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WITS iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE00BJ5JNY98London Stock Exchange: WITSBlackRock, Inc.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£16.43
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £729m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, WITS (iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00BJ5JNY98) closed at £16.43 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +144.6%, or +91.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +32.8%
- +28.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +116.5%
- +95.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +144.6%
- +91.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,446 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,912 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS 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 MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2025 +13.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +30.3%. Returns of iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +34.9%; to 30/09/2025: +20.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +30.3% | +26.7% | |
| +13.4% | +9.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +34.9% | Not available |
| from | +20.5% | +15.9% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
21.0%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since January 2024
- −25.0%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −12.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +48.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since January 2024
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 21.0% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD since January 2024, in pounds: −25.0% from 24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2024 was −12.0% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +48.0% (12 months to 29/05/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD was at its highest weekly close since January 2024, in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, 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
- 0.25%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £25
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £124
- of £10,000, before growth
- 9 charge less
- 2 the same
- 107 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD 0.25% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 107 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 2 the same and 9 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 MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2019.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year — about £25 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.
Key facts
- Ticker
- WITS
- ISIN
- IE00BJ5JNY98
- 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
- 0.25% a year · about £25 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £729m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Technology
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £14.45 on 31/07/2026 to £16.43 on 30/09/2026 (+13.7%). The lowest close shown was £14.45 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £16.43 on 30/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. 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
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 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
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIANVDA | 17.95% |
| 2 | AppleAAPL | 15.01% |
| 3 | MicrosoftMSFT | 11.46% |
| 4 | BroadcomAVGO | 5.45% |
| 5 | ASMLASML | 4.20% |
| 6 | Micron TechnologyMU | 3.54% |
| 7 | Advanced Micro DevicesAMD | 3.46% |
| 8 | Applied Material | 2.99% |
| 9 | Lam ResearchLRCX | 2.87% |
| 10 | SAPSAP | 2.09% |
Source: iShares, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Information Technology99.8%
- Cash and derivatives0.2%
By country
- United States86.4%
- Netherlands4.7%
- Japan4.6%
- Germany2.2%
- Cash and derivatives0.2%
- Other1.9%
By type of asset
- Equity99.7%
- Cash and money market0.2%
135 holdings are listed for this fund. All 135 holdings of WITS, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 135 holdings; the ten largest make up 69.0% 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
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 91 rolling 12-month returns since January 2024, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since January 2024, 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 66 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 30/09/2026 (137 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of WITS?
The ongoing charge of WITS is 0.25% a year — about £25 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 MSCI World Information Technology Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD 0.25% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 107 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 2 the same and 9 less (share classes counted once).
Is WITS accumulating or distributing?
WITS 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 WITS?
The ISIN of WITS is IE00BJ5JNY98. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; WITS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were WITS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of WITS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2025 +13.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +30.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has WITS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 WITS’s total return was +144.6%, or +91.2% 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)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- iShares, as published,
- 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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