IEV UCITS Equivalent: IMEU
IEV (iShares Europe ETF, iShares) is a US-listed ETF you can't buy from Europe. Its closest UCITS equivalent is IMEU — iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF — a 90% match by index, holdings and cost.
IEV vs IMEU: side-by-side
| IEV (US) | IMEU (UCITS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares Europe ETF | iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (Dist) |
| Strategy | Europe large-cap index | Europe large-cap equity |
| Domicile | United States | Ireland |
| Ongoing charge (TER) | — | 0.12% |
| Income | Distributing (semi-annual) | Distributing (quarterly) |
| Trailing yield | 3.2% | 2.46% |
| Trading currency | USD | EUR |
| Fund size | — | 10.5B |
| Buyable by EU/UK retail investors | Usually blocked (no PRIIPs KID) | Yes |
| US estate-tax exposure (non-US investors) | Yes, above $60k | No |
| US dividend withholding | Withheld on each payout (15% with a W-8BEN, else 30%) | 15% inside the fund (Ireland–US treaty), nothing extra to you |
UCITS data from UCITSIncome, updated November 2026. IEV figures are indicative.
About IEV
Why you can't buy IEV in Europe
US-domiciled ETFs like IEVdon't publish the EU “KID” disclosure document required by the PRIIPs regulation, so European and other non-US brokers block the order. It isn't illegal — you simply buy the UCITS equivalent (IMEU) instead. UCITS funds are also more tax-efficient for non-US investors: lower US dividend withholding and no US estate-tax exposure. Read the full explanation →
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