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IKOR iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
ISIN IE00B0M63391London Stock Exchange: IKORBlackRock, Inc.
- Emerging markets
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£77.07
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.67% a year
- Fund size
- £727m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, IKOR (iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist), ISIN IE00B0M63391) closed at £77.07 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.67% a year (about £67 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +104.8%, or +59.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +57.8%
- +52.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +144.2%
- +120.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +104.8%
- +59.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,048 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,599 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 (Dist) in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −20.7%, 2023 +11.9%, 2024 −19.6%, 2025 +83.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +41.6%. Returns of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +129.9%; to 30/09/2025: +27.4%; to 30/09/2024: +1.6%; to 30/09/2023: +13.4%; to 30/09/2022: −28.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +41.6% | +37.1% | |
| to | +83.3% | +77.0% | |
| to | −19.6% | −22.3% | |
| +11.9% | +7.4% | ||
| −20.7% | −27.4% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +129.9% | +121.8% |
| from | +27.4% | +22.5% |
| from | +1.6% | −0.9% |
| from | +13.4% | +6.6% |
| from | −28.2% | −34.1% |
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 | 33.0% |
| 5 years | 28.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −35.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −30.5%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +248.4%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 33.9%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 47.9% over 1 year, 33.0% over 3 years, 28.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 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 (Dist) in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −30.5% (12 months to 01/07/2022); the highest was +248.4% (12 months to 29/05/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) was 33.9% 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
- 0.67%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £67
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £331
- of £10,000, before growth
- 131 charge less
- 0 the same
- 20 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 0.67% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 20 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 0 the same and 131 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 MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2005.
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 0.67% a year — about £67 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
- IKOR
- ISIN
- IE00B0M63391
- Also listed as
- IDKO (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), IQQK (Xetra, euros)
- 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
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.67% a year · about £67 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £727m
- 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 £50.14 on 14/11/2025 to £77.07 on 13/11/2026 (+53.7%). The lowest close shown was £46.91 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £116.54 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. 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
261 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
- 63.5%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 9.5
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 26.8%
- Samsung Electronics
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics005930Information Technology | 26.83% |
| 2 | SK hynix000660Information Technology | 15.57% |
| 3 | SK Square402340Industrials | 3.85% |
| 4 | Samsung Electronics005930Information Technology | 3.67% |
| 5 | KB Financial Group105560Financials | 2.92% |
| 6 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics009150Information Technology | 2.80% |
| 7 | Hyundai Motor005380Consumer Discretionary | 2.14% |
| 8 | Shinhan Financial Group055550Financials | 2.07% |
| 9 | Celltrion068270Health Care | 1.84% |
| 10 | Hana Financial Group086790Financials | 1.82% |
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 Technology51.6%
- Industrials17.0%
- Financials12.2%
- Consumer Discretionary6.3%
- Health Care3.7%
- Communication Services3.3%
- Consumer Staples1.9%
- Materials1.7%
- Other sectors2.4%
By type of asset
- Equity98.9%
- Cash and money market1.1%
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 63.5% 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)Accumulating · 0.65% a year | 0.65% | +58.7% | +144.7% | +105.9% |
| iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist)This fundDistributing · 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 253 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 149 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 (154 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 IKOR?
The ongoing charge of IKOR is 0.67% a year — about £67 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 (Dist) 0.67% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 20 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 0 the same and 131 less (share classes counted once).
What does IKOR track?
IKOR tracks the MSCI Korea 20/35 Index - Benchmark TR Net.
Is IKOR accumulating or distributing?
IKOR 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 IKOR?
The ISIN of IKOR is IE00B0M63391. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IKOR is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as IDKO (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and IQQK (Xetra, euros).
What does IKOR hold?
As of 06/11/2026, IKOR holds 74 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Samsung Electronics at 26.83% of the fund; the ten largest make up 63.5%. Its ten largest holdings are Samsung Electronics (26.83%), SK hynix (15.57%), SK Square (3.85%), Samsung Electronics (3.67%), KB Financial Group (2.92%), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (2.80%), Hyundai Motor (2.14%), Shinhan Financial Group (2.07%), Celltrion (1.84%) and Hana Financial Group (1.82%).
What were IKOR’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IKOR in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −20.7%, 2023 +11.9%, 2024 −19.6%, 2025 +83.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +41.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IKOR done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 IKOR’s total return was +104.8%, or +59.9% 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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