Best Europe UCITS ETFs
Compare UCITS ETFs providing broad exposure to European equities. Explore costs, fund structure, replication, income policy and benchmark coverage to understand which ETFs offer the exposure you are looking for.
- Europe UCITS ETFs covered
- 30
- Providers
- 8
Straight answers first
Europe is not one benchmark
Funds on this page track different European indexes. They hold different numbers of companies, different size segments and — in some cases — different countries. Decide the exposure before comparing cost or fund size.
Fixed 600 companies spanning large, mid and small caps across developed European markets.
Large- and mid-cap developed Europe under MSCI's size, liquidity and free-float rules; no small caps.
Developed-European equity exposure built on FTSE's own methodology and country classification.
All three include non-euro markets such as the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the Nordics, so they are close substitutes rather than identical portfolios. Eurozone-only, single-country, sector, factor and leveraged products are excluded from this page.
- Broad EuropeDeveloped European equity benchmarks
- Multi-currencyEuro, sterling, franc and Nordic currencies
- UCITSEuropean fund framework
- Market-cap weightedLarger companies, larger weights
- Provider dataSourced from Grovcap ETF records
8 providers
Provider-reported ongoing charge
Largest provider-reported figure among EUR-reporting share classes; other currencies are not converted
Share classes by dividend policy
Replication method
Earliest inception year in the set
Every Europe UCITS ETF
Sortable, ISIN-level records for every published, active UCITS share class providing plain Europe exposure. Currency-hedged and distributing variants are clearly labelled. Missing provider values are shown as unavailable rather than estimated.
Showing 30 of 30 share classes
| Benchmark | Dividends | Replication | Domicile | Currency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi Core Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF USD Hedged ACCHedgedMEUH LN · LU2873560564 | Amundi | STOXX EUROPE 600 | 0.09% | Accumulating | Not currently available | Luxembourg | 23.6bn USD | Not currently available | USD |
| Amundi Core Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF ACCMEUD FP · LU0908500753 | Amundi | STOXX EUROPE 600 | 0.07% | Accumulating | Not currently available | Luxembourg | 20.6bn EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| Amundi Core Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF EUR Hedged DISTHedgedSTXH BW · LU1574142243 | Amundi | STOXX EUROPE 600 | 0.15% | Distributing | Not currently available | Luxembourg | 20.6bn EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)SMEA · IE00B4K48X80 | iShares | MSCI Europe Index | 0.12% | Accumulating | Not currently available | Ireland | 15.8bn EUR | 2009 | EUR |
| iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETFIMEU · IE00B1YZSC51 | iShares | MSCI Europe Index | 0.12% | Distributing | Not currently available | Ireland | 10.7bn EUR | 2007 | EUR |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR UnlistedLU3184977299 | Xtrackers | MSCI Total Return Net Europe Index | 0.06% | Accumulating | Physical | Luxembourg | 8.4bn EUR | 2007 | EUR |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF 1CLU0274209237 | Xtrackers | MSCI Total Return Net Europe Index | 0.12% | Accumulating | Physical | Luxembourg | 8.4bn EUR | 2007 | USD |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF 1DLU1242369327 | Xtrackers | MSCI Total Return Net Europe Index | 0.12% | Distributing | Physical | Luxembourg | 8.4bn EUR | 2007 | USD |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF 2C USD HedgedHedgedLU1184092051 | Xtrackers | MSCI Total Return Net Europe Index | 0.30% | Accumulating | Physical | Luxembourg | 8.4bn EUR | 2007 | USD |
