Emerging-market stocks
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.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Broad exposure to ~3,000 emerging-market companies
- Includes small caps for extra diversification
- Low fee for an emerging-markets fund (0.18%)
- China + Taiwan = ~45% of the fund (geopolitical risk)
- Can drop 30%+ in bad years (e.g. 2022)
- Currency swings can amplify losses in USD terms
About this fund
Broad, low-cost emerging-markets exposure including small caps (IMI = Investable Market Index). China, Taiwan, India and Korea dominate by weight.
Available on Interactive Brokers
Low-cost access to Emerging-market stocks and 10,000+ funds worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
Is EIMI.L accumulating or distributing?
iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF (EIMI.L) is an accumulating ETF, so its dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund instead of paid out as cash. The value compounds in the share price, which keeps things simple since the dividends are reinvested for you instead of arriving as cash you would otherwise have to reinvest yourself.
What is the annual fee (TER) for EIMI.L?
EIMI.L has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.18% per year. On a $10,000 holding that is roughly $18 a year, charged inside the fund rather than billed to you separately. A lower fee leaves more of the return compounding for you over time.
Can I buy EIMI.L on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. EIMI.L trades on LSE, USD and is available to investors worldwide through Interactive Brokers (IBKR). IBKR is the most popular way to buy UCITS ETFs because of its low FX conversion cost (around 0.03%) and low trading commissions.
What does EIMI.L invest in?
iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF (EIMI.L) tracks the MSCI EM IMI. 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. You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
Is EIMI.L a UCITS ETF, and where is it domiciled?
Yes, EIMI.L is a UCITS ETF domiciled in Ireland. For non-US investors, Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs are usually preferred over US-domiciled ones: US dividend withholding tax is 15% under the tax treaty (versus 30% on US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors), and the holdings sit outside US estate tax.
How risky is EIMI.L?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, EIMI.L is rated higher risk (4/5), based on how much its price has moved historically. Higher-risk funds can fall further in a downturn, so match the choice to your time horizon and how much volatility you can stomach.