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UC48 UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD
ISIN IE00B7WK2W23London Stock Exchange: UC48UBS Group AG
- Japan & Asia Pacific
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£193.71
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.23% a year
- Fund size
- £759m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, UC48 (UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD, ISIN IE00B7WK2W23) closed at £193.71 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.23% a year (about £23 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +41.7%, or +10.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +14.1%
- +10.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +68.1%
- +51.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +41.7%
- +10.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,417 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,106 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 UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −10.1%, 2023 −1.3%, 2024 +15.4%, 2025 +24.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.0%. Returns of UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +29.5%; to 30/09/2025: +19.1%; to 30/09/2024: +18.3%; to 30/09/2023: +0.1%; to 30/09/2022: −12.1%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +12.0% | +8.4% | |
| to | +24.8% | +20.6% | |
| to | +15.4% | +11.5% | |
| −1.3% | −5.2% | ||
| −10.1% | −17.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +29.5% | +24.9% |
| from | +19.1% | +14.5% |
| from | +18.3% | +15.3% |
| from | +0.1% | −5.9% |
| from | −12.1% | −19.2% |
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)
17.4%over 5 years
| 1 year | 22.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 17.7% |
| 5 years | 17.4% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −23.2%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −21.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +58.9%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 14.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 22.6% over 1 year, 17.7% over 3 years, 17.4% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD since November 2021, in pounds: −23.2% from 19/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −21.4% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +58.9% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD was 14.2% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.23%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £23
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £114
- of £10,000, before growth
- 54 charge less
- 0 the same
- 54 charge more
Ongoing charge of UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD 0.23% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 54 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 0 the same and 54 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
UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from UBS, launched in 2012.
It tracks the MSCI AC Asia ex JP.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.23% a year — about £23 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.
Japan & Asia Pacific: Companies in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the wider Pacific region.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- UC48
- ISIN
- IE00B7WK2W23
- Also listed as
- UIQI (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- UBS
- Tracks
- MSCI AC Asia ex JP
- 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
- 0.23% a year · about £23 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £759m
- 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
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £173.38 on 14/11/2025 to £193.71 on 13/11/2026 (+11.7%). The lowest close shown was £165.84 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £225.68 on 19/06/2026.
One close a week. Before 29/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
260 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
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track MSCI AC Asia ex JP, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.23% to 0.50% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan ETF CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.50% a year | 0.50% | +14.6% | +66.8% | +40.7% |
| UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USDThis fundAccumulating · 0.23% a year | 0.23% | +14.1% | +68.1% | +41.7% |
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MSCI AC Asia ex JP funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
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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 251 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 147 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.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 73 Japan and Asia Pacific 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 World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (150 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of UC48?
The ongoing charge of UC48 is 0.23% a year — about £23 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 UBS MSCI AC Asia ex Japan SF UCITS ETF Accum USD 0.23% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 54 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 0 the same and 54 less (share classes counted once).
What does UC48 track?
UC48 tracks the MSCI AC Asia ex JP.
Is UC48 accumulating or distributing?
UC48 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 UC48?
The ISIN of UC48 is IE00B7WK2W23. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; UC48 is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as UIQI (Xetra, euros).
What were UC48’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of UC48 in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −10.1%, 2023 −1.3%, 2024 +15.4%, 2025 +24.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.0%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has UC48 done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 UC48’s total return was +41.7%, or +10.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
- SJPAiShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF0.12% a year · £6.0bn
- XMJPXtrackers MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C0.12% a year · £5.0bn
- LCJPAmundi Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF Acc0.12% a year · £4.3bn
- 0DZWUBS Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF-JPY acc- Capitalisation0.12% a year · £3.7bn
- IJPNiShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Dist)0.12% a year · £3.6bn
- CPJ1iShares Core MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF0.20% a year · £3.2bn
- VJPNVanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF0.10% a year · £2.3bn
- PRIJAmundi Index Solutions - Prime Japan0.08% a year · £2.3bn
Fund documents and methods
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