MSCI EM IMI vs MSCI EM ex China
- EIMI is standard emerging markets, with a large China weighting.
- EMXC deliberately leaves China out.
- Pick EMXC to avoid or separately control China; EIMI for complete EM exposure.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Annual fee (TER)
- 0.18%
- 0.18%
- Tracks
- MSCI EM IMI
- MSCI EM ex China
- Distribution
- Accumulating
- Accumulating
- Domicile
- Ireland · UCITS
- Luxembourg · UCITS
- Risk
- Higher (4/5)
- Higher (4/5)
- Trades in
- LSE (USD)
- LSE (USD)
- Provider
- iShares
- Amundi
Owns roughly 3,000 companies across 24 emerging-market countries: China, Taiwan, India and Korea make up most of it, with smaller slices of Brazil, Saudi, Mexico and others. Higher growth potential than developed markets, but also bigger ups and downs.
See full EIMI details →Like the emerging-markets fund above, but with China and Hong Kong stripped out. Useful if you want exposure to growing economies but feel uneasy about Chinese political risk. India and Taiwan become much bigger pieces of the pie as a result.
See full EMXC details →Both EIMI and EMXCare Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs, so dividends from their US holdings are taxed at 15% under Ireland's US treaty, rather than the 30% that applies to US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors, and they sit outside US estate tax. Your own local tax still depends on where you live, so check your country's rules; for most investors the main ongoing cost to watch is each fund's annual fee.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, EIMI.L or EMXC.L?
They cost the same, 0.18% per year each, so choose based on what each fund actually holds rather than on fees.
Are EIMI.L and EMXC.L accumulating or distributing?
EIMI.L is accumulating, so dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund. EMXC.L is accumulating, so dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund. Accumulating funds suit investors who want hands-off compounding with no cash dividends to reinvest manually.
Are EIMI.L and EMXC.L both UCITS ETFs?
Yes, both are UCITS ETFs (EIMI.L domiciled in Ireland, EMXC.L in Luxembourg), so both give non-US investors the 15% US dividend withholding rate and sit outside US estate tax, unlike US-domiciled ETFs.