CSP1iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
iShares · IE00B5BMR087
Comparison
CSP1 vs SWDA
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF (CSP1) and iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (SWDA): what each one is, what it costs, how it has done before and after inflation, how far it fell, and how much of what they hold is the same. Nothing here says which one to choose.
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- CSP1
- SWDA
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF
iShares · IE00B4L5Y983
What differs
Facts from each fund’s own record, side by side. None of them says which fund to choose.
- CSP1 tracks the S&P 500; SWDA tracks the MSCI World Index.
- Both are accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund.
- SWDA’s ongoing charge is 0.20% a year against 0.07% for CSP1: about £13 a year more on £10,000.
- CSP1 is in US shares; SWDA is in Global shares.
- 71% of what they hold is the same companies at the same weights.
Growth of £10,000 over 12 months
to · after fund charges, before inflation
- CSP1£11,866+18.7%
- SWDA£11,840+18.4%
The start is the first date every fund has a price. Weekly closes; some series count income reinvested and some do not (see “Measured as” below).
Side by side
| Measure | CSP1 | SWDA |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | ||
| Category | US shares | Global shares |
| Type | ETF | ETF |
| Provider | iShares | iShares |
| Tracks | S&P 500 | MSCI World Index |
| Income | Accumulating | Accumulating |
| Currency hedged | No | No |
| Domicile | Ireland | Ireland |
| Launched | 19/05/2010 | 25/09/2009 |
| ISA and SIPP | ISASIPP | ISASIPP |
| What it costs | ||
| Ongoing charge | 0.07% a year | 0.20% a year |
| On £10,000 | £7 a year | £20 a year |
| Fund size | £88bn | £84bn |
| Latest close | £633.30 | £111.28 |
| Past returns, after charges | ||
| 1 year | +18.3% | +17.4% |
| 3 years | +72.0% | +68.1% |
| 5 years | +92.9% | +80.5% |
| 5 years after inflation | +50.8% | +41.1% |
| Measured as | income reinvested | income reinvested |
| Ups and downs | ||
| Volatility, 5 years | 13.6% | 12.8% |
| Largest fall, 5 years | −19.1%24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025 | −16.3%31/01/2025 to 04/04/2025 |
| Lowest 12 months | −8.9%to 30/12/2022 | −8.8%to 23/12/2022 |
| Highest 12 months | +33.2%to 17/04/2026 | +32.7%to 17/04/2026 |
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
Returns run to each fund’s latest close. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. How returns are calculated
Calendar-year returns
Each full calendar year and 2026 so far (to 02/10/2026), in pounds, after charges. The smaller figure is after UK inflation.
| Year | CSP1 | SWDA |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8%after inflation +11.6% | +13.8%after inflation +10.6% | |
| +8.8%after inflation +5.0% | +12.3%after inflation +8.4% | |
| +27.7%after inflation +23.3% | +21.3%after inflation +17.1% | |
| +19.9%after inflation +15.1% | +17.6%after inflation +12.9% | |
| −8.9%after inflation −16.6% | −8.3%after inflation −16.1% |
- CSP1: price, with income reinvested in the fund; to 02/10/2026.
- SWDA: price, with income reinvested in the fund; to 02/10/2026.
- Source: Fundology, from recorded closes; inflation ONS CPIH. How calendar-year returns are worked out
Holdings in common
How much of the funds is the same companies at the same weights. The higher it is, the more owning both is like owning one fund twice.
71%
of what CSP1 and SWDA hold is the same companies at the same weights.
Largest holdings in common
| Company | CSP1 | SWDA |
|---|---|---|
 NVIDIA | 8.37% | 5.79% |
 Apple | 7.36% | 5.39% |
 Microsoft | 5.77% | 3.99% |
 Alphabet · Class A | 5.51% | 3.99% |
 Amazon | 3.70% | 2.66% |
 Meta Platforms · Class A | 2.42% | 1.76% |
 Broadcom | 2.53% | 1.75% |
 Micron Technology | 1.82% | 1.33% |
 Tesla | 1.51% | 1.12% |
 Advanced Micro Devices | 1.51% | 1.10% |
Source: issuer-published holdings, as of
Overlap is the sum, company by company, of the smaller of the two weights. How overlap is measured
Sources and dates
Source: TradingView (prices), as of , at least 15 min delayed
Source: fund issuers and the FCA register (charges, identity)
Source: ONS CPIH (inflation, latest month published)
More comparisons
- Two S&P 500 trackersVanguard (VUAG) and iShares (CSP1): the same index from two providers.
- All-World and MSCI WorldVWRP includes emerging markets; SWDA holds developed markets only.
- FTSE 100 and FTSE 250The UK’s 100 largest listed companies against the next 250.
- The world and the US aloneA global tracker against its largest single country.
- Gold and UK giltsTwo holdings people keep for very different reasons.
Terms on this page: ongoing charge, real return, accumulating and distributing, volatility, largest fall, holdings overlap, calendar-year returns.