iShares UK Dividend UCITS ETF
IUKD.SW
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 2008
- Website
- ishares.com
- Similar Companies
- Business
- iShares UK Dividend UCITS ETF (IUKD.SW) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to replicate the performance of the FTSE UK Dividend+ Index, comprising 50 UK-listed companies with the highest dividend yields, excluding investment trusts; it invests in dividend-paying stocks across all market capitalizations and diversified sectors including financials, energy, consumer goods, and utilities. The ETF offers quarterly distributions to investors, with a current dividend yield of approximately 4-5%; top holdings include Legal & General Group plc, Rio Tinto plc, British American Tobacco p.l.c., HSBC Holdings plc, and NatWest Group plc. Managed through physical replication by BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited, an iShares product domiciled in Ireland with ISIN IE00B0M63060, it maintains an ongoing charge of 0.40% and assets under management exceeding GBP 1 billion. Launched on 4 November 2005 and headquartered in London through its manager BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, the ETF primarily targets income-seeking investors in Europe; it lists on multiple exchanges including the London Stock Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange (under ticker IUKD.SW), Milan, and others, with availability in the UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and beyond. The fund operates in unhedged GBP, focusing on the UK equity income segment without explicit sustainability criteria. In recent developments, the ETF has sustained steady quarterly dividend payouts through 2025, including payments in March (GBP 0.0412), June (GBP 0.1859), and September (GBP 0.1321), with the next ex-dividend date set for December 2025; ongoing portfolio adjustments reflect FTSE UK Dividend+ Index rebalances amid UK market dynamics, such as strengthened bank dividends from higher interest rates, notably HSBC's full restoration in late 2023 carrying into 2024-2025. BlackRock's US arm withdrew from the Climate Action 100+ initiative in 2024 for legal reasons, though its international operations including this ETF remain unaffected given the index's non-ESG focus; no major acquisitions, launches, or structural changes were reported for the ETF itself in 2024-2025, underscoring its established passive strategy.