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ETF Profile
iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
ISIN IE00BDDRF478
|WKN A2JQ2H
|Ticker IU5C
TER
0.15% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Physical
Fund size
EUR 709 m
Inception Date
17 September 2018
Holdings
25
Overview
Description
The iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) seeks to track the S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services index. The S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services index tracks the US communications services industry. This sector includes classic telecommunication companies such as AT&T, but also companies formerly associated with the IT sector, such as Facebook. Also included are media companies such as Walt Disney or Netflix.
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Basics
Data
| Index | S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services |
| Investment focus | Equity, United States, Telecommunication |
| Fund size | EUR 709 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.15% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Full replication) |
| Legal structure | ETF |
| Strategy risk | Long-only |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | USD |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 20.88% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 17 September 2018 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | iShares |
| Fund Structure | Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC) |
| UCITS compliance | Yes |
| Administrator | State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Investment Advisor | |
| Custodian Bank | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Revision Company | Deloitte |
| Fiscal Year End | 30 November |
| Swiss representative | BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG |
| Swiss paying agent | State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich, Zurich Branch |
| Germany | 30% tax rebate |
| Switzerland | ESTV Reporting |
| Austria | Tax Reporting Fund |
| UK | UK Reporting |
| Indextype | Total return index |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | Bank of New York Mellon|Euroclear|JP Morgan|State Street Bank |
| Securities lending | Yes |
| Securities lending counterparty | Barclays Bank Plc|Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.|BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC|BNP Paribas SA|Citigroup Global Markets Ltd|Citigroup Inc|Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd.|Deutsche Bank AG|Goldman Sachs International|HSBC Bank Plc|J.P. Morgan Securities Plc|JP Morgan Chase & Co|Macquarie Bank Limited|Merrill Lynch International|Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc|Nomura International Plc|Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB|Societe Generale SA|The Bank of Nova Scotia|UBS AG |
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Holdings
Below you find information about the composition of the iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc).
Top 10 Holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
out of 25
92.13%
| Alphabet, Inc. A | 20.61% |
| Alphabet, Inc. C | 16.57% |
| Meta Platforms | 16.00% |
| Netflix | 14.30% |
| Walt Disney | 6.21% |
| AT&T, Inc. | 5.45% |
| Verizon Communications | 5.08% |
| T-Mobile US | 3.15% |
| Comcast Corp. | 3.11% |
| Warner Bros Discovery | 1.65% |
Countries
| United States | 99.03% |
| Other | 0.97% |
Sectors
| Telecommunication | 98.36% |
| Technology | 0.67% |
| Other | 0.97% |
As of 30/10/2025
ETF Savings plan offers
Here you can find information about the savings plan availability of the ETF. You can use the table to compare all savings plan offers for the selected savings rate.
Select your savings amount:
| Broker | Rating | Execution fee | Account fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* |
Source: justETF Research; As of 12/2025; *Affiliate link
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Execution fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Execution fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
Order fees
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Order volume:
| Broker | Rating | Order fee | ETF savings plans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00€ | 2966 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1523 | View offer* | |
| | 1.00€ | 2640 | View offer* | |
| | 0.00€ | 1880 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1617 | View offer* |
Source: justETF Research; As of 12/2025; *Affiliate link
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Order fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Order fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +10.96% |
| 1 month | -0.67% |
| 3 months | +0.85% |
| 6 months | +13.40% |
| 1 year | +7.43% |
| 3 years | +132.35% |
| 5 years | +100.85% |
| Since inception (MAX) | +177.52% |
| 2024 | +47.11% |
| 2023 | +48.77% |
| 2022 | -35.70% |
| 2021 | +29.97% |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 20.88% |
| Volatility 3 years | 19.93% |
| Volatility 5 years | 22.00% |
| Return per risk 1 year | 0.36 |
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.63 |
| Return per risk 5 years | 0.68 |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -23.26% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -23.26% |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -39.47% |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -39.47% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gettex | EUR | IU5C | - - | - - | - |
| Stuttgart Stock Exchange | EUR | IU5C | - - | - - | - |
| Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | MXN | - | IUCM LM | IUCMN.MX | |
| London Stock Exchange | USD | IUCM | IUCM LN INAVIUCU | IUCM.L 0EXQINAV.DE | |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | USD | IUCM | IUCM SE SPSVCN | IUCM.S 0EXQINAV.DE | |
| XETRA | EUR | IU5C | IU5C GY INAVIUCE | IU5C.DE 0EXLINAV.DE |
Further information
Further ETFs with similar investment focus
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Communication Services UCITS ETF 1D | 919 | 0.12% p.a. | Distributing | Full replication |
| SPDR S&P U.S. Communication Services Select Sector UCITS ETF USD | 228 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| Invesco Communications S&P US Select Sector UCITS ETF A | 116 | 0.14% p.a. | Accumulating | Swap-based |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the name of IU5C?
The name of IU5C is iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc).
What is the ticker of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The primary ticker of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is IU5C.
What is the ISIN of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The ISIN of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is IE00BDDRF478.
What are the costs of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The total expense ratio (TER) of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) amounts to 0.15% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
Is iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) paying dividends?
iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is an accumulating ETF. This means that dividends are not distributed to investors. Instead, dividends are reinvested in the fund on the ex-date, which leads to an increase of the ETF's share price.
What's the fund size of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The fund size of iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is 709m Euro. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
— Data provided by Trackinsight, etfinfo, Xignite Inc., gettex, FactSet and justETF GmbH. Quotes are either real-time (gettex) or 15 minutes delayed stock exchange quotes or NAVs (daily published by the fund provider). By default, ETF returns include dividend payments (if applicable). There is no warranty for completeness, accuracy and correctness for the displayed information.