ETF · iShares
PLAY iShares Digital Entertainment and Education UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE00023EZQ82London Stock Exchange: PLAYBlackRock, Inc.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£11.24
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40% a year
- Fund size
- £39.9m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, PLAY (iShares Digital Entertainment and Education UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00023EZQ82) closed at £11.24 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the three years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +53.8%, or +38.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +24.3%
- +20.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +53.8%
- +38.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £40
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £198
- of £10,000, before growth
- 33 charge less
- 11 the same
- 74 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares Digital Entertainment and Education UCITS ETF USD 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 74 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 11 the same and 33 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 Digital Entertainment and Education UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2022.
It tracks the STOXX Global Digital Entertainment and Education Index - USD - 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 0.4% a year — about £40 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.
Technology: Software, chips, AI and other tech companies. One sector only, so prices can move more than a broad fund.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- PLAY
- ISIN
- IE00023EZQ82
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- STOXX Global Digital Entertainment and Education 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
- 0.40% a year · about £40 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £39.9m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Technology
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £10.04 on 31/07/2026 to £11.24 on 30/09/2026 (+12.0%). The lowest close shown was £10.04 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £11.48 on 24/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
8 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 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
Risk and return in depth
Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1 and 3 years among up to 66 technology funds investing globally, not currency-hedged, highest first.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of PLAY?
The ongoing charge of PLAY is 0.40% a year — about £40 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 Digital Entertainment and Education UCITS ETF USD 0.40% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 74 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 11 the same and 33 less (share classes counted once).
What does PLAY track?
PLAY tracks the STOXX Global Digital Entertainment and Education Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net.
Is PLAY accumulating or distributing?
PLAY 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 PLAY?
The ISIN of PLAY is IE00023EZQ82. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; PLAY is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has PLAY done after inflation?
Over the three years to 30/09/2026 PLAY’s total return was +53.8%, or +38.8% 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)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- 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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