| Amundi Core Msci Europe UCITS ETF ACCCEU2 FP · LU1437015735 | Amundi | MSCI EUROPE | 0.12% | Accumulating | Not currently available | Luxembourg | 8.3bn EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| Amundi Core Msci Europe UCITS ETF DIST10AI GY · LU1737652310 | Amundi | MSCI EUROPE | 0.12% | Distributing | Not currently available | Luxembourg | 8.3bn EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF 1DLU2581375156 | Xtrackers | STOXX Europe 600 INDEX | 0.07% | Distributing | Physical | Luxembourg | 5.5bn EUR | 2009 | EUR |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF IC EUR UnlistedLU3353962940 | Xtrackers | STOXX Europe 600 INDEX | 0.07% | Not currently available | Physical | Luxembourg | 5.5bn EUR | 2009 | EUR |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF 1CLU0328475792 | Xtrackers | STOXX Europe 600 INDEX | 0.20% | Accumulating | Physical | Luxembourg | 5.5bn EUR | 2009 | EUR |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF 2C - EUR HedgedHedgedLU1772333404 | Xtrackers | STOXX Europe 600 INDEX | 0.25% | Accumulating | Physical | Luxembourg | 5.5bn EUR | 2009 | EUR |
| iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETFHedgedIMEAX · IE00BL4KKW48 | iShares | MSCI Europe Index | 0.17% | Accumulating | Not currently available | Ireland | 2.8bn MXN | 2019 | MXN |
| Amundi Msci Europe Action UCITS ETF DISTAE5B GY · LU2608817958 | Amundi | Not currently available | 0.09% | Distributing | Not currently available | Luxembourg | 2.3bn EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| UBS Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR disLU0446734104 | UBS | MSCI Europe Total Return Net | 0.06% | Distributing | Physical | Luxembourg | 1.5bn EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETFCEBZ · IE000MAO75G5 | iShares | MSCI Europe Index | 0.12% | Accumulating | Not currently available | Ireland | 1.2bn EUR | 2024 | EUR |
| Amundi Msci Europe UCITS ETF ACCMEU FP · FR0010261198 | Amundi | MSCI EUROPE | 0.25% | Accumulating | Not currently available | France | 610m EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| Invesco STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF Acc | Invesco UKIE00B60SWW18 | Invesco | STOXX® Europe 600 Total Return Index | 0.19% | Accumulating | Synthetic | Ireland | 584m EUR | 2009 | GBX |
| UBS Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR accLU0950668524 | UBS | MSCI Europe Total Return Net | 0.06% | Accumulating | Physical | Luxembourg | 536m EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI Europe UCITS ETFERO · IE00BKWQ0Q14 | SPDR | MSCI Europe Index | 0.08% | Accumulating | Physical | Ireland | 394m EUR | 2014 | EUR |
| UBS Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF hCHF accHedgedLU1589327680 | UBS | MSCI Europe 100% Hedged to CHF Total Return | 0.09% | Accumulating | Physical | Luxembourg | 137m CHF | Not currently available | CHF |
| UBS Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF hEUR accHedgedLU1600334798 | UBS | MSCI Europe 100% Hedged to EUR Total Return | 0.09% | Accumulating | Physical | Luxembourg | 136m EUR | Not currently available | EUR |
| Invesco MSCI Europe UCITS ETF Acc | Invesco UKIE00B60SWY32 | Invesco | MSCI Europe Total Return (Net) Index | 0.19% | Accumulating | Synthetic | Ireland | 58m EUR | 2009 | USD |
| iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETFSTT6 · IE0004YCLDW1 | iShares | Stoxx Europe 600 Net TR | 0.07% | Distributing | Physical | Ireland | 8m EUR | 2026 | EUR |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) DistributingVEUR · IE00B945VV12 | Vanguard | FTSE Developed Europe Index | 0.10% | Distributing | Physical | Ireland | Not currently available | 2013 | EUR |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) AccumulatingVEUA · IE00BK5BQX27 | Vanguard | FTSE Developed Europe Index | 0.10% | Accumulating | Physical | Ireland | Not currently available | 2019 | EUR |
| HSBC MSCI EUROPE UCITS ETFIE00B5BD5K76 | HSBC | Not currently available | Not currently available | Not currently available | Not currently available | Not currently available | Not currently available | Not currently available | EUR |
Values are provider-reported and stored per ISIN in the Grovcap database. Fields a provider has not published are shown as unavailable. Fund-size reporting dates and currencies may differ by provider.
