ETF profile
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
Tracks the S&P 500 Index.
Annual fee (TER)
0.07%
£7 per £10,000 invested, each year.
Distribution
Accumulating
Registered in
Ireland
Fund size
$98.3bn
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Overview
Tracks the 500 largest US companies by market cap. Among the cheapest UCITS ETFs available. Irish domicile reduces US dividend withholding tax from 30% to 15% — a structural advantage that compounds over decades.
TER, domicile and distribution policy from the current KIID; AUM from the provider's daily fund page. Methodology →
What 0.07% costs over time
£100,000 at 7% a year. Ending value at 0.07% vs a 0.40% fund.
Extra ending value from holding CSPX at 0.07% instead of a 0.40% fund. Bars scaled to the 25-year figure.
£39,705 more after 25 years, from the fee alone.
Alternatives to weigh against it
All ETFs →GlobalX S&P 500 Core ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£3 a year on a £10,000 holding
Xtrackers MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£19 a year on a £10,000 holding
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£20 a year on a £10,000 holding
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