# iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (IUSA) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/iusa · ISIN IE0031442068 · 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, 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. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **£57.86** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IUSA | | ISIN | IE0031442068 | | Category | US shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | S&P 500 | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.07% a year (£7 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £13bn | | Launched | 2002 | | 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 | +17.98% | +14.27% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +70.24% | +53.62% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +91.03% | +49.33% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -10.2% | -17.8% | Income reinvested | | 2023 | +18.3% | +13.5% | Income reinvested | | 2024 | +26.3% | +22.0% | Income reinvested | | 2025 | +7.8% | +4.1% | Income reinvested | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +13.7% | +10.5% | Partly income reinvested | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 12.25% | -7.38% | | 3 years | 13.02% | -19.05% | | 5 years | 13.60% | -19.05% | ## Largest fall 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). ## Charges compared with similar funds 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). ## 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). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Amundi Index Solutions - S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.15% | +18.0% | +70.6% | +92.0% | | Amundi Index Solutions - S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.15% | +17.6% | +70.4% | +34.4% | | BNP PARIBAS EASY - S&P 500 II | 0.08% | +15.9% | — | — | | BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF Act. EUR HDG | 0.15% | +12.3% | +71.8% | +62.0% | | BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF Class C USD | 0.15% | +17.3% | +69.2% | +88.2% | | BNP Paribas Easy SICAV - S&P 500 II -UCITS ETF- Distribution | 0.08% | +15.3% | — | — | | Global X ETFs ICAV-Global X S&P 500Covered Call UCITS ETF USD | 0.45% | +19.0% | +13.3% | — | | HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum USD | 0.09% | +17.9% | +25.4% | — | | HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD | 0.09% | +18.0% | +70.2% | +91.0% | | Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.05% | +18.0% | +66.1% | +89.3% | | Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.05% | +17.9% | +66.2% | +87.6% | | Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF Hedged GBP | 0.05% | +16.0% | +77.8% | +32.0% | | iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.07% | +18.0% | +70.2% | +91.1% | | iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.10% | +15.7% | +81.8% | +77.2% | | iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.12% | — | — | — | | iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (this fund) | 0.07% | +18.0% | +70.2% | +91.0% | | iShares S&P 500 GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) | 0.20% | +15.5% | +81.5% | +76.4% | | iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF AccumUSD | 0.05% | +18.1% | +71.1% | +25.8% | | iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USD | 0.05% | +18.1% | +25.8% | — | | iShares VI PLC - iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF Hedged USD | 0.05% | +15.8% | — | — | | Multi Units Luxembourg SICAV - Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap C-EUR | 0.09% | +26.1% | +66.2% | +94.2% | | Multi Units Luxembourg SICAV - Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap D USD | 0.05% | +18.2% | +70.9% | +91.0% | | Multi Units Luxembourg SICAV - Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap Daily Hedged D EUR | 0.07% | +11.8% | +72.3% | +62.8% | | Multi Units Luxembourg SICAV - Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap Daily Hedged to GBP D | 0.05% | +16.3% | +83.6% | +76.2% | | State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum shs - USD | 0.03% | +18.0% | — | — | | State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD | 0.03% | +18.0% | +70.3% | +91.1% | | UBS (Irl) Fund Solutions PLC- UBS S&P 500 SF UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD | 0.19% | +17.6% | +65.2% | +90.4% | | UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF -A- Hedged GBP | 0.06% | +16.0% | +83.8% | +78.7% | | UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum -A- Hedged CHF | 0.06% | +7.3% | +62.5% | +71.3% | | UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF AccumUSD | — | +14.9% | — | — | | UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF Class -A- USD | 0.03% | +18.0% | +70.3% | +90.9% | | Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.07% | +18.0% | +70.2% | +91.1% | | Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.07% | +18.0% | +70.2% | +91.1% | | Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap II UCITS ETF -1D- USD | 0.04% | +14.7% | — | — | | Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF | 0.07% | +18.1% | +25.7% | — | | Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF | 0.20% | +15.6% | +82.0% | +31.7% | | Xtrackers S&P 500 SWAP UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C | 0.15% | +18.0% | +70.6% | +92.1% | | Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.17% | +18.0% | +25.5% | — | | Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 0.32% | +11.6% | +71.3% | +60.4% | | Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF -4D- USD | 0.19% | +10.4% | — | — | | Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum Shs -2C- Hedged GBP | 0.21% | +16.1% | +82.3% | +73.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.07%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | NVIDIA | 8.31% | | Apple | 7.26% | | Microsoft | 5.71% | | Amazon | 3.66% | | Alphabet · Class A | 3.02% | | Broadcom | 2.55% | | Meta Platforms · Class A | 2.46% | | Alphabet · Class C | 2.42% | | Micron Technology | 1.82% | | Advanced Micro Devices | 1.50% | ## 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 | |---|---| | Information Technology | 39.3% | | Financials | 11.5% | | Communication Services | 9.9% | | Health Care | 9.3% | | Consumer Discretionary | 8.4% | | Industrials | 8.1% | | Consumer Staples | 4.4% | | Energy | 3.4% | | Other sectors | 5.6% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.9% | | Cash and money market | 0.2% | All 506 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/iusa/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.