# State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF (USLV) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/uslv · ISIN IE00B802KR88 · 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, USLV (State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B802KR88) closed at £61.45 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year (about £35 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +29.6%, or +1.3% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from SPDR, launched in 2012. It tracks the S&P 500 Low Volatility — 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 0.35% 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. Latest close: **£61.45** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | USLV | | ISIN | IE00B802KR88 | | Category | US shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | SPDR | | Tracks | S&P 500 Low Volatility | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.35% a year (£35 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £59.5m | | Launched | 2012 | | 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 | +0.64% | -2.52% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +17.41% | +5.95% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +29.64% | +1.34% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +6.9%, 2023 −6.1%, 2024 +15.9%, 2025 −4.0%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +2.5%. Returns of State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +0.5%; to 30/09/2025: +2.6%; to 30/09/2024: +12.8%; to 30/09/2023: −6.4%; to 30/09/2022: +17.2%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +6.9% | -2.1% | Price | | 2023 | -6.1% | -9.8% | Price | | 2024 | +15.9% | +12.0% | Price | | 2025 | -4.0% | -7.3% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +2.5% | -0.4% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 11.21% | -7.29% | | 3 years | 10.27% | -10.00% | | 5 years | 11.76% | -14.56% | ## Largest fall Volatility of State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 11.2% over 1 year, 10.3% over 3 years, 11.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −14.6% from 19/08/2022 to 06/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −13.1% (12 months to 18/08/2023); the highest was +26.1% (12 months to 04/03/2022). On 30/09/2026 the price of State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF was 7.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (24/07/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF 0.35% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 20 of the 210 other US share funds charge more, 9 the same and 181 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track S&P 500 Low Volatility, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.25% to 0.35% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF | 0.25% | +0.8% | +17.7% | -0.8% | | State Street SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.35% | +0.6% | +17.4% | +29.6% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.35%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 30/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Berkshire Hathaway · Class B | 1.43% | | Regency Centers | 1.28% | | Duke Energy | 1.27% | | Evergy | 1.27% | | WEC Energy Group | 1.27% | | FirstEnergy | 1.25% | | Atmos Energy | 1.24% | | Loews | 1.22% | | Alliant Energy | 1.20% | | CenterPoint Energy | 1.19% | ## 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 Added up from the holdings SPDR publishes, as of 30/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Utilities | 26.6% | | Financials | 23.9% | | Real Estate | 17.0% | | Industrials | 13.1% | | Consumer Staples | 6.8% | | Health Care | 3.8% | | Consumer Discretionary | 3.7% | | Energy | 2.9% | | Other sectors | 2.1% | All 100 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/uslv/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.