The best Latin America ETFs
How do I invest in Latin American stocks?
The easiest way to invest in the whole Latin American stock market is to invest in a broad market index. This can be done at a low cost by using ETFs.
In this curated investment guide, you will find all ETFs that allow you to invest broadly diversified in Latin American stocks. Currently, there are 5 ETFs available.
The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs tracking stocks from Latin America is between 0.20% p.a. and 0.74% p.a..
0.20% p.a. - 0.74% p.a.
annual total expense ratio (TER) of Latin America ETFs
tracking stocks from Latin America, which
are tracked by ETFs
that track a broadly diversified Latin America index
How do I invest in companies from Central and South America?
Latin America ETFs allow you to invest broadly in Central and South American companies. In global emerging market ETFs, Latin American companies are usually also included, but only to a rather small extent. In this curated investment guide, you will find all ETFs that allow you to invest broadly diversified in Central and South American stocks.The two most important countries in the investable Latin America indices are Brazil and Mexico. If you want to invest exclusively in one of these countries, you can do so with a Brazil ETF or a Mexico ETF.
Performance of broadly diversified Latin America indices in comparison
Source: justETF Research; As of 01/08/2021; Performance over 1 year in GBP.
Indices in comparison
Indices on stocks from Latin America
The best indices for Latin America ETFs
For an investment in stocks from Latin America, there are 2 indices available that are tracked by 5 ETFs. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on these indices is between 0.20% p.a. and 0.74% p.a.. Depending on the market environment, stocks from a single country can make up large parts of an index. You can find more information regarding the concentration of countries, companies and sectors in the index factsheets linked below.| Index | Investment focus | Number of ETFs | Number of constituents | Short description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America | Latin America | 4 ETFs | 101 (30/06/2021) |
The MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America index tracks the equity markets of emerging markets in Latin America.
Index factsheet |
| MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America 10/40 | Latin America | 1 ETF | 101 (30/06/2021) |
The MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America 10/40 index tracks the equity markets of emerging markets in Latin America. The imbedded 10/40 rule limits the weight of a single company to 10% of the index. The sum of all companies with weights between 5% and 10% is limited to 40%.
Index factsheet |
| Index | 1 month in % |
3 months in % |
6 months in % |
1 year in % |
3 years in % |
5 years in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America | -3.67% | 4.92% | 4.81% | 11.87% | -10.49% | 4.70% |
| MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America 10/40 | -4.90% | 5.61% | 9.03% | 16.38% | -7.13% | 9.21% |
Source: justETF.com; As of 31/07/2021; Calculations in GBP based on the largest ETF of the respective index.
ETFs in comparison
ETFs tracking stocks from Latin America
All Latin America ETFs in comparison
In the table below we have listed the currently available Latin America ETFs. Via the "Properties" and "Performance" tabs, you can find detailed information on these ETFs and sort them according to your desired criterion. More information about the different criteria when choosing an ETF can be found in our article on ETF selection.| ETF ISIN |
Fund size in m GBP |
TER in % |
Inception date | Use of profits | Fund domicile | Replication method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF (Dist)IE00B27YCK28 | 319 | 0.74% p.a. | 15/10/2007 | Distributing | Ireland | Optimized sampling |
| Xtrackers MSCI EM Latin America Swap UCITS ETF 1CLU0292108619 | 103 | 0.65% p.a. | 22/06/2007 | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Unfunded swap |
| Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America UCITS ETF USDLU1681045297 | 52 | 0.20% p.a. | 22/03/2018 | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Unfunded swap |
| Lyxor MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF - AccLU1900066629 | 39 | 0.65% p.a. | 15/05/2007 | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Unfunded swap |
| HSBC MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF USDIE00B4TS3815 | 19 | 0.60% p.a. | 10/03/2011 | Distributing | Ireland | Full replication |
| ETF ISIN |
1 month in % |
3 months in % |
6 months in % |
1 year in % |
3 years in % |
5 years in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF (Dist)IE00B27YCK28 | -4.90% | 5.61% | 9.03% | 16.38% | -7.13% | 9.21% |
| Xtrackers MSCI EM Latin America Swap UCITS ETF 1CLU0292108619 | -3.67% | 4.92% | 4.81% | 11.87% | -10.49% | 4.70% |
| Amundi ETF MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America UCITS ETF USDLU1681045297 | -3.51% | 7.31% | 11.43% | 18.98% | -4.54% | 12.72% |
| Lyxor MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF - AccLU1900066629 | -3.74% | 6.94% | 11.40% | 18.64% | -5.20% | 12.37% |
| HSBC MSCI EM Latin America UCITS ETF USDIE00B4TS3815 | -4.45% | 6.45% | 10.41% | 17.95% | -6.05% | 10.18% |
Source: justETF.com; As of 31/07/2021
