# iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) (0VQ1) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/0vq1 · ISIN CH0019852802 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, 0VQ1 (iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH), ISIN CH0019852802) closed at CHF 325.40 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year (about £45 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +17.8%, or −7.9% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2004. It tracks the Switzerland SMI Mid. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year — about £45 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. Latest close: **CHF 325.40** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | 0VQ1 | | ISIN | CH0019852802 | | Category | European shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | Switzerland SMI Mid | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.45% a year (£45 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £823m | | Launched | 2004 | | Domicile | Switzerland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +9.79% | +6.34% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +32.34% | +19.42% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +17.79% | -7.92% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 +10.1%, 2024 −4.0%, 2025 +21.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −0.4%. Returns of iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +8.1%; to 30/09/2025: +6.4%; to 30/09/2024: +7.9%; to 30/09/2023: +5.6%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2023 | +10.1% | +5.7% | Price | | 2024 | -4.0% | -7.3% | Price | | 2025 | +21.4% | +17.3% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -0.4% | -3.2% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.89% | -10.82% | | 3 years | 12.64% | -10.82% | | 5 years | 16.67% | -25.53% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 13.9% over 1 year, 12.6% over 3 years, 16.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) since October 2021, in pounds: −25.5% from 12/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since November 2021 was −21.7% (12 months to 09/12/2022); the highest was +25.9% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) was 8.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) 0.45% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 24 of the 225 other European share funds charge more, 3 the same and 198 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track Switzerland SMI Mid, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.27% to 0.45% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares SMIM(R) ETF (CH) (this fund) | 0.45% | +9.8% | +32.3% | +17.8% | | UBS ETF (CH) - UBS SMIM(R) ETF Anteile -CHF dis- | 0.27% | +10.0% | +32.7% | +16.1% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.45%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.