Emerging Markets

MSCI Emerging Markets

The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) index is the premier benchmark for the developing world. It covers approximately 1,400 companies across 24 countries that are transitioning to developed status.

High Growth, High Risk

Emerging markets offer significantly higher demographic growth and rapid urbanization compared to developed nations. However, this comes with risks such as political instability, currency volatility, and less transparent corporate governance.

Country Concentration

The index is currently dominated by China (approx. 25-30%), followed by Taiwan, India, and South Korea. This means the performance of the EM index is highly sensitive to geopolitical and economic shifts in the Asian region.

Consumer and Tech Shift

While EM was once about materials and mining, it is now dominated by Technology (TSMC, Samsung) and Consumer Giants (Alibaba, Tencent). It is an investment in the rising middle class of the world.

Context

In market-cap-weighted world indices such as the MSCI ACWI, emerging markets have a much smaller share than 30 %; the current figure is in the MSCI factsheet. Some private investors deliberately choose a higher weight, e.g. 70/30 – a decision with additional currency and country risks, not a rule.

Publisher: Stefan Pilz Ltd. (see imprint). General information, not investment advice. The documents of the index provider and the fund companies are authoritative.

Key facts

Index provider
MSCI
Official index page and methodology
Funds in our database
25
Benchmark names in the fund master data
  • MSCI Emerging Markets
Funds may track different variants of the same index, e.g. a net total return or price index. The prospectus and key information document (KID) of each fund are authoritative.

Funds in our database

Active funds whose benchmark, according to the fund master data, is assigned to this index. The list is incomplete, sorted alphabetically and not a recommendation to buy.

Name Provider Benchmark (master data) TER Distribution policy
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF Acc
LU2573967036 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.14% Accumulating View
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF Dist
LU2573966905 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.14% Distributing View
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF Acc
LU1437017350 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Accumulating View
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF EUR Dist
LU1737652583 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Distributing View
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USD Dist
LU2277591868 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Distributing View
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap II UCITS ETF EUR Acc
FR0010429068 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.55% Accumulating View
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap II UCITS ETF USD Acc
FR0010435297 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.55% Accumulating View
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF EUR Acc
LU1681045370 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.20% Accumulating View
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF USD Acc
LU1681045453 		Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.20% Accumulating View
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Emerging UCITS ETF Acc
LU3086273813 		BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Emerging Markets 0.09% Accumulating View
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Emerging UCITS ETF EUR Acc
LU3257630437 		BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Emerging Markets 0.09% Accumulating View
HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USD
IE00B5SSQT16 		HSBC ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.15% Distributing View
HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
IE000KCS7J59 		HSBC ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.15% Accumulating View
Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF
IE00B3DWVS88 		Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets 0.09% Accumulating View
iShares MSCI EM Swap UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
IE000S3N6R34 		iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 0.14% Accumulating View
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF (Acc)
IE00B4L5YC18 		iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Accumulating View
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF (Dist)
IE00B0M63177 		iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Distributing View
State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USD
IE00B469F816 		State Street MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Accumulating View
UBS Core MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD acc
LU0950674175 		UBS ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.15% Accumulating View
UBS Core MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD dis
LU0480132876 		UBS ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.15% Distributing View
UBS MSCI EM SF UCITS ETF USD acc
IE00B3Z3FS74 		UBS ETF MSCI Emerging Markets 0.14% Accumulating View
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF 1C
LU0292107645 		Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets 0.49% Accumulating View
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF 1D
LU2675291913 		Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Distributing View
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1C
IE00BTJRMP35 		Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Accumulating View
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1D
IE000GWA2J58 		Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets 0.18% Distributing View

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