Fundology

ETF · First Trust

FSKY First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD

ISIN IE00BFD2H405London Stock Exchange: FSKYAJM Ventures LLC

Latest close

LSE

£48.06

on

Ongoing charge
0.60% a year
Fund size
£286m

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, FSKY (First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE00BFD2H405) closed at £48.06 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +34.5%, or +5.0% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
+11.1%
+7.2% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+85.4%
+67.5% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
+34.5%
+5.0% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,345 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,050 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −39.2%, 2023 +47.1%, 2024 +39.5%, 2025 −2.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +20.4%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +23.4%; to 30/09/2025: +32.4%; to 30/09/2024: +21.6%; to 30/09/2023: +12.0%; to 30/09/2022: −27.9%.

Calendar-year returns of FSKY, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +20.4%+16.5%
to −2.6%−5.9%
to +39.5%+34.8%
+47.1%+41.3%
−39.2%−44.4%
Returns of FSKY over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +23.4%+19.0%
from +32.4%+27.3%
from +21.6%+18.5%
from +12.0%+5.3%
from −27.9%−33.7%

As of , inflation: UK CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

29.2%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year32.9%
3 years28.0%
5 years29.2%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−46.4%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−41.5%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+54.9%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
12.6%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 32.9% over 1 year, 28.0% over 3 years, 29.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD since November 2021, in pounds: −46.4% from 19/11/2021 to 06/01/2023. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −41.5% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +54.9% (12 months to 06/12/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD was 12.6% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (09/10/2026), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.60%
a year
On £10,000
£60
a year, roughly
Over five years
£296
of £10,000, before growth
Among 120 technology funds, share classes counted once
  • 84 charge less
  • 6 the same
  • 29 charge more

Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 29 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 6 the same and 84 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

As of

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2018.

It tracks the ISE CTA Cloud Computing Index.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.6% a year — about £60 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.

Technology: Software, chips, AI and other tech companies. One sector only, so prices can move more than a broad fund.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
FSKY
ISIN
IE00BFD2H405
Also listed as
SKYU (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), SKYE (Xetra, euros)
Provider
First Trust
Tracks
ISE CTA Cloud Computing Index
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
0.60% a year · about £60 on £10,000
Fund size
£286m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
UK reporting fund status
Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
Can usually be held in
ISA and SIPP
Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Technology

Price chart

Closing price
£48.06+12.6% over 1 year · closing price
FSKY closing price: £42.67 on 14/11/2025, £48.06 on 13/11/2026 (+12.6%); low £32.67, high £55.00.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £42.67 on 14/11/2025 to £48.06 on 13/11/2026 (+12.6%). The lowest close shown was £32.68 on 10/04/2026 and the highest £55.00 on 09/10/2026.

One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since November 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 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of FSKY?

The ongoing charge of FSKY is 0.60% a year — about £60 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 First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 29 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 6 the same and 84 less (share classes counted once).

What does FSKY track?

FSKY tracks the ISE CTA Cloud Computing Index.

Is FSKY accumulating or distributing?

FSKY 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 FSKY?

The ISIN of FSKY is IE00BFD2H405. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FSKY is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as SKYU (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and SKYE (Xetra, euros).

What were FSKY’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of FSKY in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −39.2%, 2023 +47.1%, 2024 +39.5%, 2025 −2.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +20.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has FSKY done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 FSKY’s total return was +34.5%, or +5.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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