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IUSA iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist)

ISIN IE0031442068London Stock Exchange: IUSABlackRock, Inc.

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LSE

£57.86

on

Ongoing charge
0.07% a year
Fund size
£13bn

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, IUSA (iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist), ISIN IE0031442068) closed at £57.86 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.07% a year (about £7 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +91.0%, or +49.3% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 30/09/2026
+18.0%
+14.3% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+70.2%
+53.6% after inflation
5 years to 30/09/2026
+91.0%
+49.3% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,910 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,493 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS 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 Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −10.2%, 2023 +18.3%, 2024 +26.3%, 2025 +7.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +13.7%. Returns of iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.7%; to 30/09/2025: +15.0%; to 30/09/2024: +21.6%; to 30/09/2023: +7.5%; to 30/09/2022: +1.3%.

Calendar-year returns of IUSA, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after — income paid out since then is not included), to 30/09/2026
YearReturnAfter inflation
to +13.7%+10.5%
+7.8%+4.1%
+26.3%+22.0%
+18.3%+13.5%
−10.2%−17.8%
Returns of IUSA over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after — income paid out since then is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +17.7%Not available
from +15.0%+10.5%
from +21.6%+18.5%
from +7.5%+1.0%
from +1.3%−6.9%

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record the returns come from, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

13.6%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year12.3%
3 years13.0%
5 years13.6%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since October 2021
−19.0%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−10.2%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+32.0%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
0.3%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 12.3% over 1 year, 13.0% over 3 years, 13.6% over 5 years. Largest fall of iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) since October 2021, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): −19.0% from 17/01/2025 to 18/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) since July 2021 was −10.2% (12 months to 30/12/2022); the highest was +32.0% (12 months to 25/10/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) was 0.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (25/09/2026), in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after).

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes, as of , income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after — income paid out since then is not included

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.07%
a year
On £10,000
£7
a year, roughly
Over five years
£35
of £10,000, before growth
Among 211 US share funds, share classes counted once
  • 29 charge less
  • 16 the same
  • 165 charge more

Ongoing charge of iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 0.07% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 165 of the 210 other US share funds charge more, 16 the same and 29 less (share classes counted once).

Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2002.

It tracks the S&P 500 — 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 0.07% a year — about £7 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.

US shares: American companies, including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 — the largest stock market in the world.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
IUSA
ISIN
IE0031442068
Provider
iShares
Tracks
S&P 500
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Distributing, paid quarterly
Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Ongoing charge
0.07% a year · about £7 on £10,000
Fund size
£13bn
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
US shares

Price chart

Closing price
£57.86+17.0% over 1 year · closing price
IUSA closing price: £49.46 on 05/10/2025, £57.86 on 30/09/2026 (+17.0%); low £48.98, high £58.04.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £49.46 on 05/10/2025 to £57.86 on 30/09/2026 (+17.0%). The lowest close shown was £48.98 on 16/03/2026 and the highest £58.04 on 25/09/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 05/10/2025. Points up to mid-2026 have income reinvested; later ones are the price as traded, so the line is not measured the same way throughout.

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

256 weekly closes, from 26/09/2021 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

What it holds

The ten largest holdings make up 38.7% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of IUSA: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 29/09/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1NVIDIANVDA8.31%
2AppleAAPL7.26%
3MicrosoftMSFT5.71%
4AmazonAMZN3.66%
5Alphabet · Class AGOOGL3.02%
6BroadcomAVGO2.55%
7Meta Platforms · Class AMETA2.46%
8Alphabet · Class CGOOG2.42%
9Micron TechnologyMU1.82%
10Advanced Micro DevicesAMD1.50%

Source: iShares, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView

Where it invests

The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.

By sector

  1. Information Technology39.3%
  2. Financials11.5%
  3. Communication Services9.9%
  4. Health Care9.3%
  5. Consumer Discretionary8.4%
  6. Industrials8.1%
  7. Consumer Staples4.4%
  8. Energy3.4%
  9. Other sectors5.6%
As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026.

