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Apple in your ETF: how much you own, and the share price
If you own an S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 or world ETF, you already own a slice of Apple. Here’s its share price, how it has done over 20 years, and how much of it sits inside the funds UK investors can buy.
By The Off-Duty Economist Last reviewed Fund holdings to 31 August 2026
The short version
- Apple was the second-biggest holding in all 12 UK-available ETFs below at the end of August 2026, behind Nvidia.
- It's about 7% of an S&P 500 or Nasdaq-100 ETF, 4% to 5% of a world ETF, and up to a fifth of a technology ETF.
- So £1,000 in a typical S&P 500 ETF puts about £70 into Apple.
- Apple beat the S&P 500 in each of the last four five-year periods, though only narrowly in the latest: from 2020 to 2025, $100 grew to $234 in Apple and $217 in the S&P 500.
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- 7.0%of an S&P 500 ETF is Apple (iShares and Vanguard, 31 August 2026)
- £70of every £1,000 in an S&P 500 ETF goes into Apple
- 224shares today for every Apple share sold at its 1980 float, after five splits
Apple's share price today
Apple’s shares trade on Nasdaq in New York under the ticker AAPL, so the price is in US dollars. The live chart below shows today’s price and its history over a day, a month, a year, five years or all time.
Apple (AAPL) live share price
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Which ETFs hold Apple?
Most index funds that cover US or world shares hold Apple, because they buy companies in proportion to their size, and Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world. The table shows 12 large ETFs that UK investors can buy on the London Stock Exchange, with Apple’s share of each.
It’s a list of which funds hold Apple and how much, not a list of funds to buy. Each fund’s name links to its full profile.
| Fund | What it tracks | London tickers | Apple's share | Apple in every £1,000 | Yearly charge | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Technology Select Sector UCITS ETF | US technology companies in the S&P 500 | GXLK / SXLK | 18.59% | £186 | 0.15% | £1.7bn |
| iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | US technology companies in the S&P 500 | IITU / IUIT | 18.55% | £186 | 0.15% | £15.5bn |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Information Technology UCITS ETF 1C | Technology companies in the MSCI World | XXTW / XDWT | 17.19% | £172 | 0.25% | £5.2bn |
| iShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc) | Nasdaq-100 | CNX1 / CNDX | 7.39% | £74 | 0.30% | £22.6bn |
| Invesco EQQQ Nasdaq-100 UCITS ETF | Nasdaq-100 | EQQQ / EQQU | 7.33% | £73 | 0.30% | £11.0bn |
| HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD | S&P 500 | HSPX / HSPD | 7.08% | £71 | 0.09% | £7.8bn |
| Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing | S&P 500 | VUSA / VUSD | 7.03% | £70 | 0.07% | £40.7bn |
| iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | S&P 500 | CSP1 / CSPX | 7.03% | £70 | 0.07% | £119.5bn |
| iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | MSCI World (developed markets) | SWDA / IWDA | 5.07% | £51 | 0.20% | £112.8bn |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF Distributing | FTSE Developed (developed markets) | VEVE / VDEV | 4.64% | £46 | 0.12% | £3.6bn |
| iShares MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | MSCI ACWI (developed and emerging markets) | SSAC / ISAC | 4.46% | £45 | 0.20% | £27.2bn |
| Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing | FTSE All-World (developed and emerging markets) | VWRL / VWRD | 4.24% | £42 | 0.14% | £20.5bn |
Holdings are as at 31 August 2026 (26 August for Invesco EQQQ and 28 August for HSBC S&P 500). Fund sizes are in pounds. The first ticker is the London line priced in pounds or pence, the second the line priced in US dollars. Both are the same fund.
Apple is up to a fifth of a technology ETF, and about 4% to 7% of a broad index ETF
Apple's share of each fund's holdings
- US or world technology funds
- Broad index funds
Source: fund holdings from justETF, consulted 14 October 2026. Holdings as at 31 August 2026 (26 August for Invesco EQQQ, 28 August for HSBC S&P 500). Weights change every day. Chart: Invest in ETFs.
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| Fund (ticker) | Apple's share | In every £1,000 | Holdings as at |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPDR US Technology (GXLK) | 18.59% | £186 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| iShares S&P 500 IT Sector (IITU) | 18.55% | £186 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Xtrackers World IT (XXTW) | 17.19% | £172 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| iShares Nasdaq 100 (CNX1) | 7.39% | £74 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Invesco EQQQ Nasdaq-100 (EQQQ) | 7.33% | £73 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) | 7.08% | £71 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) | 7.03% | £70 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) | 7.03% | £70 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| iShares Core MSCI World (SWDA) | 5.07% | £51 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed World (VEVE) | 4.64% | £46 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| iShares MSCI ACWI (SSAC) | 4.46% | £45 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Vanguard FTSE All-World (VWRL) | 4.24% | £42 | 31 Aug 2026 |
The gap comes down to what each fund tracks. A technology fund holds a few dozen companies, so Apple takes up a big slice. A world fund holds thousands of companies in dozens of countries, so the same Apple holding is a smaller share of the whole.
Why Apple's share of a fund changes
An index fund doesn’t decide how much Apple to own. It holds each company in proportion to its stock market value, so Apple’s share of the fund rises when its shares do better than the rest of the market, and falls when they do worse. The figures above move every trading day.
At the end of August 2026, Nvidia was the biggest holding in every fund in the table, with Apple second. The ten biggest companies made up 37.8% of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, so a fund of about 500 companies still depends heavily on a handful of them.
