VGK ucits alternative: IMEA
BestFolio maps VGK to IMEA as a approximate match European-listed alternative, with ISIN IE00B4K48X80. Eligibility depends on the investor's jurisdiction, broker and account type.
US to European mapping
Original US-listed ETF ticker used in strategy rules and backtests.
iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
IMEA gives similar asset-class exposure, but it is not a like-for-like index match.
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What is IMEA?
IMEA is iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc), the European-listed product BestFolio uses when translating VGK. Most targets are UCITS ETFs; some commodity and leveraged targets are UCITS-eligible ETCs or ETPs instead. Product structure and retail eligibility must be checked for the exact ISIN.
US exposure: FTSE Developed Europe All Cap. European exposure: MSCI Europe. Different index or active mandate; an exposure proxy only. Accumulating; fund currency EUR; primary London Stock Exchange, EUR. TER 0.12% p.a.; size EUR 15,745m. Sources: issuer and justETF, checked 2026-10-07; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00B4K48X80 The source ticker has 1x exposure and the mapped target 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.
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