(QDVS) iShares MSCI EM SRI - Ratings and Ratios

The iShares MSCI EM SRI UCITS ETF (ticker QDVS) is a Germany-domiciled exchange-traded fund that tracks the Morningstar Emerging-Markets Total-Market Ex-USA Net-Return Index (USD-denominated). It falls under the “Global Emerging Markets Equity” category and provides investors with exposure to a broad universe of socially-responsible companies across developing economies.

Key quantitative attributes (as of the latest public filings) include an expense ratio of roughly **0.20 %** and assets under management (AUM) of about **€1.2 bn**, indicating moderate scale for an ESG-focused emerging-market product. The fund’s top sector weights are typically **Financials (≈25 %)**, **Information Technology (≈15 %)**, and **Consumer Staples (≈12 %)**, reflecting the composition of the underlying MSCI EM SRI index. Recent macro drivers that materially affect performance are the **commodity price cycle** (which benefits resource-rich markets such as Brazil and Chile) and **policy-driven growth in China and India**, where GDP growth rates of **≈5-6 %** (2024-25 forecasts) underpin earnings expansion for many constituents.

Given the ETF’s ESG tilt, its **screening criteria** exclude companies with significant involvement in tobacco, controversial weapons, or high carbon-intensity activities, which can lead to a **tracking error** of about **0.8 %** versus the broader MSCI EM index-a factor worth quantifying for risk-adjusted return analysis.

For a deeper dive into QDVS’s risk-return profile, sector decomposition, and how its ESG screens compare to peers, you might explore the analytics on ValueRay, where the platform aggregates up-to-date fund metrics and scenario-based insights.