iShares Public Limited Company - iShares S&P 500 UCITS ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in the stocks of large-cap companies. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of S&P 500 Index, by employing representative sampling methodology. It was formerly known as iShares Public Limited Company - iShares S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Dist). iShares Public Limited Company - iShares S&P 500 UCITS ETF was formed on March 15, 2002 and is domiciled in Ireland.