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SQBP GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD

ISIN IE000LSRKCB4London Stock Exchange: SQBPMirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.

Latest close

LSE

£17.73

on

Ongoing charge
0.50% a year
Fund size
£21.4m

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, SQBP (GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE000LSRKCB4) closed at £17.73 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.50% a year (about £50 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +28.3%, or +16.0% 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 13/11/2026
+7.8%
+4.0% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+28.3%
+16.0% after inflation

Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. 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 GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2024 +16.3%, 2025 +2.5%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +9.4%. Returns of GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +12.7%; to 30/09/2025: +10.9%; to 30/09/2024: +5.0%.

Calendar-year returns of SQBP, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +9.4%+5.9%
to +2.5%−1.0%
to +16.3%+12.4%
Returns of SQBP over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +12.7%+8.7%
from +10.9%+6.6%
from +5.0%+2.3%

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

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

8.0%over 3 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year7.2%
3 years8.0%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since February 2023
−12.6%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−0.1%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+18.6%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since February 2023
1.3%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 7.2% over 1 year, 8.0% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD since February 2023, in pounds: −12.6% from 17/01/2025 to 18/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since February 2023 was −0.1% (12 months to 30/01/2026); the highest was +18.6% (12 months to 17/01/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD was 1.3% below its highest weekly close since February 2023 (09/10/2026), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

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
0.50%
a year
On £10,000
£50
a year, roughly
Over five years
£248
of £10,000, before growth
Among 69 other funds, share classes counted once
  • 17 charge less
  • 6 the same
  • 45 charge more

Ongoing charge of GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.50% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 45 of the 68 other other funds charge more, 6 the same and 17 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

As of

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Global X, launched in 2023.

It tracks the CBOE S&P 500 15% WHT Quarterly 5% Buffer Protect Index - Benchmark TR Net — about 500 of the largest companies listed in the US.

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.

Other: Alternatives, currencies and funds that do not fit the groups above.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
SQBP
ISIN
IE000LSRKCB4
Also listed as
SPQB (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
Provider
Global X
Tracks
CBOE S&P 500 15% WHT Quarterly 5% Buffer Protect 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
0.50% a year · about £50 on £10,000
Fund size
£21.4m
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
Other

Price chart

Closing price
£17.73+8.2% over 1 year · closing price
SQBP closing price: £16.38 on 14/11/2025, £17.73 on 13/11/2026 (+8.2%); low £16.05, high £17.97.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £16.38 on 14/11/2025 to £17.73 on 13/11/2026 (+8.3%). The lowest close shown was £16.05 on 30/01/2026 and the highest £17.97 on 09/10/2026.

One close a week. Before 16/09/2026 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

194 weekly closes, from 24/02/2023 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

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.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 142 rolling 12-month returns since February 2023, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since February 2023, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.

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  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (152 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of SQBP?

The ongoing charge of SQBP 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 GLOBAL X S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.50% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 45 of the 68 other other funds charge more, 6 the same and 17 less (share classes counted once).

What does SQBP track?

SQBP tracks the CBOE S&P 500 15% WHT Quarterly 5% Buffer Protect Index - Benchmark TR Net — about 500 of the largest companies listed in the US.

Is SQBP accumulating or distributing?

SQBP 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 SQBP?

The ISIN of SQBP is IE000LSRKCB4. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SQBP is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as SPQB (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).

What were SQBP’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of SQBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2024 +16.3%, 2025 +2.5%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +9.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has SQBP done after inflation?

Over the three years to 13/11/2026 SQBP’s price changed by +28.3%, or +16.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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