# UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD (AUAD) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/auad · ISIN IE00BD4TY345 · 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, AUAD (UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD, ISIN IE00BD4TY345) closed at £20.76 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 +43.3%, or +12.0% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from UBS, launched in 2017. It tracks the MSCI Australia. 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 paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. Latest close: **£20.76** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | AUAD | | ISIN | IE00BD4TY345 | | Category | Japan & Asia Pacific | | Type | ETF | | Provider | UBS | | Tracks | MSCI Australia | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.40% a year (£40 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £56.3m | | Launched | 2017 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## 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 | +10.53% | +7.06% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +34.39% | +21.27% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +43.27% | +12.00% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +1.5%, 2023 +3.1%, 2024 +0.1%, 2025 +2.6%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +7.4%. Returns of UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +8.0%; to 30/09/2025: −1.9%; to 30/09/2024: +14.3%; to 30/09/2023: −0.9%; to 30/09/2022: −0.8%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +1.5% | -7.1% | Price | | 2023 | +3.1% | -1.0% | Price | | 2024 | +0.1% | -3.3% | Price | | 2025 | +2.6% | -0.9% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +7.4% | +4.4% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 14.10% | -8.32% | | 3 years | 14.34% | -21.57% | | 5 years | 15.28% | -21.57% | ## Largest fall Volatility of UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 14.1% over 1 year, 14.3% over 3 years, 15.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD since October 2021, in pounds: −21.6% from 22/11/2024 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −15.5% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +30.3% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD was 6.0% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (06/08/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 23 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 4 the same and 65 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 5 funds track MSCI Australia, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.40% to 0.50% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD | 0.50% | +10.4% | +33.7% | +42.9% | | UBS (Irl) ETF Plc - MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Accumh GBP | — | +2.7% | +36.7% | +49.7% | | UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Accum AUD | 0.40% | +11.0% | +42.4% | +45.1% | | UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Accum Shs h CHF | 0.43% | -5.0% | +21.4% | +43.6% | | UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD (this fund) | 0.40% | +10.5% | +34.4% | +43.3% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.40%** 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.