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SHLG iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF

ISIN IE00BG0J4841London Stock Exchange: SHLGBlackRock, Inc.

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£10.81

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Ongoing charge
0.40% a year
Fund size
£131m

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, SHLG (iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BG0J4841) closed at £10.81 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +68.5%, or +31.7% 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 30/09/2026
+26.6%
+22.7% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+74.7%
+57.6% after inflation
5 years to 30/09/2026
+68.5%
+31.7% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,685 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,317 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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

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
0.40%
a year
On £10,000
£40
a year, roughly
Over five years
£198
of £10,000, before growth
Among 119 technology funds, share classes counted once
  • 33 charge less
  • 11 the same
  • 74 charge more

Ongoing charge of iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF 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 Security UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2018.

It tracks the STOXX Global Digital Security Index.

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 paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.

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
SHLG
ISIN
IE00BG0J4841
Provider
iShares
Tracks
STOXX Global Digital Security Index
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Distributing, paid semi-annual
Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Ongoing charge
0.40% a year · about £40 on £10,000
Fund size
£131m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Technology

Price chart

Closing price
£10.81+3.2% since 18/09/2026 · closing price
SHLG closing price: £10.47 on 18/09/2026, £10.81 on 30/09/2026 (+3.2%); low £10.47, high £10.83.

Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £10.47 on 18/09/2026 to £10.81 on 30/09/2026 (+3.3%). The lowest close shown was £10.47 on 18/09/2026 and the highest £10.83 on 25/09/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 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

Funds tracking the same index

2 funds track STOXX Global Digital Security Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.40% to 0.40% a year (30/09/2026).

2 funds that track the STOXX Global Digital Security Index, listed by name. Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
Fund1 year5 years
iShares Digital Security UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.40% a year+26.6%+68.5%
iShares Digital Security UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.40% a year+26.2%+67.4%

Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of

Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared

Other versions of this fund

iShares’s other share classes and funds on the STOXX Global Digital Security Index. They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Read more:Share classesAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging

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.

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of SHLG?

The ongoing charge of SHLG 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 Security UCITS ETF 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 SHLG track?

SHLG tracks the STOXX Global Digital Security Index.

Is SHLG accumulating or distributing?

SHLG is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.

What is the ISIN of SHLG?

The ISIN of SHLG is IE00BG0J4841. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SHLG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

How has SHLG done after inflation?

Over the five years to 30/09/2026 SHLG’s total return was +68.5%, or +31.7% 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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