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iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (IU5C.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 5, 2026

IU5C.DE is a passive ETF by iShares tracking the investment results of the S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Communication Services. IU5C.DE launched on Sep 17, 2018 and has a 0.15% expense ratio.

iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (IU5C.DE) belongs to the Communications Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with IU5C.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to IU5C.DE

IU5C.DE charges 0.15% annually. There is 1 ETF in the Communications Equities category with a lower expense ratio, going as low as 0.12%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
XUCM.DE
Xtrackers MSCI USA Communication Services UCITS ET...0.12%—Jan 2021IU5C.DE vs XUCM.DE
ZPDK.DE
SPDR S&P U.S. Communication Services Select Sector...0.15%—Aug 2018IU5C.DE vs ZPDK.DE
DXSG.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Communication Services ESG S...0.17%—Jun 2007IU5C.DE vs DXSG.DE
SPYT.DE
SPDR MSCI Europe Communication Services UCITS ETF0.18%—Dec 2014IU5C.DE vs SPYT.DE
WELX.DE
Amundi S&P Global Communication Services ESG UCITS...0.18%—Sep 2022IU5C.DE vs WELX.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to IU5C.DE

IU5C.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 42. There are 4 ETFs in the Communications Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 60.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
SC0Q.DE
Invesco European Telecoms Sector UCITS ETF
60
—Jul 2009IU5C.DE vs SC0Q.DE
LTCM.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications UCITS ET...
49
—Aug 2006IU5C.DE vs LTCM.DE
EXV2.DE
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications UCITS ...
49
—Apr 2001IU5C.DE vs EXV2.DE
XWTS.DE
Xtrackers MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ...
48
—Mar 2016IU5C.DE vs XWTS.DE
ZPDK.DE
SPDR S&P U.S. Communication Services Select Sector...
41
—Aug 2018IU5C.DE vs ZPDK.DE

Top Performing IU5C.DE Alternatives (YTD)

IU5C.DE is at 3.08% YTD. There are 9 ETFs in the Communications Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 28.44%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
SC0Q.DE
Invesco European Telecoms Sector UCITS ETF
28.44%
—Jul 2009IU5C.DE vs SC0Q.DE
LTCM.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications UCITS ET...
26.77%
—Aug 2006IU5C.DE vs LTCM.DE
INDB.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications UCITS ET...
26.69%
—Sep 2020IU5C.DE vs INDB.DE
EXV2.DE
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications UCITS ...
26.64%
—Apr 2001IU5C.DE vs EXV2.DE
DXSG.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Communication Services ESG S...
5.28%
—Jun 2007IU5C.DE vs DXSG.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to IU5C.DE

IU5C.DE has 13.87% 1-year volatility. There is 1 ETF in the Communications Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 13.45%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
SPYT.DE
SPDR MSCI Europe Communication Services UCITS ETF13.45%—Dec 2014IU5C.DE vs SPYT.DE
XWTS.DE
Xtrackers MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ...13.91%—Mar 2016IU5C.DE vs XWTS.DE
ZPDK.DE
SPDR S&P U.S. Communication Services Select Sector...13.93%—Aug 2018IU5C.DE vs ZPDK.DE
XUCM.DE
Xtrackers MSCI USA Communication Services UCITS ET...14.07%—Jan 2021IU5C.DE vs XUCM.DE
DXSG.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Communication Services ESG S...14.82%—Jun 2007IU5C.DE vs DXSG.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to IU5C.DE

IU5C.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -8.06%. There are 3 ETFs in the Communications Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.66%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
EXV2.DE
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications UCITS ...
-7.66%
—Apr 2001IU5C.DE vs EXV2.DE
LTCM.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications UCITS ET...
-7.67%
—Aug 2006IU5C.DE vs LTCM.DE
SC0Q.DE
Invesco European Telecoms Sector UCITS ETF
-7.80%
—Jul 2009IU5C.DE vs SC0Q.DE
ZPDK.DE
SPDR S&P U.S. Communication Services Select Sector...
-8.30%
—Aug 2018IU5C.DE vs ZPDK.DE
XUCM.DE
Xtrackers MSCI USA Communication Services UCITS ET...
-8.34%
—Jan 2021IU5C.DE vs XUCM.DE

