VEA UCITS alternative: EXUS
European investors who cannot buy VEA directly can use EXUS as BestFolio's close match UCITS substitute, with ISIN IE0006WW1TQ4.
US to UCITS mapping
Original US-listed ETF ticker used in strategy rules and backtests.
Xtrackers MSCI World ex USA UCITS ETF
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
EXUS is the closest listed UCITS substitute BestFolio uses for VEA.
What is EXUS?
EXUS is Xtrackers MSCI World ex USA UCITS ETF, a UCITS-compliant ETF that BestFolio uses when translating VEA into a European-broker-friendly allocation. UCITS funds are designed for EU and UK retail access and carry the required investor documents that US-listed ETFs usually lack.
MSCI World ex USA (developed large+mid, no small cap). VEA = FTSE Developed ex-US (includes small cap). TER 0.15%. Launched Mar 2024. The source ticker has 1x exposure and the UCITS substitute has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where VEA is used on BestFolio
VEA appears in 9 currently published BestFolio strategy universes or signal rules.
Build the full UCITS version of a TAA strategy
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