VGK UCITS alternative: IMEA
European investors who cannot buy VGK directly can use IMEA as BestFolio's close match UCITS substitute, with ISIN IE00B4K48X80.
US to UCITS mapping
Original US-listed ETF ticker used in strategy rules and backtests.
iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
IMEA is the closest listed UCITS substitute BestFolio uses for VGK.
What is IMEA?
IMEA is iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF, a UCITS-compliant ETF that BestFolio uses when translating VGK 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 Europe vs. FTSE Europe, very similar coverage. The source ticker has 1x exposure and the UCITS substitute has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where VGK is used on BestFolio
VGK appears in 4 currently published BestFolio strategy universes or signal rules.
Build the full UCITS version of a TAA strategy
This ticker page is one building block. The hub shows complete tactical asset allocation strategies whose sleeves can be translated for European brokers.