ETF · iShares
SAUS iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE00B5377D42London Stock Exchange: SAUSBlackRock, Inc.
- Japan & Asia Pacific
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£46.62
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50% a year
- Fund size
- £348m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, SAUS (iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00B5377D42) closed at £46.62 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.50% a year (about £50 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +42.9%, or +11.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +10.4%
- +7.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +33.7%
- +20.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +42.9%
- +11.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,429 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,117 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 MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +5.7%, 2023 +7.6%, 2024 +3.9%, 2025 +6.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +10.4%. Returns of iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +11.4%; to 30/09/2025: +1.2%; to 30/09/2024: +18.5%; to 30/09/2023: +3.3%; to 30/09/2022: +3.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +10.4% | +7.3% | |
| +6.1% | +2.5% | ||
| +3.9% | +0.3% | ||
| +7.6% | +3.4% | ||
| +5.7% | −3.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +11.4% | Not available |
| from | +1.2% | −2.7% |
| from | +18.5% | +15.5% |
| from | +3.3% | −2.8% |
| from | +3.4% | −5.0% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, 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
Volatility (annualised)
15.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 14.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 14.2% |
| 5 years | 15.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −20.0%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −12.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +34.4%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 4.6%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 14.3% over 1 year, 14.2% over 3 years, 15.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD since October 2021, in pounds: −20.0% from 22/11/2024 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −12.2% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +34.4% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD was 4.6% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (06/08/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £50
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £248
- of £10,000, before growth
- 84 charge less
- 2 the same
- 6 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD 0.50% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 6 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 2 the same and 84 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 MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2010.
It tracks the MSCI Australia.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.5% a year — about £50 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.
Japan & Asia Pacific: Companies in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the wider Pacific region.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- SAUS
- ISIN
- IE00B5377D42
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI Australia
- 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
- 0.50% a year · about £50 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £348m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £47.18 on 31/07/2026 to £46.62 on 30/09/2026 (−1.2%). The lowest close shown was £46.49 on 25/09/2026 and the highest £48.86 on 06/08/2026.
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
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
Create a free account to see the 5-year price chart and the after-inflation chart
Sign-up takes an email address. There is no card to enter and nothing to pay.
How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Funds tracking the same index
5 funds track MSCI Australia, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.40% to 0.50% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USDThis fundAccumulating · 0.50% a year | +10.4% | +42.9% |
| MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Accumh GBPAccumulating | +2.7% | +49.7% |
| UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Accum AUDAccumulating · 0.40% a year | +11.0% | +45.1% |
| UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.43% a year | −5.0% | +43.6% |
| UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUDDistributing · 0.40% a year | +10.5% | +43.3% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest 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.
With a free account
Create a free account to see the risk ratios, every rolling return and each large fall and its recovery
Sign-up takes an email address. There is no card to enter and nothing to pay.
Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 64 Japan and Asia Pacific share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves 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 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes the rank among similar funds and moves against a comparable fund
Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of SAUS?
The ongoing charge of SAUS is 0.50% a year — about £50 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 MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD 0.50% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 6 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 2 the same and 84 less (share classes counted once).
What does SAUS track?
SAUS tracks the MSCI Australia.
Is SAUS accumulating or distributing?
SAUS 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 SAUS?
The ISIN of SAUS is IE00B5377D42. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SAUS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were SAUS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of SAUS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +5.7%, 2023 +7.6%, 2024 +3.9%, 2025 +6.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +10.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has SAUS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 SAUS’s total return was +42.9%, or +11.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
- SJPAiShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF0.12% a year · £4.8bn
- XMJPXtrackers MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C0.20% a year · £4.0bn
- LCJPAmundi Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF Acc0.12% a year · £3.5bn
- 0DZWUBS Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF-JPY acc- Capitalisation0.12% a year · £3.0bn
- IJPNiShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Dist)0.12% a year · £2.9bn
- CPJ1iShares Core MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF0.20% a year · £2.3bn
- VJPNVanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF0.10% a year · £1.9bn
- PRIJAmundi Index Solutions - Prime Japan0.08% a year · £1.8bn
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
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
Methodology:Data sourcesReturnsCategoriesAll methods
A machine-readable copy of this page: Markdown.