# iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (IMEU) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/imeu · ISIN IE00B1YZSC51 · 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, IMEU (iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B1YZSC51) closed at £33.80 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year (about £12 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +63.4%, or +27.7% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2007. It tracks the MSCI Europe — 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 0.12% a year — about £12 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: **£33.80** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IMEU | | ISIN | IE00B1YZSC51 | | Category | European shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI Europe | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.12% a year (£12 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £6.8bn | | Launched | 2007 | | 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 | +15.77% | +12.14% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +51.57% | +36.77% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +63.35% | +27.70% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −6.1%, 2023 +9.7%, 2024 +0.7%, 2025 +22.6%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +5.9%. Returns of iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +12.4%; to 30/09/2025: +9.7%; to 30/09/2024: +12.3%; to 30/09/2023: +14.5%; to 30/09/2022: −12.2%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -6.1% | -14.0% | Income reinvested | | 2023 | +9.7% | +5.3% | Income reinvested | | 2024 | +0.7% | -2.7% | Income reinvested | | 2025 | +22.6% | +18.4% | Income reinvested | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +5.9% | +2.9% | Partly income reinvested | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 12.45% | -10.59% | | 3 years | 11.73% | -10.59% | | 5 years | 13.35% | -16.40% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 12.5% over 1 year, 11.7% over 3 years, 13.4% over 5 years. Largest fall of iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): −16.4% from 05/11/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) since July 2021 was −12.5% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +26.3% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF was 4.4% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (07/08/2026), in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after). ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 178 of the 225 other European share funds charge more, 18 the same and 29 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 18 funds track MSCI Europe, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.31% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Amundi Index Solutions - MSCI Europe UCITS ETF DR | 0.15% | +15.8% | +51.5% | +63.1% | | Amundi Index Solutions - MSCI Europe UCITS ETF DR | 0.20% | +15.8% | +51.5% | +63.1% | | Amundi MSCI Europe UCITS ETF Act -Acc- | 0.25% | +15.8% | +51.0% | +62.2% | | BNP PARIBAS EASY MSCI EUROPE ETF Capitalisation -UCITS ETF- | — | — | — | — | | Deka MSCI Europe UCITS ETF | 0.30% | +15.3% | +50.9% | +56.3% | | HSBC MSCI Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR | 0.14% | +15.7% | +36.9% | — | | HSBC MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR | 0.14% | +15.7% | +51.5% | +63.2% | | Invesco MSCI Europe UCITS ETF | 0.19% | +15.7% | +47.4% | +60.5% | | iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.12% | +15.8% | +51.6% | +63.4% | | iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF Accum Shs Hedged MXN | 0.17% | — | — | — | | iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) | 0.12% | +15.8% | +51.6% | +63.3% | | State Street SPDR MSCI Europe UCITS ETF | 0.25% | +15.7% | +51.2% | +62.4% | | UBS (Lux) Fund Solutions SICAV - UBS Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR dis- Distribution | 0.10% | +15.9% | +51.8% | +63.2% | | UBS Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF Capitalisation -USD- | — | — | — | — | | UBS Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF Capitalisation A | 0.10% | +8.8% | — | — | | Xtrackers MSCI EUROPE UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C | 0.13% | +15.7% | +51.3% | +63.3% | | Xtrackers MSCI EUROPE UCITS ETF Capitalisation 2C | 0.31% | +21.0% | +47.9% | +80.5% | | Xtrackers MSCI EUROPE UCITS ETF Distribution 1D | 0.13% | +15.3% | +51.1% | +63.1% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.12%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | ASML | 5.11% | | HSBC | 2.49% | | Roche Ps Par | 2.13% | | Shell | 1.99% | | Novartis | 1.92% | | AstraZeneca | 1.80% | | Nestle | 1.71% | | Siemens N | 1.68% | | SAP | 1.54% | | Banco Santander | 1.47% | ## 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 | |---|---| | Financials | 25.5% | | Industrials | 18.6% | | Health Care | 12.7% | | Information Technology | 9.7% | | Consumer Staples | 8.2% | | Consumer Discretionary | 6.0% | | Energy | 5.4% | | Materials | 5.3% | | Other sectors | 8.7% | ### By country As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United Kingdom | 22.3% | | France | 14.8% | | Switzerland | 14.1% | | Germany | 13.6% | | Netherlands | 9.4% | | Spain | 6.3% | | Sweden | 5.3% | | Italy | 5.1% | | Other countries | 9.1% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.6% | | Cash and money market | 0.4% | All 391 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/imeu/holdings --- We show information. 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