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METG iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD

ISIN IE000ROSD5J6London Stock Exchange: METGBlackRock, Inc.

Latest close

LSE

£6.40

on

Ongoing charge
0.55% a year
Fund size
£556m

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, METG (iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE000ROSD5J6) closed at £6.40 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +77.5%, or +60.4% 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 13/11/2026
+14.2%
+10.2% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+77.5%
+60.4% after inflation

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 Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +79.5%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −5.9%. Returns of iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +33.2%; to 30/09/2025: +29.2%.

Calendar-year returns of METG, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to −5.9%−8.9%
to +79.5%+73.4%
Returns of METG over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +33.2%+28.5%
from +29.2%+24.2%

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

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

Volatility (annualised)

37.7%over 1 year

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since January 2024
−35.6%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−28.8%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+147.9%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since January 2024
27.6%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 37.7% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD since January 2024, in pounds: −35.6% from 17/05/2024 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2024 was −28.8% (12 months to 11/04/2025); the highest was +147.9% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD was 27.6% below its highest weekly close since January 2024 (27/02/2026), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

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
0.55%
a year
On £10,000
£55
a year, roughly
Over five years
£272
of £10,000, before growth
Among 165 single-sector funds, share classes counted once
  • 124 charge less
  • 7 the same
  • 33 charge more

Ongoing charge of iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.55% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 33 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 7 the same and 124 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

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

In plain English

iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2023.

It tracks the S&P Global Essential Metals Producers Index - Benchmark TR Net.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year — about £55 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
METG
ISIN
IE000ROSD5J6
Also listed as
CEBT (Xetra, euros)
Provider
iShares
Tracks
S&P Global Essential Metals Producers 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
0.55% a year · about £55 on £10,000
Fund size
£556m
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
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£6.40+8.7% over 1 year · closing price
METG closing price: £5.89 on 14/11/2025, £6.40 on 13/11/2026 (+8.7%); low £5.61, high £8.84.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £5.89 on 14/11/2025 to £6.40 on 13/11/2026 (+8.6%). The lowest close shown was £5.61 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £8.84 on 27/02/2026.

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

149 weekly closes, from 12/01/2024 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

As of , METG holds 124 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V at 7.92% of the fund; the ten largest make up 47.2%.
Holdings
125
on record
Ten largest
47.2%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
32
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
7.9%
Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of METG: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 06/11/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.VGMEXICO/BMaterials7.92%
2Freeport-McMoRanFCXMaterials6.51%
3Teck ResourcesTECK.AMaterials6.01%
4Anglo AmericanAALMaterials4.59%
5BHP GroupBHPMaterials4.18%
6Valterra PlatinumVALMaterials4.09%
7Rio TintoRIOMaterials4.06%
8First Quantum MineralsFMMaterials3.48%
9AntofagastaANTOMaterials3.18%
10Southern CopperSCCOMaterials3.16%

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

  1. Materials99.0%
  2. Industrials0.4%
  3. Cash and derivatives0.3%
  4. Information Technology0.1%
  5. Energy0.1%
  6. Consumer Discretionary0.1%
As published for the fund, as of 06/11/2026.

By country

  1. Canada19.7%
  2. Australia14.7%
  3. United States13.1%
  4. United Kingdom12.8%
  5. Mexico8.8%
  6. South Africa8.1%
  7. China7.6%
  8. Peru3.9%
  9. Other countries11.4%
As published for the fund, as of 06/11/2026.

By type of asset

  1. Equity98.9%
  2. Cash and money market1.1%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 06/11/2026.

See the full portfolio

Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .

All 125 holdings of METG

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 124 holdings; the ten largest make up 47.2% 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

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 year, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 97 rolling 12-month returns since January 2024, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since January 2024, 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 MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (146 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of METG?

The ongoing charge of METG is 0.55% a year — about £55 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 Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.55% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 33 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 7 the same and 124 less (share classes counted once).

What does METG track?

METG tracks the S&P Global Essential Metals Producers Index - Benchmark TR Net.

Is METG accumulating or distributing?

METG 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 METG?

The ISIN of METG is IE000ROSD5J6. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; METG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as CEBT (Xetra, euros).

What does METG hold?

As of 06/11/2026, METG holds 124 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V at 7.92% of the fund; the ten largest make up 47.2%. Its ten largest holdings are Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V (7.92%), Freeport-McMoRan (6.51%), Teck Resources (6.01%), Anglo American (4.59%), BHP Group (4.18%), Valterra Platinum (4.09%), Rio Tinto (4.06%), First Quantum Minerals (3.48%), Antofagasta (3.18%) and Southern Copper (3.16%).

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

Calendar-year returns of METG in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +79.5%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −5.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has METG done after inflation?

Over the three years to 13/11/2026 METG’s total return was +77.5%, or +60.4% 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 )

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