ETF · iShares
IUCM iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BDDRF478London Stock Exchange: IUCMBlackRock, Inc.
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$13.30
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £881m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, IUCM (iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BDDRF478) closed at $13.30 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +52.5%, or +19.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −4.2%
- −7.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +63.8%
- +48.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +52.5%
- +19.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,525 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,190 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 S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −33.4%, 2023 +47.3%, 2024 +42.4%, 2025 +15.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −3.3%. Returns of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +5.9%; to 30/09/2025: +33.1%; to 30/09/2024: +28.2%; to 30/09/2023: +21.9%; to 30/09/2022: −25.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −3.3% | −6.4% | |
| to | +15.2% | +11.3% | |
| to | +42.4% | +37.6% | |
| +47.3% | +41.4% | ||
| −33.4% | −39.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +5.9% | +2.1% |
| from | +33.1% | +28.0% |
| from | +28.2% | +25.0% |
| from | +21.9% | +14.6% |
| from | −25.2% | −31.2% |
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)
17.8%over 5 years
| 1 year | 16.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.7% |
| 5 years | 17.8% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −35.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −35.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +48.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 9.9%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 16.8% over 1 year, 15.7% over 3 years, 17.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −35.4% from 19/11/2021 to 16/12/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −35.4% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +48.0% (12 months to 13/12/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF was 9.9% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (15/05/2026), 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
- 0.15%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £15
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £75
- of £10,000, before growth
- 15 charge less
- 15 the same
- 134 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 134 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 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 S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2018.
It tracks the S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services Index — about 500 of the largest companies listed in the US.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 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.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- IUCM
- ISIN
- IE00BDDRF478
- Also listed as
- IU5C (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services 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
- 0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £881m
- 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
- Single sectors
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $13.47 on 14/11/2025 to $13.30 on 13/11/2026 (−1.3%). The lowest close shown was $12.51 on 30/10/2026 and the highest $15.02 on 01/05/2026.
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
- 25
- on record
- Ten largest
- 91.7%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 9.6
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 16.1%
- Meta Platforms · Class A
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms · Class AMETACommunication Services | 16.05% |
| 2 | Alphabet · Class AGOOGLCommunication Services | 15.44% |
| 3 | Alphabet · Class CGOOGCommunication Services | 12.47% |
| 4 | NetflixNFLXCommunication Services | 11.74% |
| 5 | Walt DisneyDISCommunication Services | 8.96% |
| 6 | Verizon CommunicationsVZCommunication Services | 8.44% |
| 7 | AT&TTCommunication Services | 6.59% |
| 8 | Applovin · Class AAPPCommunication Services | 4.71% |
| 9 | Comcast · Class ACMCSACommunication Services | 3.84% |
| 10 | T-Mobile USTMUSCommunication Services | 3.48% |
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
- Interactive Media & Services44.6%
- Movies & Entertainment22.4%
- Integrated Telecommunication Services18.9%
- Advertising5.8%
- Wireless Telecommunication Services3.5%
- Interactive Home1.7%
- Cable & Satellite1.2%
- Broadcasting1.1%
- Other sectors0.9%
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 25 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 22 holdings; the ten largest make up 91.7% 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, 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 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 S&P 500 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 IUCM?
The ongoing charge of IUCM is 0.15% a year — about £15 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 S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 134 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once).
What does IUCM track?
IUCM tracks the S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services Index — about 500 of the largest companies listed in the US.
Is IUCM accumulating or distributing?
IUCM 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 IUCM?
The ISIN of IUCM is IE00BDDRF478. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IUCM is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as IU5C (Xetra, euros).
What does IUCM hold?
As of 06/11/2026, IUCM holds 22 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Meta Platforms · Class A at 16.05% of the fund; the ten largest make up 91.7%. Its ten largest holdings are Meta Platforms · Class A (16.05%), Alphabet · Class A (15.44%), Alphabet · Class C (12.47%), Netflix (11.74%), Walt Disney (8.96%), Verizon Communications (8.44%), AT&T (6.59%), Applovin · Class A (4.71%), Comcast · Class A (3.84%) and T-Mobile US (3.48%).
What were IUCM’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IUCM in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −33.4%, 2023 +47.3%, 2024 +42.4%, 2025 +15.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −3.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IUCM done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 IUCM’s total return was +52.5%, or +19.0% 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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