By type of asset

  1. Equity99.9%
  2. Cash and money market0.2%
Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026.

506 holdings are listed for this fund. All 506 holdings of IUSA, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 506 holdings; the ten largest make up 38.7% 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

Funds tracking the same index

41 funds track S&P 500, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.03% to 0.45% a year (30/09/2026).

41 funds that track the S&P 500, listed by name. Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
Fund1 year5 years
Amundi Index Solutions - S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.15% a year+18.0%+92.0%
Amundi Index Solutions - S&P 500 UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.15% a year+17.6%+34.4%
BNP PARIBAS EASY - S&P 500 IIAccumulating · 0.08% a year+15.9%Not reported
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF Act. EUR HDGAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.15% a year+12.3%+62.0%
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF Class C USDAccumulating · 0.15% a year+17.3%+88.2%
S&P 500 II -UCITS ETF- DistributionDistributing · 0.08% a year+15.3%Not reported
Global X S&P 500Covered Call UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.45% a year+19.0%Not reported
HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum USDAccumulating · 0.09% a year+17.9%Not reported
HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.09% a year+18.0%+91.0%
Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.05% a year+18.0%+89.3%
Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.05% a year+17.9%+87.6%
Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF Hedged GBPAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.05% a year+16.0%+32.0%
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.07% a year+18.0%+91.1%
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.10% a year+15.7%+77.2%
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.12% a yearNot reportedNot reported
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist)This fundDistributing · 0.07% a year+18.0%+91.0%
iShares S&P 500 GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc)Accumulating · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year+15.5%+76.4%
iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF AccumUSDAccumulating · 0.05% a year+18.1%+25.8%
iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.05% a year+18.1%Not reported
iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF Hedged USDDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.05% a year+15.8%Not reported
Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap C-EURAccumulating · 0.09% a year+26.1%+94.2%
Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap D USDDistributing · 0.05% a year+18.2%+91.0%
Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap Daily Hedged D EURDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.07% a year+11.8%+62.8%
Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap Daily Hedged to GBP DDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.05% a year+16.3%+76.2%
State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.03% a year+18.0%Not reported
State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.03% a year+18.0%+91.1%
UBS S&P 500 SF UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.19% a year+17.6%+90.4%
UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF -A- Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.06% a year+16.0%+78.7%
UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum -A- Hedged CHFAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.06% a year+7.3%+71.3%
UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF AccumUSDAccumulating+14.9%Not reported
UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF Class -A- USDDistributing · 0.03% a year+18.0%+90.9%
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.07% a year+18.0%+91.1%
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.07% a year+18.0%+91.1%
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap II UCITS ETF -1D- USDDistributing · 0.04% a year+14.7%Not reported
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.07% a year+18.1%Not reported
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.20% a year+15.6%+31.7%
Xtrackers S&P 500 SWAP UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1CAccumulating · 0.15% a year+18.0%+92.1%
Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.17% a year+18.0%Not reported
Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.32% a year+11.6%+60.4%
Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF -4D- USDDistributing · 0.19% a year+10.4%Not reported
Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.21% a year+16.1%+73.4%

Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of

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Other versions of this fund

iShares’s other share classes and funds on the S&P 500. They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Read more:Share classesAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.

  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 220 rolling 12-month returns since July 2021, and of 116 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since October 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 170 US share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.

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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 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of IUSA?

The ongoing charge of IUSA is 0.07% a year — about £7 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 Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 0.07% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 165 of the 210 other US share funds charge more, 16 the same and 29 less (share classes counted once).

What does IUSA track?

IUSA tracks the S&P 500 — about 500 of the largest companies listed in the US.

Is IUSA accumulating or distributing?

IUSA is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.

What is the ISIN of IUSA?

The ISIN of IUSA is IE0031442068. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IUSA is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

What were IUSA’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of IUSA in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −10.2%, 2023 +18.3%, 2024 +26.3%, 2025 +7.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +13.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has IUSA done after inflation?

Over the five years to 30/09/2026 IUSA’s total return was +91.0%, or +49.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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Sources and dates

Prices
London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
Returns
TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
Calendar years, risk
Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
Charges
The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
Holdings
iShares, as published,
Identity
FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
Fund size
TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate

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