# iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF (IUCM) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/iucm · ISIN IE00BDDRF478 · 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, IUCM (iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BDDRF478) closed at $14.20 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +63.1%, or +27.5% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **$14.20** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IUCM | | ISIN | IE00BDDRF478 | | Category | Single sectors | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.15% a year (£15 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £730m | | Launched | 2018 | | 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 | +2.95% | -0.28% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +80.29% | +62.69% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +63.08% | +27.48% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 +41.1%, 2025 +17.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +2.1%. 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: +3.2%; to 30/09/2025: +36.6%; to 30/09/2024: +28.2%; to 30/09/2023: +21.9%; to 30/09/2022: −25.5%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -33.4% | -39.0% | Price | | 2023 | +47.3% | +41.4% | Price | | 2024 | +41.1% | +36.3% | Price | | 2025 | +17.1% | +13.1% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +2.1% | -0.8% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.98% | -9.89% | | 3 years | 15.05% | -19.35% | | 5 years | 17.35% | -36.46% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 14.0% over 1 year, 15.1% over 3 years, 17.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −36.5% from 05/11/2021 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 30/09/2026 the price of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF was 4.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (15/05/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF 0.15% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 111 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services Index, this one included and share classes counted once (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Franklin S&P 500 Communication Services UCITS ETF AccumUSD | — | — | — | — | | iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.15% | +3.0% | +80.3% | +63.1% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.15%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Meta Platforms · Class A | 20.06% | | Alphabet · Class A | 17.75% | | Alphabet · Class C | 14.23% | | Netflix | 10.51% | | Verizon Communications | 6.86% | | Walt Disney | 6.53% | | AT&T | 6.02% | | Applovin · Class A | 2.97% | | T Mobile US | 2.82% | | Warner Bros. Discovery · Class A | 2.78% | ## 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 | |---|---| | Interactive Media & Services | 52.8% | | Movies & Entertainment | 21.2% | | Integrated Telecommunication Services | 15.6% | | Advertising | 3.7% | | Wireless Telecommunication Services | 2.8% | | Interactive Home | 1.3% | | Broadcasting | 0.9% | | Cable & Satellite | 0.9% | | Other sectors | 0.8% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.7% | | Cash and money market | 0.3% | All 26 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/iucm/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.