Best by category
Each selection is produced by an explicit rule applied to current Grovcap data — not an endorsement. No single Europe ETF is best for every investor.
Xtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR Unlisted
Xtrackers · LU3184977299
Largest physically replicated accumulating share class in the eligible set at 8.4bn EUR, charging 0.06%. Selected on cost, scale, structure and data completeness after benchmark choice; this is not a judgment that one broad-Europe benchmark is superior to another. Fund size is shown exactly as the provider reports it, and only EUR-reported share classes are ranked here: Grovcap does not convert currencies, and several providers report assets for the whole fund rather than for the individual share class.
View fund detailsXtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR Unlisted
Xtrackers · LU3184977299
Lowest valid provider-reported TER in the eligible set at 0.06%. Ongoing charge is only part of total cost: tracking difference, spreads and broker fees also apply.
View fund detailsAmundi Core Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF ACC (MEUD FP)
Amundi · LU0908500753
Highest provider-reported fund size among EUR-reporting share classes at 20.6bn EUR. Fund size is shown exactly as the provider reports it, and only EUR-reported share classes are ranked here: Grovcap does not convert currencies, and several providers report assets for the whole fund rather than for the individual share class. Size lowers closure risk and usually supports liquidity.
View fund detailsXtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR Unlisted
Xtrackers · LU3184977299
Accumulating, physically replicated share class from Xtrackers charging 0.06% with 8.4bn EUR in reported assets and complete provider data on cost, structure and domicile. Those are structural characteristics, not a statement about who should own it.
View fund detailsXtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR Unlisted
Xtrackers · LU3184977299
Ranked on accumulation first, then scale (8.4bn EUR), cost (0.06%), physical replication and data completeness.
View fund detailsiShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (IMEU)
iShares · IE00B1YZSC51
Largest distributing Europe share class in the eligible set at 10.7bn EUR, charging 0.12%. Suitable where paid dividends fit your cash-flow or local tax treatment.
View fund detailsXtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR Unlisted
Xtrackers · LU3184977299
Cheapest accumulating share class in the eligible set at 0.06%, selected on provider-reported TER with the standard tie-breakers. Broker availability, savings-plan coverage for this ISIN, spreads and transaction fees are not in the Grovcap dataset and can change what you actually pay.
View fund detailsXtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR Unlisted
Xtrackers · LU3184977299
Earliest valid inception date in the eligible set, launched in 2007. A longer record means more observable tracking history.
View fund detailsXtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR Unlisted
Xtrackers · LU3184977299
Largest physically replicated share class in the eligible set at 8.4bn EUR. The fund holds index constituents rather than contracting for the return.
View fund detailsInvesco STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF Acc | Invesco UK
Invesco · IE00B60SWW18
Largest swap-based share class in the eligible set at 584m EUR, charging 0.19%. Swap structures add counterparty exposure that you should assess separately.
View fund detailsAmundi Core Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF EUR Hedged DIST (STXH BW)
Amundi · LU1574142243
Largest hedged share class in the set at 20.6bn EUR, charging 0.15%. Hedging removes most of the currency movement between the index currencies and the hedge currency, at an ongoing cost.
View fund detailsDecision helper
Work through these questions in order. They are informational, use structural facts, and nothing you choose is recorded.
Have you decided which European benchmark you want?
Filter the table to that index family and compare cost, size, replication and income policy within it.
Start with coverage: the STOXX Europe 600 reaches into small caps with a fixed 600-stock count, while MSCI Europe and FTSE Developed Europe follow their own large- and mid-cap methodologies.
Do you want dividends reinvested automatically?
