# iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF (EQDS) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/eqds · ISIN IE00BYYHSM20 · 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 01/10/2026, EQDS (iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BYYHSM20) closed at £5.97 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.28% a year (about £28 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +71.8%, or +34.3% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2017. It tracks the MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield Advanced Select Index - EUR - Benchmark TR Net — large and medium-sized European companies. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.28% a year — about £28 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: **£5.97** (01/10/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | EQDS | | ISIN | IE00BYYHSM20 | | Category | Dividend & income | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield Advanced Select Index - EUR - Benchmark TR Net | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.28% a year (£28 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £526m | | Launched | 2017 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 01/10/2026) 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 | +12.18% | +8.66% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +46.85% | +32.51% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +71.82% | +34.32% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +2.9%, 2023 +8.9%, 2024 +2.6%, 2025 +12.8%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 +5.2%. Returns of iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +9.7%; to 30/09/2025: +2.8%; to 30/09/2024: +15.7%; to 30/09/2023: +11.5%; to 30/09/2022: −1.8%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +2.9% | -5.8% | Price | | 2023 | +8.9% | +4.5% | Price | | 2024 | +2.6% | -0.9% | Price | | 2025 | +12.8% | +8.9% | Price | | 2026 to 01/10/2026 | +5.2% | +2.3% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 12.48% | -9.27% | | 3 years | 11.24% | -9.27% | | 5 years | 12.32% | -11.44% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 01/10/2026: 12.5% over 1 year, 11.2% over 3 years, 12.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −11.4% from 08/04/2022 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −2.5% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +18.7% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 01/10/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF was 5.2% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (06/08/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF 0.28% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 94 of the 101 other dividend and income funds charge more, 0 the same and 7 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield Advanced Select Index - EUR - Benchmark TR Net, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.28% to 0.43% a year (01/10/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend Advanced UCITS ETF Hedged GBP | 0.43% | — | — | — | | iShares MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.28% | +12.2% | +46.9% | +71.8% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.28%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Questions people ask **What is the ongoing charge of EQDS?** The ongoing charge of EQDS is 0.28% a year — about £28 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 MSCI Europe Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF 0.28% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 94 of the 101 other dividend and income funds charge more, 0 the same and 7 less (share classes counted once). **What does EQDS track?** EQDS tracks the MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield Advanced Select Index - EUR - Benchmark TR Net — large and medium-sized European companies. **Is EQDS accumulating or distributing?** EQDS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly. **What is the ISIN of EQDS?** The ISIN of EQDS is IE00BYYHSM20. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; EQDS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. **What were EQDS’s returns in each of the last five years?** Calendar-year returns of EQDS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +2.9%, 2023 +8.9%, 2024 +2.6%, 2025 +12.8%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 +5.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. **How has EQDS done after inflation?** Over the five years to 01/10/2026 EQDS’s total return was +71.8%, or +34.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. --- 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.