Fundology

ETF · iShares

IEFS iShares MSCI Europe Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF

ISIN IE00BQN1KC32BlackRock, Inc.

Reference data only

We hold this instrument’s identity from the FCA FIRDS register (ISIN, name, type, currency). Prices, charges and returns are not available for it yet.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges.
1 year
+10.8%
+7.3% after inflation
3 years
+50.5%
+35.8% after inflation
5 years
+33.6%
+4.5% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,336 — about £1,045 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.

Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

In plain English

iShares MSCI Europe Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2015.

It tracks the MSCI Europe Mid Cap Equal Weighted Index- EUR — 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.

Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

European shares: Companies across Europe. Some funds include the UK and some leave it out — the fund name says which.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
IEFS
ISIN
IE00BQN1KC32
Provider
iShares
Tracks
MSCI Europe Mid Cap Equal Weighted Index- EUR
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.
Fund size
£21.9m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
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Questions people ask

What does IEFS track?

IEFS tracks the MSCI Europe Mid Cap Equal Weighted Index- EUR — large and medium-sized European companies.

Is IEFS accumulating or distributing?

IEFS 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 IEFS?

The ISIN of IEFS is IE00BQN1KC32. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IEFS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

Similar funds

More European share funds, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.

Sources and dates

Returns
TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month published
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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