Alternatives in the same category

Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets vs iShares MSCI Korea

Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets tracks MSCI Emerging Markets and iShares MSCI Korea tracks MSCI Korea. They are realistic alternatives for the same slot in a portfolio, but because the indices are different nobody can tell you in advance which will return more. What can be compared objectively is the cost, the replication method, the domicile and how each one is structured — and that is what this page does.

What each one tracks

This is the underlying difference: they do not follow the same index, so their returns will diverge.

Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets

MSCI Emerging Markets

iShares MSCI Korea

MSCI Korea

Comparison

Amundi MSCI Emerging MarketsiShares MSCI Korea
IndexMSCI Emerging MarketsMSCI Korea
TER0.20%0.74%
Hist. return*~6%~6%
ReplicationSyntheticPhysical
DistributionAccumulatingDistributing
DomicileLuxemburgoIrlanda
CurrencyEURUSD
Risk4/75/7
ISINLU1681045370IE00B5W4TY14

What the fee gap actually costs

Applying the SAME 7% gross return to both and contributing €300/month, the only thing moving the result is the TER. This is not a return forecast: it is how much the fee weighs.

HorizonAmundi MSCI Emerging MarketsiShares MSCI KoreaDifference
10 years€51,649€50,124€1,525
20 years€153,402€143,709€9,693
30 years€353,865€318,439€35,426

Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets is the cheaper of the two. Remember they track different indices: cost is one factor, not the verdict.

Nobody can know which will perform better: they track different indices and past performance is not a prediction. What is objective today is the cost, the replication, the domicile and the distribution policy.

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Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets and iShares MSCI Korea?+

They track different indices: Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets follows MSCI Emerging Markets and iShares MSCI Korea follows MSCI Korea. They also differ in cost (0.20% vs 0.74% TER), replication (synthetic vs physical) and domicile (Luxemburgo vs Irlanda).

Which one will perform better?+

Nobody can know that: they track different indices, so their returns will diverge, and past index performance is not a prediction. What you can control today is the cost, the tax structure and whether the index actually covers what you want exposure to.

Which one is cheaper?+

Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets has the lower annual fee. Applying the same 7% gross return to both with €300/month, that fee gap alone is worth about €9,693 after 20 years — that part is arithmetic, not a forecast.

Accumulating or distributing?+

Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets is accumulating (dividends are reinvested inside the fund) and iShares MSCI Korea is distributing (dividends are paid out to you). For long-term compounding in Spain, accumulating usually defers taxation; distributing gives you income you are taxed on each year.

Can I hold both?+

Yes. Unlike two funds tracking the identical index, these give you genuinely different exposure, so holding both is not automatically redundant — just be aware you may end up overlapping on the largest companies and doubling your rebalancing work.

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