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iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

About this ETF

Tracks the S&P 500 Index, giving exposure to 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States.

IssueriShares
Management fee (MER)0.04% p.a.
Inception date15 May 2000
BenchmarkS&P 500 Index

Scout Score

76/100
Ranked #2 of 29 in US Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost96
Diversification34
Tracking96
Liquidity98
Fund Strength100
Performance63
Income46

Strengths

  • Large, established fund — $14.8B in assets, bigger than 100% of US Shares funds.
  • Highly liquid — 0.03% bid/ask spread, better than 98% of US Shares peers.
  • Low fee — 0.04% p.a., cheaper than 96% of US Shares funds.

Weaknesses

  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 135.3% of the fund, more concentrated than 66% of US Shares peers.

Performance (as of 5 Jan 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-1.97%
3 Months+1.26%
YTD+5.79%
1 Year+4.12%
3 Years (p.a.)+18.89%
5 Years (p.a.)+13.27%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-27%+3%+34%+65%+96%2021-112023-022024-052025-072026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 3 Jan 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
99.82%
Australia flagAustralia
0.18%

Top holdings (as of 3 Jan 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Ishares Core S&p Etf Trust99.80%
  2. 2.NVIDIA logoNVIDIA7.65%
  3. 3.Apple logoApple7.41%
  4. 4.Microsoft logoMicrosoft5.92%
  5. 5.Amazon.com Inc logoAmazon.com Inc3.76%
  6. 6.Alphabet Class A logoAlphabet Class A2.51%
  7. 7.Broadcom Inc logoBroadcom Inc2.42%
  8. 8.Meta Platforms Class A logoMeta Platforms Class A2.09%
  9. 9.Alphabet Class C logoAlphabet Class C2.02%
  10. 10.Eli Lilly logoEli Lilly1.72%
  11. 11.Tesla Inc logoTesla Inc1.72%
  12. 12.Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B logoBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.59%
  13. 13.Micron Technology logoMicron Technology1.48%
  14. 14.JPMorgan Chase & Co logoJPMorgan Chase & Co1.37%
  15. 15.Advanced Micro Devices logoAdvanced Micro Devices1.21%
  16. 16.Exxonmobil Holdings Corp logoExxonmobil Holdings Corp1.12%
  17. 17.Visa Class A logoVisa Class A1.10%
  18. 18.Johnson & Johnson logoJohnson & Johnson0.98%
  19. 19.Walmart logoWalmart0.85%
  20. 20.Mastercard Class A logoMastercard Class A0.80%