# iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF (UIFS) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/uifs · ISIN IE00B4JNQZ49 · 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, UIFS (iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B4JNQZ49) closed at £12.02 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +55.4%, or +21.5% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2015. It tracks the S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Financials Index - USD — 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 0.15% a year — about £15 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: **£12.02** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | UIFS | | ISIN | IE00B4JNQZ49 | | Category | Single sectors | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Financials Index - USD | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.15% a year (£15 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £1.3bn | | Launched | 2015 | | 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 | +2.57% | -0.65% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +55.96% | +40.74% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +55.43% | +21.50% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −0.5%, 2023 +6.1%, 2024 +32.6%, 2025 +6.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −0.2%. Returns of iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +2.1%; to 30/09/2025: +19.9%; to 30/09/2024: +25.4%; to 30/09/2023: +0.3%; to 30/09/2022: +0.9%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -0.5% | -8.9% | Price | | 2023 | +6.1% | +1.9% | Price | | 2024 | +32.6% | +28.1% | Price | | 2025 | +6.9% | +3.3% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -0.2% | -3.0% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.05% | -12.63% | | 3 years | 15.00% | -16.69% | | 5 years | 16.21% | -16.98% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 13.1% over 1 year, 15.0% over 3 years, 16.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −17.0% from 03/02/2023 to 24/03/2023. The lowest 12-month return of iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −14.5% (12 months to 24/03/2023); the highest was +46.4% (12 months to 22/11/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF was 5.5% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (28/08/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETF 0.15% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 111 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 15 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once). ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.15%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Berkshire Hathaway · Class B | 12.28% | | JPMorgan Chase | 11.69% | | Visa · Class A | 8.18% | | Mastercard · Class A | 5.98% | | Bank of America | 4.69% | | Goldman Sachs Group | 3.50% | | Wells Fargo | 3.19% | | Morgan Stanley | 3.02% | | Citigroup | 2.88% | | American Express | 2.11% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Diversified Banks | 25.6% | | Transaction & Payment Processing Services | 16.6% | | Multi-Sector Holdings | 12.3% | | Investment Banking & Brokerage | 10.7% | | Asset Management & Custody Banks | 7.9% | | Property & Casualty Insurance | 7.3% | | Financial Exchanges & Data | 6.9% | | Consumer Finance | 4.0% | | Other sectors | 8.8% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.8% | | Cash and money market | 0.1% | All 78 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/uifs/holdings --- 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.