iShares MSCI EM IMI ESG SCREENED UCITS ETF USD ACC ETF

Issuer: iShares

Asset Class: Equity

TER: 18bps

Trading Currency: GBP

Pays Income: False

Listing Date: 22 Nov 2019

Ticker: SEGM

ISIN: IE00BFNM3P36

This fund offers investors comprehensive, single-product access to the full spectrum of emerging market equities. It is designed to track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI), which captures large, mid, and small-cap companies across approximately 25 emerging countries. By including small-cap stocks, the index provides a more complete representation of the underlying economies compared to standard large and mid-cap-only benchmarks. This broad diversification, spanning over 3,000 individual holdings, helps mitigate single-stock and country-specific risks while capturing the growth potential of these diverse and dynamic markets.

Investing in emerging markets provides exposure to regions with potentially higher economic growth rates than developed nations, driven by factors such as favorable demographics, a rising middle class, and increasing urbanization. The portfolio offers significant exposure to key economies like China, India, Taiwan, Brazil, and South Korea, and is diversified across various sectors including information technology, financials, consumer discretionary, and communication services. This strategic allocation allows investors to participate in the long-term structural growth stories that define many of these developing economies.

As an accumulating fund, any dividends paid by the underlying companies are automatically reinvested back into the portfolio rather than being paid out to shareholders. This process of compounding can significantly enhance long-term total returns, making the instrument particularly suitable for investors with a growth-oriented, long-term investment horizon. It serves as a core, cost-effective building block for capturing the entire emerging market opportunity set.