# iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF (IASH) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/iash · ISIN IE00BQT3WG13 · 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, IASH (iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BQT3WG13) closed at £4.29 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 −7.1%, or −27.4% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2015. It tracks the MSCI China A Inclusion Index. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.4% 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. Latest close: **£4.29** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IASH | | ISIN | IE00BQT3WG13 | | Category | Emerging markets | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI China A Inclusion Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.40% a year (£40 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £1.4bn | | Launched | 2015 | | 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 | +2.81% | -0.41% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +22.63% | +10.66% | income reinvested | | 5 years | -7.07% | -27.36% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −17.3%, 2023 −18.8%, 2024 +14.8%, 2025 +14.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +0.9%. Returns of iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +4.0%; to 30/09/2025: +20.3%; to 30/09/2024: −2.8%; to 30/09/2023: −14.0%; to 30/09/2022: −9.8%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -17.3% | -24.3% | Price | | 2023 | -18.8% | -22.1% | Price | | 2024 | +14.8% | +10.9% | Price | | 2025 | +14.7% | +10.8% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +0.9% | -1.9% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 14.46% | -10.99% | | 3 years | 22.38% | -19.54% | | 5 years | 21.33% | -41.93% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 14.5% over 1 year, 22.4% over 3 years, 21.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −41.9% from 10/12/2021 to 13/09/2024. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −32.1% (12 months to 02/02/2024); the highest was +41.4% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF was 14.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (10/12/2021), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 62 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 5 the same and 73 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 5 funds track MSCI China A Inclusion Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.30% to 0.60% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD | 0.40% | -2.0% | — | — | | HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF AccumUSD | 0.30% | +2.5% | +14.9% | — | | HSBC MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD | 0.30% | +2.9% | +22.6% | -6.2% | | iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.40% | +2.8% | +22.6% | -7.1% | | Xtrackers MSCI China A UCITS ETF Capitalisation -1C- | 0.60% | +2.9% | +33.9% | +6.1% | 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 ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Kweichow Moutai | 3.27% | | Contemporary Amperex Technology | 2.67% | | Zhongji Innolight | 1.92% | | China Merchants Bank | 1.76% | | China Yangtze Power | 1.47% | | Cambricon Technologies | 1.39% | | Foxconn Industrial Internet | 1.31% | | Zijin Mining Group | 1.28% | | Agricultural Bank of China | 1.24% | | Ping An Insurance (Group) of China | 1.18% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Information Technology | 31.0% | | Financials | 19.8% | | Industrials | 13.3% | | Materials | 12.1% | | Consumer Staples | 6.6% | | Health Care | 4.3% | | Consumer Discretionary | 4.3% | | Utilities | 3.4% | | Other sectors | 5.2% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.8% | | Cash and money market | 0.2% | All 418 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/iash/holdings --- 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.