ETF · iShares
AGES iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BYZK4669London Stock Exchange: AGESBlackRock, Inc.
- Healthcare
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£7.84
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40% a year
- Fund size
- £509m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, AGES (iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BYZK4669) closed at £7.84 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +38.4%, or +8.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +17.1%
- +13.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +51.8%
- +36.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +38.4%
- +8.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,384 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,082 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −3.9%, 2023 +2.8%, 2024 +9.8%, 2025 +18.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +9.5%. Returns of iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +18.1%; to 30/09/2025: +12.1%; to 30/09/2024: +14.0%; to 30/09/2023: −2.9%; to 30/09/2022: −6.1%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +9.5% | +6.4% | |
| +18.9% | +14.8% | ||
| +9.8% | +6.1% | ||
| +2.8% | −1.3% | ||
| −3.9% | −12.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +18.1% | Not available |
| from | +12.1% | +7.7% |
| from | +14.0% | +11.1% |
| from | −2.9% | −8.7% |
| from | −6.1% | −13.7% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
13.3%over 5 years
| 1 year | 11.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 12.4% |
| 5 years | 13.3% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −17.2%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −14.8%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +30.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 4.3%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 11.8% over 1 year, 12.4% over 3 years, 13.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −17.2% from 05/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −14.8% (12 months to 17/06/2022); the highest was +30.0% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF was 4.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (04/09/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £40
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £198
- of £10,000, before growth
- 14 charge less
- 0 the same
- 3 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 3 of the 17 other healthcare funds charge more, 0 the same and 14 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2016.
It tracks the iSTOXX FactSet Ageing Population.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.4% a year — about £40 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical-equipment companies.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- AGES
- ISIN
- IE00BYZK4669
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- iSTOXX FactSet Ageing Population
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40% a year · about £40 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £509m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Healthcare
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £7.92 on 31/07/2026 to £7.84 on 30/09/2026 (−1.1%). The lowest close shown was £7.84 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £8.19 on 04/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of AGES?
The ongoing charge of AGES is 0.40% a year — about £40 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 3 of the 17 other healthcare funds charge more, 0 the same and 14 less (share classes counted once).
What does AGES track?
AGES tracks the iSTOXX FactSet Ageing Population.
Is AGES accumulating or distributing?
AGES is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of AGES?
The ISIN of AGES is IE00BYZK4669. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; AGES is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were AGES’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of AGES in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −3.9%, 2023 +2.8%, 2024 +9.8%, 2025 +18.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +9.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has AGES done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 AGES’s total return was +38.4%, or +8.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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