Focus on accumulating share classes; the fund reinvests income internally and you avoid manual reinvestment costs.
Consider distributing share classes so income lands in your brokerage account, which some local tax treatments favour.
Do you prefer physical replication?
Filter the table to physically replicated share classes, which hold index constituents directly.
Swap-based share classes remain open to you, subject to your own counterparty and collateral analysis.
Will you invest a fixed amount regularly?
Savings-plan availability for the exact ISIN, order fees and spreads usually matter more than a very small TER difference.
Compare fund size, spread, exchange listing and execution conditions for the size of trade you intend to place.
Do you need currency hedging?
Compare hedged Europe share classes and the additional ongoing cost they carry; use the Hedging filter above.
Remember that trading in EUR does not remove the underlying currency exposure of the index constituents.
The broad-Europe benchmark choices
STOXX Europe 600, MSCI Europe and FTSE Developed Europe all cover developed Europe using different rules.
STOXX Europe 600: broad exposure across large-, mid- and small-cap companies in developed European markets, with a fixed 600-stock count.
MSCI Europe: large- and mid-cap exposure across developed European equity markets under MSCI's size, liquidity and free-float rules.
FTSE Developed Europe: broad developed-European equity exposure built using FTSE's index methodology and country classification.
All three include non-euro markets such as the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the Nordics, so they are close substitutes rather than identical portfolios.
Related reading: Best STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETFs, Best MSCI Europe UCITS ETFs.
Europe alongside a global core
A Europe ETF increases the European weight you already hold through a global fund.
Global benchmarks such as MSCI World, MSCI ACWI and FTSE All-World contain European equities at market weight. A dedicated Europe fund therefore raises that weight deliberately; the question is how large a tilt you want and how you will rebalance it.
Related reading: Best MSCI World UCITS ETFs, Best FTSE All-World UCITS ETFs.
Why UCITS ETFs?
UCITS is the European fund framework setting diversification, custody and disclosure rules.
European retail investors generally cannot buy US-listed ETFs, so Europe exposure is accessed through UCITS funds, which carry the key information documents your broker must provide.
Domicile choice within the framework affects withholding tax on underlying dividends and how the fund is reported in your local tax return.
Related reading: UCITS ETFs explained.
Accumulating vs distributing
Accumulating reinvests dividends inside the fund; distributing pays them to your account.
Mechanically, accumulating avoids the friction of reinvesting small payments. Which is preferable usually comes down to how fund income is taxed where you live and whether you want cash flow.
Related reading: Reinvest or get paid.
Physical vs synthetic replication
Physical funds hold the shares; swap-based funds contract for the index return.
Both approaches appear in the Europe market. Synthetic structures add counterparty exposure managed through collateral; physical funds avoid that at the cost of holding and trading the basket.
Related reading: ETF myths vs reality.
TER, tracking difference, spreads and execution
The ongoing charge is only one component of what you pay to hold and trade an ETF.
Total cost is the ongoing charge plus the spread you cross on each trade, your broker's commission, any currency conversion, and the fund's internal trading and withholding-tax drag. Tracking difference captures most of that in a single realised number.
Related reading: Lowest TER UCITS ETF rankings, lowest-TER ranking methodology.
Fund size and closure risk
Larger funds are less likely to be merged or wound up and usually trade more tightly.
Fund size is reported by providers at different frequencies and in different currencies, so Grovcap shows the provider value and its currency rather than converting or estimating it.
Related reading: UCITS Explorer, how Grovcap handles provider data.
Trading currency vs underlying currency exposure
The currency a line is quoted in does not determine the currency risk you hold.
A euro-quoted Europe line still holds companies priced in the index currencies. Only an explicitly hedged share class changes that, and hedging carries an ongoing cost that is visible in the TER column.
Related reading: ETF comparison tool, UCITS ETFs explained.
Retail investor questions
The questions European investors actually ask before buying a Europe UCITS ETF.
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