials | 0.58% |
| 2 | PSP Swiss PropertyPSPNReal Estate | 0.57% |
| 3 | HiscoxHSXFinancials | 0.54% |
| 4 | WeirWEIRIndustrials | 0.54% |
| 5 | StorebrandSTBFinancials | 0.53% |
| 6 | SpieSPIEIndustrials | 0.50% |
| 7 | St. James's PlaceSTJFinancials | 0.50% |
| 8 | AL SydbankALSYDBFinancials | 0.49% |
| 9 | Accelleron NIndustrials | 0.48% |
| 10 | Gaztransport & TechnigazGTTEnergy | 0.48% |
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
- Industrials25.5%
- Financials15.0%
- Consumer Discretionary11.4%
- Real Estate8.7%
- Materials8.2%
- Health Care7.6%
- Information Technology6.9%
- Communication Services5.3%
- Other sectors11.4%
By country
- United Kingdom29.1%
- Sweden12.0%
- Switzerland9.9%
- Germany8.7%
- France8.1%
- Italy5.9%
- Norway5.6%
- Denmark4.7%
- Other countries15.9%
By type of asset
- Equity99.6%
- Cash and money market0.4%
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 833 holdings; the ten largest make up 5.2% 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 Europe Small Cap, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.25% to 0.33% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum- EURThis fundAccumulating · 0.25% a year | 0.25% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1CAccumulating · 0.33% a year | 0.33% | +10.6% | +48.5% | +17.6% |
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MSCI Europe Small Cap funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of ESCE?
The ongoing charge of ESCE is 0.25% a year — about £25 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 III PLC - iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum- EUR 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 27 of the 36 other smaller-company funds charge more, 3 the same and 6 less (share classes counted once).
What does ESCE track?
ESCE tracks the MSCI Europe Small Cap — large and medium-sized European companies.
Is ESCE accumulating or distributing?
ESCE 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 ESCE?
The ISIN of ESCE is IE0000N55FP4. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ESCE is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does ESCE hold?
As of 06/11/2026, ESCE holds 833 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Imi at 0.58% of the fund; the ten largest make up 5.2%. Its ten largest holdings are Imi (0.58%), PSP Swiss Property (0.57%), Hiscox (0.54%), Weir (0.54%), Storebrand (0.53%), Spie (0.50%), St. James's Place (0.50%), AL Sydbank (0.49%), Accelleron N (0.48%) and Gaztransport & Technigaz (0.48%).
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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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