iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) is a equity ETF from iShares tracking the MSCI Korea index through physical replication. Domiciled in Ireland and launched in 2005, the fund manages about 901 M € and charges a TER of 0.65% — 65 € per year on a €10,000 investment. Income is paid out to investors periodically (distributing).
iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Dist) competes with 1 other products on the same index (MSCI Korea): it ranks 1st by fund size and 2nd by ongoing cost, with a TER of 0.65% against a group median of 0.55%. It has been listed since 2005, 21 years of track record.
On a €10,000 investment the TER costs 65 € a year. The cheapest of the group is Xtrackers MSCI Korea UCITS ETF 1C at 0.45%, or 45 € on the same amount: a difference of 20 € every year, roughly 200 € over ten years before compounding.
Replication is physical: the fund holds the underlying securities directly. The ten largest positions account for 65.9% of the portfolio.
Income is distributed periodically: it produces cash flow, but reinvesting it is up to you if the goal is capital growth. The fund is denominated in USD. That is not the same as currency risk: the exposure comes from the currencies of the underlying holdings, not from the denomination or the trading currency of a given listing.
Irish domicile lets the fund apply the Ireland–US tax treaty, with 15% withholding instead of 30% on US dividends received by the fund.
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 28.5% |
| SK Hynix Inc | 18.4% |
| SK Square Co Ltd | 5.7% |
| Samsung Electro-Mechanics | 4.5% |
| Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. | 2.4% |
| KB Financial Group | 2.1% |
| Shinhan Financial Group | 1.5% |
| Doosan Heavy Ind. & Const. | 1.4% |
| Samsung C&T Corp | 1.4% |
| XETRA | IQQK | EUR |
| Francoforte | IQQK | EUR |
| London Stock Exchange | IKOR | GBX |
| London Stock Exchange | IDKO | USD |
| Euronext Amsterdam | IKRA | EUR |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | IKOR | USD |
Source: the fund's KID and the issuer's official documentation — data verified as of July 2026.
This page is informational and is not an investment recommendation. Figures may contain errors or be out of date: always check the KID and the issuer's factsheet before any decision.