# Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF (XKS2) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/xks2 · ISIN LU0292100046 · 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, XKS2 (Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF, ISIN LU0292100046) closed at £177.28 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +152.2%, or +97.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2007. It tracks the MSCI Korea 20-35 Custom Index - EUR. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year — about £65 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. Latest close: **£177.28** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | XKS2 | | ISIN | LU0292100046 | | Category | Emerging markets | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Xtrackers | | Tracks | MSCI Korea 20-35 Custom Index - EUR | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.65% a year (£65 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £396m | | Launched | 2007 | | Domicile | Luxembourg | ## 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 | +144.28% | +136.61% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +209.44% | +179.23% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +152.19% | +97.15% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −19.6%, 2023 +13.4%, 2024 −22.0%, 2025 +77.6%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +101.4%. Returns of Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +145.8%; to 30/09/2025: +20.8%; to 30/09/2024: +3.0%; to 30/09/2023: +14.4%; to 30/09/2022: −28.8%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -19.6% | -26.4% | Price | | 2023 | +13.4% | +8.9% | Price | | 2024 | -22.0% | -24.7% | Price | | 2025 | +77.6% | +71.5% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +101.4% | +95.8% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 44.46% | -27.12% | | 3 years | 31.16% | -27.12% | | 5 years | 27.28% | -31.76% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 44.5% over 1 year, 31.2% over 3 years, 27.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −31.8% from 10/12/2021 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −29.6% (12 months to 01/07/2022); the highest was +253.7% (12 months to 29/05/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF was 14.0% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF 0.65% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 17 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 12 the same and 111 less (share classes counted once). ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.65%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 01/10/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Samsung Electronics | 28.60% | | SK hynix | 17.92% | | SK Square | 4.38% | | Samsung Electronics | 3.67% | | Samsung Electro Mechanics | 3.63% | | KB Financial Group | 2.48% | | Hyundai Motor | 1.98% | | Shinhan Financial Group | 1.95% | | Hana Financial Group | 1.54% | | Doosan Enerbility | 1.52% | ## 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 Added up from the holdings Xtrackers publishes, as of 01/10/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Information Technology | 56.3% | | Industrials | 18.2% | | Financials | 10.6% | | Consumer Discretionary | 5.6% | | Health Care | 2.5% | | Communication Services | 2.5% | | Consumer Staples | 1.4% | | Materials | 1.4% | | Other sectors | 1.5% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Xtrackers publishes, as of 01/10/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.9% | | Cash and money market | 0.1% | | Derivatives | 0.0% | All 76 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/xks2/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.