# iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD (SAUS) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/saus · ISIN IE00B5377D42 · 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, 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. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **£46.62** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | SAUS | | ISIN | IE00B5377D42 | | Category | Japan & Asia Pacific | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI Australia | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.50% a year (£50 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £348m | | Launched | 2010 | | 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 | +10.42% | +6.95% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +33.71% | +20.66% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +42.89% | +11.70% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +5.7% | -3.2% | Price | | 2023 | +7.6% | +3.4% | Price | | 2024 | +3.9% | +0.3% | Price | | 2025 | +6.1% | +2.5% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +10.4% | +7.3% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 14.27% | -8.49% | | 3 years | 14.23% | -20.00% | | 5 years | 15.14% | -20.00% | ## Largest fall 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. ## Charges compared with similar funds 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). ## 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 | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF USD (this fund) | 0.50% | +10.4% | +33.7% | +42.9% | | UBS (Irl) ETF Plc - MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Accumh GBP | — | +2.7% | +36.7% | +49.7% | | UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Accum AUD | 0.40% | +11.0% | +42.4% | +45.1% | | UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Accum Shs h CHF | 0.43% | -5.0% | +21.4% | +43.6% | | UBS MSCI Australia UCITS ETF Shs Dis AUD | 0.40% | +10.5% | +34.4% | +43.3% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.50%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- 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.