# iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs (IKSA) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/iksa · ISIN IE00BYYR0489 · 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, IKSA (MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs, ISIN IE00BYYR0489) closed at $6.25 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +3.5%, or −19.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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 20/35 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. Latest close: **$6.25** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IKSA | | ISIN | IE00BYYR0489 | | Category | Emerging markets | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI Saudi Arabia 20/35 Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.60% a year (£60 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £288m | | Launched | 2019 | | 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 | -2.17% | -5.24% | income reinvested | | 3 years | -1.60% | -11.21% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +3.48% | -19.11% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 +0.2%, 2025 −10.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +5.0%. 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: −2.2%; to 30/09/2025: −2.2%; to 30/09/2024: +3.3%; to 30/09/2023: −15.3%; to 30/09/2022: +27.4%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +5.8% | -3.2% | Price | | 2023 | +3.5% | -0.6% | Price | | 2024 | +0.2% | -3.2% | Price | | 2025 | -10.7% | -13.8% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +5.0% | +2.1% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.46% | -9.75% | | 3 years | 14.46% | -19.27% | | 5 years | 16.56% | -29.27% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 13.5% over 1 year, 14.5% over 3 years, 16.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs since October 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 30/09/2026 the price of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs was 23.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (29/04/2022), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs 0.60% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 31 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 2 the same and 107 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 3 funds track MSCI Saudi Arabia 20/35 Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.50% to 0.60% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Invesco MSCI Saudi Arabia UCITS ETF | 0.50% | +6.6% | -0.1% | +7.0% | | iShares III PLC - MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UcitsETF USD Accum Ptg.Shs (this fund) | 0.60% | -2.2% | -1.6% | +3.5% | | iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UCITS ETF | 0.60% | -2.2% | -1.6% | +3.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.60%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. 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