The best emerging markets UCITS ETFs
Emerging markets funds buy companies in China, India, Taiwan, Brazil and other developing economies. The big decision is China: standard EM funds hold roughly a quarter there, while ex-China funds leave it out entirely so you can size that exposure yourself. The main UCITS options are ranked cheapest first below.
- Cheapest: EIMI at 0.18% a year (iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF).
- Hands-off pick: EIMI, dividends reinvested automatically.
- For income: EDVD, pays dividends out as cash.
- 1EIMI0.18%+29.0%+38.2%Reinvested
- 2EMXC0.18%+46.1%+70.2%Reinvested
- 3SSAC0.20%+20.9%+67.3%Reinvested
- 4VWCE0.22%+20.8%+66.6%Reinvested
- 5SUSM0.35%+21.6%+17.0%Reinvested
- 6IASH0.40%+19.5%-8.6%Reinvested
- 7LCCN0.40%-3.6%-19.6%Reinvested
- 8IKSA0.50%+3.8%+11.0%Reinvested
- 9EDVD0.55%+8.3%+36.3%Paid out
- 10NDIA0.65%-11.6%+24.3%Reinvested
- 11XMBR0.65%+37.1%+31.5%Reinvested
- 12XMES0.65%+33.2%+82.7%Reinvested
- 13XMTW0.65%+74.4%+139.1%Reinvested
- 14CSKR0.74%+131.3%+94.5%Reinvested
- 15XVTD0.85%+19.1%-6.2%Reinvested
Torn between the top two? See EIMI vs EMXC head to head →
How this ranking works
Funds are ranked by annual fee (TER), cheapest first, using the same live dataset that powers the rest of TickerCompare; returns are total returns converted to USD and refresh throughout the trading day. Funds tracking the same index are near-interchangeable, so we treat cost as the main tiebreaker and flag dividend policy so you can match the fund to how you invest. This is educational information, not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the cheapest emerging markets UCITS ETF?
EIMI (iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF) is currently the cheapest at 0.18% a year. Because index funds tracking the same index hold the same things, the cheapest fund usually wins over time.
Which emerging markets ETF performed best over five years?
XMTW returned +139.1% in USD over the past five years. Performance differences between funds tracking the same index are tiny; fees and dividend policy matter more than past returns.
Should I pick the accumulating or distributing version?
EIMI reinvests dividends automatically (accumulating), while EDVD pays them out as cash (distributing). Long-term investors who do not need the income usually pick accumulating for effortless compounding.