How Apple shares have done
Apple’s annual reports compare what $100 invested in its shares became over five years with the same $100 in the S&P 500, with dividends reinvested. Four reports cover the 20 years from September 2005 to September 2025.
Apple beat the S&P 500 in all four five-year periods, though only narrowly in the latest
What $100 became over each five years to September, with dividends reinvested. The dashed line is the $100 you started with.
- Apple shares
- S&P 500
Source: Apple Inc. annual reports (Form 10-K, "Company Stock Performance") for fiscal years 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025. Total shareholder return in US dollars with dividends reinvested, before fees and tax. Chart: Invest in ETFs.
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| Period | Apple | S&P 500 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2005 to September 2010 | $529 | $103 | FY2010 Form 10-K |
| September 2010 to September 2015 | $294 | $187 | FY2015 Form 10-K |
| September 2015 to September 2020 | $424 | $194 | FY2020 Form 10-K |
| September 2020 to September 2025 | $234 | $217 | FY2025 Form 10-K |
Chain the four periods together and $100 in Apple in September 2005 grew to about $15,400 by September 2025, against about $810 in the S&P 500. Each report rounds to the nearest dollar, so treat those totals as approximate.
The gap between them has varied a lot. From 2005 to 2010, $100 in Apple became $529 while the S&P 500 barely moved, reaching $103. From 2020 to 2025 it was $234 against $217, the narrowest of the four. One company’s past is no guide to its future, which is the main reason most investors hold a fund rather than a single share.
Apple's share splits
Apple first sold shares to the public on 12 December 1980, at $22 each. It has split its shares five times since, so each old share became several new ones at a lower price:
- 16 June 1987: 2-for-1
- 21 June 2000: 2-for-1
- 28 February 2005: 2-for-1
- 9 June 2014: 7-for-1
- 28 August 2020: 4-for-1
Multiply those together and one share from 1980 is 224 shares today. Apple puts its float price at about 10 cents a share on that basis. A split changes the number of shares, not the value of what you own, which is why long-run price charts are adjusted for them.
Apple and the Information Technology sector
Information Technology covers software and IT services, computers, phones and other hardware, and the semiconductors (chips) inside them. It’s the biggest sector in an S&P 500 ETF: 39.3% of one on 13 October 2026, against 31.5% of a world ETF and 1.0% of a FTSE 100 ETF, using GICS sectors.
Apple is one company in our series picking one share from each of the 11 stock market sectors. See all 11 sectors and what each one covers.
Apple shares or an ETF that holds Apple?
You can own Apple directly, by buying its shares, or indirectly, through a fund. Here’s how the two compare for a UK investor, using an S&P 500 ETF as the example.
| Apple shares | An S&P 500 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| What you own | Part of one company | Part of about 500 US companies, with Apple about 7% |
| If Apple's shares fell by a fifth | Your holding falls by a fifth | Apple's fall alone takes about 1.4% off the fund |
| Where it trades | Nasdaq, in US dollars | London Stock Exchange, in pounds or dollars |
| Stamp duty | Not normally due on foreign shares bought outside the UK | None on ETFs (what an ETF costs) |
| US tax on dividends | Usually 15% held back once you've signed a W-8BEN form | Handled inside the fund |
| In a stocks and shares ISA | Yes. Nasdaq is a recognised stock exchange | Yes |
| Yearly cost of holding | No fund charge; platform fees may apply | From 0.07% a year, plus platform fees |
Either way, Apple is a US company priced in dollars, so changes in the pound against the dollar affect what your holding is worth in pounds.
Common questions
- What is Apple’s share price right now?
- Use the live chart on this page, which loads when you ask for it. Apple trades on Nasdaq under the ticker AAPL, priced in US dollars.
- Can I buy Apple shares in the UK?
- Yes. Many UK investment platforms sell US shares. You’ll usually pay in dollars, so look at the platform’s currency conversion fee, and you’ll be asked to sign a W-8BEN form for US tax on dividends.
- Can Apple shares go in an ISA?
- Yes. Shares count for a stocks and shares ISA if they’re officially listed on a recognised stock exchange, and HMRC lists Nasdaq as one. The ETFs in the table can go in an ISA too.
- Which ETF has the most Apple in it?
- Of the funds above, the US technology funds: Apple was about 18.6% of each at the end of August 2026. A broad S&P 500 or Nasdaq-100 fund holds about 7%, and a world fund 4% to 5%.
- Do I get Apple’s dividends through an ETF?
- Indirectly. The fund collects dividends from all its holdings, Apple included. A distributing fund pays them out to you; an accumulating fund reinvests them. Accumulating vs distributing explains the difference.
- Do all S&P 500 ETFs actually own Apple shares?
- Not always. A synthetic ETF can track an index through an agreement with a bank instead of owning the shares in it. Every fund in the table holds its shares directly. Physical vs synthetic ETFs explains how the two work.
Before you rely on this page
Sources
- justETF fund profiles for the 12 funds in the table, linked from each fund's name. Consulted 14 October 2026; holdings as at the dates given.
- Apple Inc., annual reports on Form 10-K, "Company Stock Performance": fiscal 2025, 2020, 2015 and 2010, US Securities and Exchange Commission
- Investor relations: frequently asked questions, Apple Inc.
- Stocks and shares investments for ISA managers, HM Revenue & Customs
- Recognised stock exchanges: shorter tables, HM Revenue & Customs, updated 31 July 2026
- Tax when you buy shares, GOV.UK
- Sector weights of the iShares Core S&P 500, Core MSCI World and Core FTSE 100 ETFs, BlackRock, as of 13 October 2026
Sources checked 14 October 2026. Live prices from TradingView.