Best MSCI Europe UCITS ETFs
MSCI Europe covers large- and mid-cap companies across European developed markets. Compare the UCITS ETFs tracking it, and understand how cost, size, replication and dividend policy differ between them.
- MSCI Europe UCITS ETFs covered
- 19
- Providers
- 7
Straight answers first
- MSCI EuropeEuropean developed large and mid caps
- RegionalDeveloped Europe, several currencies
- UCITSEuropean fund framework
- Market-cap weightedLarger companies, larger weights
- Provider dataSourced from Grovcap ETF records
7 providers
Provider-reported ongoing charge
Provider-reported assets, in the provider's currency
Share classes by dividend policy
Replication method
Earliest inception year in the set
Every MSCI Europe UCITS ETF
Sortable, ISIN-level records for every published, active UCITS share class providing plain MSCI Europe exposure. Currency-hedged and distributing variants are clearly labelled. Missing provider values are shown as unavailable rather than estimated.
Showing 19 of 19 share classes
| Benchmark | Dividends | Replication | Domicile | Currency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 MSCI 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%. Scale keeps the decision simple — it is not a claim of superior future returns.
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 detailsiShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) (SMEA)
iShares · IE00B4K48X80
Highest reported fund size in the eligible set at 15.8bn EUR (EUR). Size lowers closure risk and usually supports liquidity.
View fund detailsXtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF IC EUR Unlisted
Xtrackers · LU3184977299
A large, physically replicated, accumulating share class from Xtrackers tracking the headline MSCI Europe index, with complete provider data. No dividend admin and no swap counterparty to assess.
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 MSCI 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%, so recurring buys compound without dividend leakage. Savings-plan availability for this exact ISIN and per-order cost are not in the Grovcap dataset and may matter more than the TER gap.
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 MSCI Europe UCITS ETF Acc | Invesco UK
Invesco · IE00B60SWY32
Largest swap-based share class in the eligible set at 58m EUR, charging 0.19%. Swap structures add counterparty exposure that you should assess separately.
View fund detailsXtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF 2C USD Hedged
Xtrackers · LU1184092051
Largest hedged share class in the set at 8.4bn EUR, charging 0.30%. 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.
Are you adding Europe on top of a global equity core?
A MSCI Europe ETF is a straightforward regional overweight; decide the target weight and how you will rebalance before buying.
A global fund already includes European companies at market weight, so a single-region fund is not a substitute for broad equity exposure.
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 MSCI 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.
What is the MSCI Europe Index?
A free-float market-cap weighted index of large- and mid-cap companies across European developed markets.
Membership follows MSCI's developed-Europe country classification and its size, liquidity and free-float rules. Small caps sit in a separate index and are not part of the standard MSCI Europe.
Country and sector weights are outcomes of market value rather than policy choices, so they move as markets reprice.
MSCI Europe in a global portfolio
A regional building block, usually held alongside — not instead of — global equity exposure.
European investors often add a home-region tilt for familiarity or currency reasons. Sizing matters more than fund choice: a global fund already contains Europe, so any dedicated position is a deliberate overweight.
Related reading: Best STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETFs, Best MSCI 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 MSCI 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 MSCI 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.
Trading currency vs underlying currency exposure
The currency a line is quoted in does not determine the currency risk you hold.
A euro-quoted MSCI 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.
Retail investor questions
The questions European investors actually ask before buying a MSCI Europe UCITS ETF.
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