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About iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
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Inception date
May 19, 2010
Structure
Irish VCIC
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Capitalizes
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Ltd.
ISIN
IE00B5BMR087
The investment objective of the Fund is to deliver the net total return performance of the Benchmark Index (being the S&P 500 Index), less the fees and expenses of the Fund.
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Top 10 holdings
Double hit on upcoming EURO investements. A short comparison of the SP500 Index with the SP500 ETF traded in EUR.
Due to the weakness of the EUR, the ability to profit from lower SP500 prices is substantially reduced.
Inflation and weakness of the EUR is killing the cash deposits in the Euro Zone.
You can thank the ECB.
Low Cost Index Funds and the "bubble"As the majority of the investment community is aware, low cost index funds such as the iShares CSPX are a great way of investing your money in such a way that it will beat inflation and any other factors that will reduce the overall value of your money. Warren Buffett (CEO of Berkshire Hathaway) is
SP500 (GBP-hedged) - still bullishThe correction that began in May and finished in October of last year is tricky and I have no idea if my count is even close to being correct but whichever way I look at this I end up bullish. To me, it's just a question of how deep the present correction will take before this index resumes it's pa
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
SXR8 assets under management is 106.98 B EUR. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
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SXR8 invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
SXR8 expense ratio is 0.07%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, SXR8 isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
No, SXR8 doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
SXR8 shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
SXR8 follows the S&P 500. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on May 19, 2010.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.