# iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (IKOR) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/ikor · ISIN IE00B0M63391 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, IKOR (iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist), ISIN IE00B0M63391) closed at £100.15 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.74% a year (about £74 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +151.4%, or +96.6% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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 0.74% a year — about £74 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. Latest close: **£100.15** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IKOR | | ISIN | IE00B0M63391 | | Category | Emerging markets | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI Korea 20/35 Index - Benchmark TR Net | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.74% a year (£74 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £660m | | Launched | 2005 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +144.21% | +136.55% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +209.84% | +179.59% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +151.44% | +96.56% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 −22.6%, 2025 +74.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +100.3%. 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: +145.0%; to 30/09/2025: +19.6%; to 30/09/2024: +1.6%; to 30/09/2023: +13.4%; to 30/09/2022: −30.0%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -20.7% | -27.4% | Price | | 2023 | +11.9% | +7.4% | Price | | 2024 | -22.6% | -25.2% | Price | | 2025 | +74.9% | +68.9% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +100.3% | +94.7% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 45.15% | -27.06% | | 3 years | 31.35% | -27.06% | | 5 years | 27.41% | -34.63% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 45.2% over 1 year, 31.3% over 3 years, 27.4% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) since October 2021, in pounds: −34.6% from 10/12/2021 to 04/04/2025. 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 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) was 14.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 0.74% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 10 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 5 the same and 125 less (share classes counted once). ## 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 0.74% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 0.65% | +143.4% | +210.2% | +149.6% | | iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (this fund) | 0.74% | +144.2% | +209.8% | +151.4% | | Multi Units LU Amundi MSCI Korea ETF Acc- Capitalisation | 0.45% | +145.5% | +210.7% | +153.8% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.74%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Samsung Electronics | 28.30% | | SK hynix | 17.73% | | SK Square | 4.34% | | Samsung Electronics | 3.63% | | Samsung Electro Mechanics | 3.59% | | KB Financial Group | 2.45% | | Hyundai Motor | 1.96% | | Shinhan Financial Group | 1.93% | | Hana Financial Group | 1.52% | | Doosan Enerbility | 1.50% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Information Technology | 55.7% | | Industrials | 18.1% | | Financials | 10.5% | | Consumer Discretionary | 5.5% | | Health Care | 2.5% | | Communication Services | 2.4% | | Consumer Staples | 1.4% | | Materials | 1.4% | | Other sectors | 2.5% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 98.8% | | Cash and money market | 1.2% | All 77 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/ikor/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.