ETF · iShares
IKSA MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs
ISIN IE00BYYR0489London Stock Exchange: IKSABlackRock, Inc.
- Emerging markets
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$6.23
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60% a year
- Fund size
- £376m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, IKSA (MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs, ISIN IE00BYYR0489) closed at $6.23 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 −3.0%, or −24.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −2.7%
- −6.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- 0.0%
- −9.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −3.0%
- −24.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £970 on 13/11/2026 — about £758 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 III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +5.8%, 2023 +3.5%, 2024 +3.4%, 2025 −13.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.8%. Returns of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −3.0%; to 30/09/2025: −1.3%; to 30/09/2024: +3.3%; to 30/09/2023: −15.3%; to 30/09/2022: +23.6%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +4.8% | +1.4% | |
| to | −13.1% | −16.1% | |
| to | +3.4% | −0.1% | |
| +3.5% | −0.6% | ||
| +5.8% | −3.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −3.0% | −6.5% |
| from | −1.3% | −5.2% |
| from | +3.3% | +0.7% |
| from | −15.3% | −20.4% |
| from | +23.6% | +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)
16.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 14.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 14.5% |
| 5 years | 16.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −29.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −24.1%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +55.3%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 23.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 14.6% over 1 year, 14.5% over 3 years, 16.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs since November 2021, in pounds: −29.3% from 29/04/2022 to 13/06/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −24.1% (12 months to 20/10/2023); the highest was +55.3% (12 months to 29/04/2022). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs was 23.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (29/04/2022), 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
- 0.60%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £60
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £296
- of £10,000, before growth
- 114 charge less
- 1 the same
- 36 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 36 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 1 the same and 114 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 III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2019.
It tracks the MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 20/35.
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.
Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.
Key facts
- Ticker
- IKSA
- ISIN
- IE00BYYR0489
- Also listed as
- IUSS (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- iShares
- 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
- £376m
- 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
- USD
- Category
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $6.26 on 14/11/2025 to $6.23 on 13/11/2026 (−0.4%). The lowest close shown was $5.83 on 23/10/2026 and the highest $6.82 on 17/04/2026.
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
What it holds
- Holdings
- 31
- on record
- Ten largest
- 75.6%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 12
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 17.5%
- Al Rajhi Bank
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Rajhi Bank1120Financials | 17.50% |
| 2 | Saudi Arabian Oil2222Energy | 15.20% |
| 3 | Saudi National Bank1180Financials | 10.76% |
| 4 | Saudi Telecom7010Communication Services | 7.99% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabian Mining1211Materials | 6.62% |
| 6 | Saudi Basic Industries2010Materials | 4.15% |
| 7 | Riyad Bank1010Financials | 3.81% |
| 8 | ACWA Power2082Utilities | 3.40% |
| 9 | Saudi Awwal Bank1060Financials | 3.10% |
| 10 | Alinma Bank1150Financials | 3.06% |
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
- Financials46.8%
- Energy15.8%
- Materials14.2%
- Communication Services10.1%
- Utilities4.6%
- Consumer Staples1.9%
- Consumer Discretionary1.8%
- Health Care1.7%
- Other sectors3.2%
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 31 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 28 holdings; the ten largest make up 75.6% 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
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 20/35, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.50% to 0.60% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco MSCI Saudi Arabia UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.50% a year | 0.50% | −3.5% | −0.6% | −3.9% |
| MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.ShsThis fundAccumulating · 0.60% a year | 0.60% | −2.7% | 0.0% | −3.0% |
| iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.60% a year | 0.60% | −2.7% | −0.1% | −3.0% |
As of
MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 20/35 funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling 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.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 2 largest falls since November 2021, 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 142 emerging-market share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes the rank among similar funds and moves against a comparable fund
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of IKSA?
The ongoing charge of IKSA 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 iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 36 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 1 the same and 114 less (share classes counted once).
What does IKSA track?
IKSA tracks the MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 20/35.
Is IKSA accumulating or distributing?
IKSA 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 IKSA?
The ISIN of IKSA is IE00BYYR0489. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IKSA is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as IUSS (Xetra, euros).
What does IKSA hold?
As of 06/11/2026, IKSA holds 28 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Al Rajhi Bank at 17.50% of the fund; the ten largest make up 75.6%. Its ten largest holdings are Al Rajhi Bank (17.50%), Saudi Arabian Oil (15.20%), Saudi National Bank (10.76%), Saudi Telecom (7.99%), Saudi Arabian Mining (6.62%), Saudi Basic Industries (4.15%), Riyad Bank (3.81%), ACWA Power (3.40%), Saudi Awwal Bank (3.10%) and Alinma Bank (3.06%).
What were IKSA’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IKSA in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +5.8%, 2023 +3.5%, 2024 +3.4%, 2025 −13.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IKSA done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 IKSA’s total return was −3.0%, or −24.2% 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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