# iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP (AGBP) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/agbp · ISIN IE00BF540Y54 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, AGBP (iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP, ISIN IE00BF540Y54) closed at £4.46 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year (about £10 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −1.8%, or −23.3% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2017. It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.1% a year — about £10 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound. Latest close: **£4.46** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | AGBP | | ISIN | IE00BF540Y54 | | Category | Corporate & other bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.10% a year (£10 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £584m | | Launched | 2017 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | -0.79% | -3.90% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +12.28% | +1.31% | income reinvested | | 5 years | -1.83% | -23.26% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −13.6%, 2023 +3.6%, 2024 +0.2%, 2025 +1.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −4.6%. Returns of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −3.8%; to 30/09/2025: −0.6%; to 30/09/2024: +7.0%; to 30/09/2023: −1.4%; to 30/09/2022: −14.4%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -13.6% | -20.9% | Price | | 2023 | +3.6% | -0.6% | Price | | 2024 | +0.2% | -3.2% | Price | | 2025 | +1.4% | -2.1% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -4.6% | -7.3% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 3.87% | -4.97% | | 3 years | 4.49% | -4.97% | | 5 years | 4.78% | -16.94% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 3.9% over 1 year, 4.5% over 3 years, 4.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP since October 2021, in pounds: −16.9% from 17/12/2021 to 20/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −15.4% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +7.9% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP was 13.9% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (03/12/2021), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP 0.10% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 349 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 22 the same and 12 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 4 funds track Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.15% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged NZD | 0.15% | — | — | — | | iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged USD | 0.10% | +0.4% | +4.2% | +1.8% | | iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP (this fund) | 0.10% | -0.8% | +12.3% | -1.8% | | iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USD | 0.10% | -1.0% | +2.9% | -7.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.10%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Treasury Note | 13.98% | | China Peoples Republic of (Governm | 6.58% | | Treasury Bond | 3.63% | | UK CONV GILT RegS | 2.56% | | China Development Bank | 2.43% | | Blk Ics USD Leaf Agency Dist | 2.00% | | GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) RegS | 1.79% | | Fhlmc 30YR Umbs Super | 1.72% | | FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) RegS | 1.62% | | Spain (Kingdom Of) | 1.56% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Treasuries | 52.8% | | Agency Fixed Rate | 9.2% | | Owned No Guarantee | 6.5% | | Banking | 4.8% | | Supranational | 2.8% | | Mortgage Collateralized | 1.9% | | Local Government | 1.8% | | Government Guaranteed | 1.6% | | Other sectors | 18.6% | ### By country As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United States | 39.2% | | China | 11.3% | | Japan | 8.2% | | France | 5.0% | | Germany | 4.6% | | United Kingdom | 4.2% | | Canada | 3.7% | | Italy | 3.0% | | Other countries | 20.8% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Bonds | 73.0% | | Cash and money market | 2.6% | All 592 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/agbp/holdings --- We show information. 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