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include SXR8.DE, QDVE.DE, SXRV.DE and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SXR8.DE
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)S&P 500
69
11.37%
—May 2010IU5C.DE vs SXR8.DE
QDVE.DE
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCIT...Technology Equities, S&P 500
65
24.06%
—Nov 2015IU5C.DE vs QDVE.DE
SXRV.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Nasdaq-100
71
20.57%
—Jan 2010IU5C.DE vs SXRV.DE
EUNL.DE
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Global Equities
70
10.86%
—Sep 2009IU5C.DE vs EUNL.DE
IUSQ.DE
iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)Global Equities
76
12.65%
—Oct 2011IU5C.DE vs IUSQ.DE
SEC0.DE
iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF USD (...Semiconductors, Technology Equities
97
98.10%
—Aug 2021IU5C.DE vs SEC0.DE
NQSE.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
66
17.82%
—Jan 2010IU5C.DE vs NQSE.DE
IS3N.DE
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IMI UCITS ETF (...Emerging Markets Equities
82
25.82%
—May 2014IU5C.DE vs IS3N.DE
EUNA.DE
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR ...Global Bonds
14
-0.46%
—Nov 2017IU5C.DE vs EUNA.DE
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...Global Equities, Dividend
93
13.48%
—Sep 2009IU5C.DE vs ISPA.DE

Often Compared With IU5C.DE

Investors most often compare IU5C.DE with EXV1.DE, IUS2.DE, IUCM.L. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
EXV1.DE
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Banks UCITS ETF (DE)Financials Equities
53
7.43%
—Apr 2001IU5C.DE vs EXV1.DE
IUS2.DE
iShares S&P U.S. Banks UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Financials Equities
34
4.22%
—May 2018IU5C.DE vs IUS2.DE
IUCM.L
iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETF USD...Communications Equities, S&P 500
44
1.60%
1.30BSep 2018IU5C.DE vs IUCM.L
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
7
-12.35%
——IU5C.DE vs NFLX
^NDX
NASDAQ 100 Index—
14.68%
——IU5C.DE vs ^NDX
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
66
8.45%
1.60TSep 2010IU5C.DE vs VOO
GOOG
Alphabet Inc
96
16.64%
——IU5C.DE vs GOOG
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
25
-10.09%
——IU5C.DE vs META
EXH6.DE
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Media UCITS ETF (DE)Communications Equities
3
-6.40%
—Jul 2002IU5C.DE vs EXH6.DE
EFRW.DE
iShares S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETF EUR Hedged ...S&P 500
47
8.09%
—May 2025IU5C.DE vs EFRW.DE
WELR.DE
Amundi S&P Global Communication Services ESG UCITS...Communications Equities
35
3.18%
—Sep 2022IU5C.DE vs WELR.DE
I500.DE
iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USD (Acc)S&P 500
69
11.45%
—Sep 2020IU5C.DE vs I500.DE
VUAA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS USD Acc ETFS&P 500
69
11.41%
—May 2019IU5C.DE vs VUAA.DE
VUSA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
69
11.38%
—May 2019IU5C.DE vs VUSA.DE
XZSP.DE
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG UCITS ETF 1CS&P 500, ESG
79
11.17%
—Dec 2022IU5C.DE vs XZSP.DE
UQAB.DE
iShares S&P 500 Paris-Aligned Climate UCITS ETF US...S&P 500
47
7.73%
—Apr 2021IU5C.DE vs UQAB.DE
XDED.DE
Xtrackers S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETF 2DS&P 500
55
10.41%
—Mar 2023IU5C.DE vs XDED.DE
B500.DE
Amundi S&P 500 Buyback ETFS&P 500
58
8.94%
—Jan 2018IU5C.DE vs B500.DE
SPYL.DE
State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (...S&P 500, Large Cap Blend Equities
69
11.37%
—Oct 2023IU5C.DE vs SPYL.DE
SPPY.DE
State Street SPDR S&P 500 Leaders UCITS ETFS&P 500, ESG
78
11.08%
—Dec 2019IU5C.DE vs SPPY.DE

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