iShares S&P 500 aims to track the S&P 500 Index and offers exposure to the 500 leading blue chip companies in the US, giving broad exposure to the World's largest and most liquid equity market in one transaction. The index includes a diverse mix of stocks from all major sectors of the US economy. The benchmark is a market cap weighted index and full details of the index methodology can be found on standardandpoors.com. iShares S&P 500 is an exchange traded fund (ETF) managed by BlackRock and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. That means you can buy shares in iShares S&P 500 through a broker as you would buy any ordinary share.

  • Please note that the data on this page uses the following information to define the results:

    Currency: USD
  • Key Facts

    Domicile Irish
    UCITS III Yes
    Ticker IUSA
    Asset Class Equity
    Expense Ratio (TER) % 0.4%
    Base Currency USD
    Inception Date 15/03/02
    Rebalance Frequency Quarterly
    Fund Structure Physical
    Dividend Frequency Quarterly
    Use of Income Distributing
  • Product Details

    Fund Accountant BOISS
    Issuing Company iShares plc
    Product Licenser S&P
    Fund Manager BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
    Reporting Frequency Quarterly
    Futures Available Yes
    Options Available No
    Entry Fees No
    Exit Fees No
    Performance Fees No
    ISA Yes
    SIPP Yes
    UK Distributor Status Yes
    Minimum Purchase 1 Share
  • Benchmark Information

    Benchmark Name S&P 500 Index
    Benchmark Provider Standard & Poors
    Benchmark Currency USD
    Benchmark Level Type Net Total Return
    Rebalance Frequency
    Bloomberg Total Return Index Ticker SPTR500N
    Bloomberg Price Index Ticker SPX
    Reuters Price Index Ticker .SPX
    Reuters Total Return Index Ticker .SPXTR
  • Yield Information

    11/03/10
    Dividend Frequency Quarterly
    Use of Income Distributing
    Fiscal Year End 28/02/10
    Date of Financial Year-End-Distribution 24/02/10
    Currency USD
    Distribution Yield 1.33% (USD)
    View History
  • London Stock Exchange

    Fund Identifiers

    ISIN IE0031442068
    SEDOL 3144206
    Bloomberg Code IUSA LN
    Bloomberg iNAV BEIFIUSA
    RIC IUSA.L
    Reuters iNAV IUSAGBP=INAV
    Valoren 1396252
    Common Code (EOC) 14608346
    ISIN of iNAV DE000A0SYPK7
  • London Stock Exchange

    Exchange Information

    Funds Ticker IUSA
    Fund Currency on Exchange GBP
    Initial Listing Date 15/03/02

    On Exchange Market Makers

    Flow Traders B.V.
    Nyenburgh Beheer BV
    Susquehanna International Securities
    Winterflood Securities Ltd
  • Registered Countries

    Austria Netherlands
    Denmark Norway
    Finland Spain
    France Suisse
    Germany Sweden
    Italy United Kingdom
    Luxembourg

As with other investments, investors should be aware that the price of your investment (which may trade in limited markets) may go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount you invested. In addition your income is not fixed and may fluctuate. Investors are advised to seek the advice of an independent financial advisor in assessing the suitability of iShares as an investment.

* From 1 March 2007, benchmark performance figures will be shown using the S&P 500 net total return index. Index returns since the fund’s inception will be restated on the basis of the net total return index. Fund performance is not affected by this change.



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