Amundi vs iShares
Both providers track indices, so neither "performs" better than the other — what separates them is cost, range and which markets they actually cover. Amundi has 18 products in this catalog and iShares has 64, overlapping in 9 categories. Amundi offers the cheapest fund in 5 of those 9 categories.
Amundi
- Products
- 18
- Lowest TER
- 0.06%
- Average TER
- 0.21%
- Categories
- 9
iShares
- Products
- 64
- Lowest TER
- 0.07%
- Average TER
- 0.40%
- Categories
- 13
Which one is cheaper, and where
Amundi offers the cheapest fund in 5 of the 9 categories both cover.
The cheapest fund from each, category by category
Each provider’s lowest-fee product within every shared category, head to head. The index each one tracks is shown too, because two funds in the same category do not always track the same thing.
| Category | Amundi | iShares | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | Amundi Prime All Country WorldSolactive GBS Global Markets0.07% | iShares Core MSCI WorldMSCI World0.20% | €13/year per €10,000 |
| Technology | Amundi Nasdaq-100Nasdaq-1000.22% | iShares Nasdaq 100Nasdaq-1000.33% | €11/year per €10,000 |
| Thematic | Amundi Stoxx Europe 600 BanksSTOXX Europe 600 Banks0.30% | iShares Automation & RoboticsiSTOXX FactSet Automation & Robotics0.40% | €10/year per €10,000 |
| USA | Amundi S&P 500 (Acc)S&P 5000.15% | iShares Core S&P 500S&P 5000.07% | €8/year per €10,000 |
| Gold | Amundi Physical Gold ETCPhysical gold (spot price)0.15% | iShares Physical Gold ETCPhysical gold (spot price)0.12% | €3/year per €10,000 |
| Emerging | Amundi MSCI Emerging MarketsMSCI Emerging Markets0.20% | iShares Core MSCI EM IMIMSCI Emerging Markets IMI0.18% | €2/year per €10,000 |
| Sustainable | Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PABMSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB0.18% | iShares MSCI World SRIMSCI World SRI Select Reduced Fossil Fuel0.20% | €2/year per €10,000 |
| Fixed income | Amundi US Treasury Bond 7-10YBloomberg US Treasury 7-10 Year0.06% | iShares Core € Govt BondBloomberg Euro Treasury0.07% | €1/year per €10,000 |
| Europe | Amundi Stoxx Europe 600STOXX Europe 6000.07% | iShares Core FTSE 100FTSE 1000.07% | Same cost |
What each one covers
Only at Amundi
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Structural differences
Amundi
- Accumulating
- 100%
- Physical replication
- 89%
- Are ETFs
- 89%
- Domicile
- Luxembourg, France, Ireland
iShares
- Accumulating
- 41%
- Physical replication
- 100%
- Are ETFs
- 97%
- Domicile
- Ireland, Germany
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Frequently asked questions
Is Amundi or iShares cheaper?+
Amundi offers the cheapest fund in 5 of the 9 categories both cover, against 3 for iShares. But "cheaper overall" is the wrong question: what matters is which is cheaper in the category you are actually buying.
Where is the difference between Amundi and iShares biggest?+
In global equities: Amundi Prime All Country World charges 0.07% against 0.20% for iShares Core MSCI World. On €10,000 invested that is a €13.00 difference every year, in favour of Amundi.
Which one has the wider range?+
iShares, with 64 products against 18. Coverage is not identical either: iShares covers the Japanese market, listed real estate, small-cap companies, high-dividend companies where Amundi does not.
Are there structural differences beyond fees?+
Yes. Amundi's products in this catalog are 100% accumulating and 89% physically replicated, domiciled in Luxembourg, France, Ireland. iShares's are 41% accumulating and 100% physical, domiciled in Ireland, Germany. For a Spanish investor the accumulating/distributing split matters for tax, and domicile matters for dividend withholding.
Does this comparison look at past performance?+
No, deliberately. Two funds tracking the same index deliver almost identical returns before fees, so comparing their past returns tells you about the index, not about the provider. The fee is the part the provider actually controls, and the only one you know for certain the day you invest.
Cost and coverage comparison computed over this site’s catalog, which is a sample and not each provider’s full product range. Returns are not compared: two funds tracking the same index perform almost identically before fees, so past performance tells you about the index, not the provider. Educational content, not a recommendation.