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SEMI iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD
ISIN IE000I8KRLL9London Stock Exchange: SEMIBlackRock, Inc.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£12.60
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35% a year
- Fund size
- £4.2bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, SEMI (iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE000I8KRLL9) closed at £12.60 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year (about £35 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +127.8%, or +77.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +60.4%
- +54.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +197.2%
- +168.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +127.8%
- +77.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,278 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,778 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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 MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +44.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +47.6%. Returns of iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +113.6%; to 30/09/2025: +30.3%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +47.6% | +42.8% | |
| to | +44.2% | +39.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +113.6% | +106.1% |
| from | +30.3% | +25.3% |
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
Volatility (annualised)
39.0%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since January 2024
- −35.5%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −26.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +214.1%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since January 2024
- 30.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 39.0% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD since January 2024, in pounds: −35.5% from 12/07/2024 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2024 was −26.2% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +214.1% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD was 30.0% below its highest weekly close since January 2024 (19/06/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £35
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £174
- of £10,000, before growth
- 20 charge less
- 6 the same
- 93 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.35% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 93 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 6 the same and 20 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 MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2021.
It tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment ESG Screened Select Capped Index - Benchmark TR Net — large and medium-sized companies across developed and emerging markets.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year — about £35 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
- SEMI
- ISIN
- IE000I8KRLL9
- Also listed as
- SEC0 (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI ACWI IMI Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment ESG Screened Select Capped 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
- 0.35% a year · about £35 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £4.2bn
- 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)
- Category
- Technology
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £8.14 on 14/11/2025 to £12.60 on 13/11/2026 (+54.9%). The lowest close shown was £7.90 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £18.00 on 19/06/2026.
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
- Holdings
- 238
- 258 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 60.2%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 22
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 9.0%
- Advanced Micro Devices
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advanced Micro DevicesAMDInformation Technology | 9.03% |
| 2 | TSMC2330Information Technology | 8.34% |
| 3 | NVIDIANVDAInformation Technology | 8.04% |
| 4 | BroadcomAVGOInformation Technology | 7.59% |
| 5 | Micron TechnologyMUInformation Technology | 6.90% |
| 6 | ASMLASMLInformation Technology | 4.59% |
| 7 | SK hynix000660Information Technology | 4.37% |
| 8 | Texas InstrumentsTXNInformation Technology | 3.93% |
| 9 | Applied MaterialsAMATInformation Technology | 3.78% |
| 10 | Lam ResearchLRCXInformation Technology | 3.67% |
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
- Information Technology99.7%
- Cash and derivatives0.3%
By country
- United States64.6%
- Taiwan15.4%
- Japan6.4%
- Netherlands5.3%
- South Korea4.8%
- Germany1.2%
- Cash and derivatives0.3%
- Other2.0%
By type of asset
- Equity99.7%
- Cash and money market0.3%
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 .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 258 holdings; the ten largest make up 60.2% 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
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 97 rolling 12-month returns since January 2024, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest 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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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 47 technology funds investing globally, 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 13/11/2026 (146 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of SEMI?
The ongoing charge of SEMI is 0.35% a year — about £35 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 Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.35% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 93 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 6 the same and 20 less (share classes counted once).
What does SEMI track?
SEMI tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment ESG Screened Select Capped Index - Benchmark TR Net — large and medium-sized companies across developed and emerging markets.
Is SEMI accumulating or distributing?
SEMI 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 SEMI?
The ISIN of SEMI is IE000I8KRLL9. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SEMI is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as SEC0 (Xetra, euros).
What does SEMI hold?
As of 06/11/2026, SEMI holds 258 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Advanced Micro Devices at 9.03% of the fund; the ten largest make up 60.2%. Its ten largest holdings are Advanced Micro Devices (9.03%), TSMC (8.34%), NVIDIA (8.04%), Broadcom (7.59%), Micron Technology (6.90%), ASML (4.59%), SK hynix (4.37%), Texas Instruments (3.93%), Applied Materials (3.78%) and Lam Research (3.67%).
What were SEMI’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of SEMI in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +44.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +47.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has SEMI done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 SEMI’s total return was +127.8%, or +77.8% 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 )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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