ETF · iShares
SHLG iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BG0J4841London Stock Exchange: SHLGBlackRock, Inc.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£10.36
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40% a year
- Fund size
- £203m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, SHLG (iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BG0J4841) closed at £10.36 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +52.3%, or +18.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +20.2%
- +16.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +73.5%
- +56.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +52.3%
- +18.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,523 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,189 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 Digital Security UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −21.1%, 2023 +26.1%, 2024 +19.1%, 2025 +0.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +26.9%. Returns of iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +26.3%; to 30/09/2025: +19.7%; to 30/09/2024: +14.8%; to 30/09/2023: +8.3%; to 30/09/2022: −10.6%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +26.9% | +22.8% | |
| to | +0.9% | −2.6% | |
| to | +19.1% | +15.1% | |
| +26.1% | +21.1% | ||
| −21.1% | −27.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +26.3% | +21.9% |
| from | +19.7% | +15.0% |
| from | +14.8% | +11.9% |
| from | +8.3% | +1.8% |
| from | −10.6% | −17.8% |
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)
19.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 22.5% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 19.4% |
| 5 years | 19.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −26.0%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −21.1%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +35.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 9.1%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 22.5% over 1 year, 19.4% over 3 years, 19.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −26.0% from 19/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since February 2021 was −21.1% (12 months to 30/12/2022); the highest was +35.2% (12 months to 14/08/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF was 9.1% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (09/10/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
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
- 32 charge less
- 9 the same
- 78 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF 0.40% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 78 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 9 the same and 32 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 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
- Also listed as
- SHLD (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), IS4S (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- iShares
- 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
- £203m
- 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 £8.51 on 14/11/2025 to £10.36 on 13/11/2026 (+21.7%). The lowest close shown was £7.70 on 06/02/2026 and the highest £11.39 on 09/10/2026.
One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 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
- 127
- on record
- Ten largest
- 29.5%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 54
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 3.5%
- Zscaler
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZscalerZSInformation Technology | 3.49% |
| 2 | Accenture · Class AACNInformation Technology | 3.34% |
| 3 | Rubrik · Class ARBRKInformation Technology | 3.27% |
| 4 | Okta · Class AOKTAInformation Technology | 3.12% |
| 5 | DocuSignDOCUInformation Technology | 3.07% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike · Class ACRWDInformation Technology | 2.99% |
| 7 | Palo Alto NetworksPANWInformation Technology | 2.68% |
| 8 | Nutanix · Class ANTNXInformation Technology | 2.55% |
| 9 | Cloudflare · Class ANETInformation Technology | 2.53% |
| 10 | Arista NetworksANETInformation Technology | 2.49% |
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 Technology86.5%
- Industrials6.9%
- Real Estate5.0%
- Consumer Discretionary1.3%
- Cash and derivatives0.2%
By type of asset
- Equity99.8%
- Cash and money market0.2%
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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 114 holdings; the ten largest make up 29.5% 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
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 (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Digital Security UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.40% a year | 0.40% | +20.2% | +73.5% | +52.3% |
| iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF AccAccumulating · 0.40% a year | 0.40% | +20.9% | +73.6% | +53.4% |
As of
STOXX Global Digital Security funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
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 247 rolling 12-month returns since February 2021, and of 143 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 November 2021, 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 (154 weeks).
Pro
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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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 78 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 9 the same and 32 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. The same share class is also listed as SHLD (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and IS4S (Xetra, euros).
What does SHLG hold?
As of 06/11/2026, SHLG holds 114 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Zscaler at 3.49% of the fund; the ten largest make up 29.5%. Its ten largest holdings are Zscaler (3.49%), Accenture · Class A (3.34%), Rubrik · Class A (3.27%), Okta · Class A (3.12%), DocuSign (3.07%), CrowdStrike · Class A (2.99%), Palo Alto Networks (2.68%), Nutanix · Class A (2.55%), Cloudflare · Class A (2.53%) and Arista Networks (2.49%).
What were SHLG’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of SHLG in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −21.1%, 2023 +26.1%, 2024 +19.1%, 2025 +0.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +26.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has SHLG done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 SHLG’s total return was +52.3%, or +18.9% 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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