One of the largest ASX ETF providers is iShares.
iShares is a family of ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) created and managed by BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers.
Here are some of iShares’ best performing ASX ETFs over the past 12 months.
iShares Msci South Korea ETF (ASX: IKO)
This ASX ETF tracks the performance of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index, before fees and expenses.
The index is designed to measure the performance of Korean large-cap and mid-cap companies.
The Korean economy saw modest growth in 2025, however this fund was able to capture some of the record breaking exports from last year.
Electronics, and technology companies in particular rose sharply in 2025.
These companies make up roughly half of the fund.
By sector, its largest exposure is to:
- Information Technology (48.95%)
- Industrials (19.29%)
- Financials (10.35%)
In fact, the country’s annual exports exceeded $700 billion for the first time. This was largely on the back of semiconductor demand.
Semiconductors play an important role in the AI landscape.
This all contributed to a fantastic year for this ASX ETF which is now up more than 80% in the last 12 months.
iShares International Equity ETFs – iShares Asia 50 ETF (ASX: IAA)
This more broad – Asia tracking ASX ETF enjoyed strong returns for many of the same reasons.
This fund from iShares aims to track the performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index, before fees and expenses.
The index is designed to measure the performance of 50 of the largest Asian companies domiciled in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.
It has a strong exposure to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) company which rose more than 50% in the last year.
This one holding makes up more than a quarter of the fund by weighting.
There are currently 52 holdings in total.
In the last 12 months, this ASX ETF has risen by an impressive 41%.
iShares International Equity ETFs – iShares Europe ETF (ASX: IEU)
Changing continents, this ASX ETF aims to track the performance of the S&P Europe 350 Index, before fees and expenses.
The index is designed to measure the performance of large capitalisation equities and covers 16 major developed European markets.
Geographically, this funds’ largest exposure is to:
- United Kingdom (23.51%)
- France (15.94%)
- Switzerland (14.42%)
- Germany (14.32%)
It is up more than 21% since this time last year.
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