ETF · iShares
GCAR iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BGL86Z12London Stock Exchange: GCARBlackRock, Inc.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£8.45
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40% a year
- Fund size
- £410m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, GCAR (iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BGL86Z12) closed at £8.45 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +38.9%, or +8.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +21.6%
- +17.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +61.9%
- +46.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +38.9%
- +8.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,389 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,084 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 iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +16.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +19.5%. Returns of iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +35.2%; to 30/09/2025: +18.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +19.5% | +15.7% | |
| to | +16.7% | +12.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +35.2% | +30.4% |
| from | +18.2% | +13.6% |
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
Volatility (annualised)
28.4%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since January 2024
- −26.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −20.1%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +97.8%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since January 2024
- 24.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 28.4% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF since January 2024, in pounds: −26.6% from 29/05/2026 to 06/11/2026. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2024 was −20.1% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +97.8% (12 months to 29/05/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF was 24.5% below its highest weekly close since January 2024 (29/05/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £40
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £198
- of £10,000, before growth
- 32 charge less
- 9 the same
- 78 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF 0.40% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 78 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 9 the same and 32 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
iShares Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2019.
It tracks the STOXX Global Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology USD Index - Discontinued as of 29-Jan-2021.
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.
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
- GCAR
- ISIN
- IE00BGL86Z12
- Also listed as
- ECAR (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), IEVD (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- STOXX Global Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology USD Index - Discontinued as of 29-Jan-2021
- 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
- £410m
- 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
Over the last year, the closing price went from £7.05 on 14/11/2025 to £8.45 on 13/11/2026 (+19.8%). The lowest close shown was £6.52 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £11.18 on 29/05/2026.
One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 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
149 weekly closes, from 12/01/2024 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
What it holds
- Holdings
- 117
- on record
- Ten largest
- 48.1%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 31
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 6.5%
- Emerson Electric
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson ElectricEMRIndustrials | 6.45% |
| 2 | Texas InstrumentsTXNInformation Technology | 5.44% |
| 3 | Advanced Micro DevicesAMDInformation Technology | 5.34% |
| 4 | TeslaTSLAConsumer Discretionary | 5.11% |
| 5 | NVIDIANVDAInformation Technology | 5.07% |
| 6 | NXP SemiconductorsNXPIInformation Technology | 4.72% |
| 7 | QualcommQCOMInformation Technology | 4.56% |
| 8 | Byd002594Consumer Discretionary | 4.29% |
| 9 | Denso6902Consumer Discretionary | 3.59% |
| 10 | Samsung SDI006400Information Technology | 3.54% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Information Technology53.6%
- Consumer Discretionary35.4%
- Industrials10.6%
- Cash and derivatives0.3%
- Materials0.1%
By country
- United States50.5%
- China16.1%
- South Korea9.1%
- Japan8.2%
- Germany7.1%
- France5.1%
- Taiwan2.6%
- Cash and derivatives0.3%
- Other countries1.0%
By type of asset
- Equity99.7%
- Cash and money market0.3%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 112 holdings; the ten largest make up 48.1% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 97 rolling 12-month returns since January 2024, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since January 2024, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 47 technology funds investing globally, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves 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 (146 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of GCAR?
The ongoing charge of GCAR 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 Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology UCITS ETF 0.40% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 78 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 9 the same and 32 less (share classes counted once).
What does GCAR track?
GCAR tracks the STOXX Global Electric Vehicles & Driving Technology USD Index - Discontinued as of 29-Jan-2021.
Is GCAR accumulating or distributing?
GCAR 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 GCAR?
The ISIN of GCAR is IE00BGL86Z12. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GCAR is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as ECAR (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and IEVD (Xetra, euros).
What does GCAR hold?
As of 06/11/2026, GCAR holds 112 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Emerson Electric at 6.45% of the fund; the ten largest make up 48.1%. Its ten largest holdings are Emerson Electric (6.45%), Texas Instruments (5.44%), Advanced Micro Devices (5.34%), Tesla (5.11%), NVIDIA (5.07%), NXP Semiconductors (4.72%), Qualcomm (4.56%), Byd (4.29%), Denso (3.59%) and Samsung SDI (3.54%).
What were GCAR’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of GCAR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +16.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +19.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has GCAR done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 GCAR’s total return was +38.9%, or +8.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at iShares · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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