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iShares Core MSCI EM IMI vs Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund EUR Acc

iShares Core MSCI EM IMI tracks MSCI Emerging Markets IMI and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund EUR Acc tracks MSCI Emerging Markets. 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.

iShares Core MSCI EM IMI

MSCI Emerging Markets IMI

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund EUR Acc

MSCI Emerging Markets

Comparison

iShares Core MSCI EM IMIVanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund EUR Acc
IndexMSCI Emerging Markets IMIMSCI Emerging Markets
TER0.18%0.23%
Hist. return*~6%~6%
ReplicationPhysicalPhysical
DistributionAccumulatingAccumulating
DomicileIrlandaIrlanda
CurrencyUSDEUR
Risk4/74/7
ISINIE00BKM4GZ66IE0031786142

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.

HorizoniShares Core MSCI EM IMIVanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund EUR AccDifference
10 years€51,706€51,563€144
20 years€153,776€152,843€933
30 years€355,262€351,781€3,481

iShares Core MSCI EM IMI 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.

iShares

iShares Core MSCI EM IMI

Vanguard

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund EUR Acc

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between iShares Core MSCI EM IMI and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund EUR Acc?+

They track different indices: iShares Core MSCI EM IMI follows MSCI Emerging Markets IMI and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund EUR Acc follows MSCI Emerging Markets. They also differ in cost (0.18% vs 0.23% TER), replication (physical vs physical) and domicile (Irlanda 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?+

iShares Core MSCI EM IMI has the lower annual fee. Applying the same 7% gross return to both with €300/month, that fee gap alone is worth about €933 after 20 years — that part is arithmetic, not a forecast.

Accumulating or distributing?+

Both are accumulating, so on this point there is no difference between them.

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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