ETF · Xtrackers
XESE Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BG370F43London Stock Exchange: XESEDeutsche Bank AG
- Sustainable & clean energy
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£46.55
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £962m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XESE (Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BG370F43) closed at £46.55 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +14.0%, or −11.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −0.8%
- −4.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +42.1%
- +28.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +14.0%
- −11.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,140 on 13/11/2026 — about £890 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 Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −11.4%, 2023 −1.9%, 2024 +13.2%, 2025 +22.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −1.9%. Returns of Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +9.0%; to 30/09/2025: +20.3%; to 30/09/2024: +15.7%; to 30/09/2023: +0.2%; to 30/09/2022: −15.3%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −1.9% | −5.0% | |
| to | +22.9% | +18.7% | |
| to | +13.2% | +9.4% | |
| −1.9% | −5.8% | ||
| −11.4% | −18.9% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +9.0% | +5.2% |
| from | +20.3% | +15.7% |
| from | +15.7% | +12.8% |
| from | +0.2% | −5.8% |
| from | −15.3% | −22.1% |
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)
17.0%over 5 years
| 1 year | 17.4% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.7% |
| 5 years | 17.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −26.1%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −24.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +42.3%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 14.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 17.4% over 1 year, 15.7% over 3 years, 17.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD since November 2021, in pounds: −26.1% from 19/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −24.9% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +42.3% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD was 14.0% 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
- 0.25%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £25
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £124
- of £10,000, before growth
- 78 charge less
- 15 the same
- 84 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 84 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 15 the same and 78 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2019.
It tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Low Carbon SRI Selection Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year — about £25 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.
Sustainable & clean energy: Funds that screen companies on environmental, social or governance grounds, or focus on clean energy.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XESE
- ISIN
- IE00BG370F43
- Also listed as
- XZEM (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- MSCI Emerging Markets Low Carbon SRI Selection Index
- 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
- 0.25% a year · about £25 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £962m
- 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
- Sustainable & clean energy
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £48.09 on 14/11/2025 to £46.55 on 13/11/2026 (−3.2%). The lowest close shown was £45.81 on 06/11/2026 and the highest £54.16 on 19/06/2026.
One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 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
262 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
- 336
- 340 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 48.8%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 17
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 20.6%
- TSMC
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSMC2330Information TechnologyTaiwan | 20.62% |
| 2 | SK hynix000660Information TechnologySouth Korea | 9.28% |
| 3 | Tencent700Communication ServicesChina | 6.20% |
| 4 | Alibaba GroupBABAConsumer DiscretionaryChina | 3.99% |
| 5 | China Construction Bank601939FinancialsChina | 2.23% |
| 6 | HDFC BankHDFCBANKFinancialsIndia | 1.96% |
| 7 | Delta Electronics2308Information TechnologyTaiwan | 1.46% |
| 8 | SK Square402340IndustrialsSouth Korea | 1.09% |
| 9 | Al Rajhi Bank1120FinancialsSaudi Arabia | 1.00% |
| 10 | Meituan3690Consumer DiscretionaryChina | 0.92% |
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 Technology35.2%
- Financials26.1%
- Communication Services10.8%
- Consumer Discretionary10.3%
- Industrials5.5%
- Health Care3.9%
- Consumer Staples3.0%
- Materials2.5%
- Other sectors2.2%
- Not classified0.2%
By country
- Taiwan28.8%
- China26.5%
- South Korea17.1%
- India6.9%
- South Africa4.1%
- Mexico2.5%
- Brazil2.3%
- Saudi Arabia2.2%
- Other countries9.3%
- Not classified0.2%
By type of asset
- Equity99.8%
- Cash and money market0.2%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 340 holdings; the ten largest make up 48.8% 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
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 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 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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Moves 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 (156 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XESE?
The ongoing charge of XESE is 0.25% a year — about £25 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 Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 84 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 15 the same and 78 less (share classes counted once).
What does XESE track?
XESE tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Low Carbon SRI Selection Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
Is XESE accumulating or distributing?
XESE 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 XESE?
The ISIN of XESE is IE00BG370F43. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XESE is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as XZEM (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What does XESE hold?
As of 15/11/2026, XESE holds 340 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 20.62% of the fund; the ten largest make up 48.8%. Its ten largest holdings are TSMC (20.62%), SK hynix (9.28%), Tencent (6.20%), Alibaba Group (3.99%), China Construction Bank (2.23%), HDFC Bank (1.96%), Delta Electronics (1.46%), SK Square (1.09%), Al Rajhi Bank (1.00%) and Meituan (0.92%).
What were XESE’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XESE in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −11.4%, 2023 −1.9%, 2024 +13.2%, 2025 +22.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −1.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XESE done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 XESE’s total return was +14.0%, or −11.0% 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 Xtrackers (DWS) (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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