ETF · Xtrackers
XMAF Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C
ISIN LU0592217524London Stock Exchange: XMAFDeutsche Bank AG
- Emerging markets
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$9.99
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year
- Fund size
- £65.1m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XMAF (Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C, ISIN LU0592217524) closed at $9.99 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +28.7%, or +0.5% 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
- +50.0%
- +35.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +28.7%
- +0.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,287 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,005 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 AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −0.2%, 2023 −8.5%, 2024 +11.4%, 2025 +37.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −7.5%. Returns of Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +2.2%; to 30/09/2025: +26.6%; to 30/09/2024: +18.8%; to 30/09/2023: −6.3%; to 30/09/2022: −8.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −7.5% | −10.4% | |
| to | +37.8% | +33.1% | |
| to | +11.4% | +7.6% | |
| −8.5% | −12.2% | ||
| −0.2% | −8.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +2.2% | −1.4% |
| from | +26.6% | +21.6% |
| from | +18.8% | +15.8% |
| from | −6.3% | −11.9% |
| from | −8.7% | −16.1% |
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)
18.5%over 5 years
| 1 year | 20.4% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 18.6% |
| 5 years | 18.5% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −23.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −18.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +44.4%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 14.4%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 20.4% over 1 year, 18.6% over 3 years, 18.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C since November 2021, in pounds: −23.4% from 08/04/2022 to 26/05/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −18.9% (12 months to 17/03/2023); the highest was +44.4% (12 months to 23/01/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C was 14.4% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (27/02/2026), 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
- 0.65%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £65
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £321
- of £10,000, before growth
- 118 charge less
- 12 the same
- 21 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 21 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 12 the same and 118 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
Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2011.
It tracks the MSCI EFM Africa Top 50 Capped Index.
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.
Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XMAF
- ISIN
- LU0592217524
- Also listed as
- XMKA (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- MSCI EFM Africa Top 50 Capped 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
- 0.65% a year · about £65 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £65.1m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Luxembourg
- 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
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- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $10.47 on 14/11/2025 to $9.99 on 13/11/2026 (−4.6%). The lowest close shown was $9.57 on 30/10/2026 and the highest $11.88 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 05/08/2026 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
What it holds
- Holdings
- 59
- on record
- Ten largest
- 48.3%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 29
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 8.3%
- Amazon
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AmazonAMZNConsumer DiscretionaryUnited States | 8.30% |
| 2 | TeslaTSLAConsumer DiscretionaryUnited States | 5.34% |
| 3 | CrowdStrike · Class ACRWDInformation TechnologyUnited States | 5.12% |
| 4 | Advanced Micro DevicesAMDInformation TechnologyUnited States | 5.00% |
| 5 | Airbnb · Class AABNBConsumer DiscretionaryUnited States | 4.70% |
| 6 | BlackstoneBXFinancialsUnited States | 4.52% |
| 7 | Vertex PharmaceuticalsVRTXHealth CareUnited States | 4.34% |
| 8 | FortinetFTNTInformation TechnologyUnited States | 3.85% |
| 9 | Take-Two Interactive SoftwareTTWOCommunication ServicesUnited States | 3.66% |
| 10 | Spotify TechnologySPOTCommunication ServicesLuxembourg | 3.46% |
As of , holdings as published
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 59 largest and what changed since .
All holdings
The fund publishes 65 holdings; the ten largest make up 44.9% of it.
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Sector split
As a share of the whole fund. 100.0% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.
- Technology Services40.6%
- Health Technology11.6%
- Finance11.0%
- Electronic Technology10.9%
- Retail Trade10.2%
- Consumer Services5.7%
- Consumer Durables5.3%
- Commercial Services3.1%
- Other classified sectors1.4%
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 250 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 146 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 142 emerging-market 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 EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (153 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XMAF?
The ongoing charge of XMAF 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. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI AFRICA TOP 50 INDEX UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 21 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 12 the same and 118 less (share classes counted once).
What does XMAF track?
XMAF tracks the MSCI EFM Africa Top 50 Capped Index.
Is XMAF accumulating or distributing?
XMAF 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 XMAF?
The ISIN of XMAF is LU0592217524. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XMAF is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as XMKA (Xetra, euros).
What does XMAF hold?
XMAF is a swap-based (synthetic) fund: it gets the return of the index it tracks through a swap. Its published holdings, as of 08/11/2026, are the substitute basket of securities the fund holds as collateral, not the companies in that index.
What were XMAF’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XMAF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −0.2%, 2023 −8.5%, 2024 +11.4%, 2025 +37.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −7.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XMAF done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 XMAF’s total return was +28.7%, or +0.5% 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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