# iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (CNKY) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/cnky · ISIN IE00B52MJD48 · 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, CNKY (iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B52MJD48) closed at £331.80 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.48% a year (about £48 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +68.0%, or +31.3% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2010. It tracks the Japan Nikkei 225. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.48% a year — about £48 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. Latest close: **£331.80** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | CNKY | | ISIN | IE00B52MJD48 | | Category | Japan & Asia Pacific | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | Japan Nikkei 225 | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.48% a year (£48 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £371m | | Launched | 2010 | | 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 | +40.70% | +36.29% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +85.95% | +67.79% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +67.98% | +31.32% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −10.5%, 2023 +15.0%, 2024 +9.9%, 2025 +19.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +36.5%. Returns of iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +45.2%; to 30/09/2025: +14.3%; to 30/09/2024: +14.7%; to 30/09/2023: +9.4%; to 30/09/2022: −16.8%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -10.5% | -18.1% | Price | | 2023 | +15.0% | +10.4% | Price | | 2024 | +9.9% | +6.2% | Price | | 2025 | +19.9% | +15.8% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +36.5% | +32.7% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 24.50% | -12.94% | | 3 years | 20.22% | -18.17% | | 5 years | 18.19% | -18.37% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 24.5% over 1 year, 20.2% over 3 years, 18.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −18.4% from 12/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −15.6% (12 months to 15/04/2022); the highest was +74.7% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF was 3.7% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 0.48% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 9 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 5 the same and 78 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 3 funds track Japan Nikkei 225, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.09% to 0.50% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.48% | +40.7% | +85.9% | +68.0% | | iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (DE) | 0.50% | +37.1% | +80.3% | +66.4% | | Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (DR) Distribution 1D | 0.09% | +41.3% | +88.2% | +71.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.48%** 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.