ETF · iShares
ERNS iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BCRY6441London Stock Exchange: ERNSBlackRock, Inc.
- Cash-like & short-term
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£101.16
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09% a year
- Fund size
- £2.0bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, ERNS (iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BCRY6441) closed at £101.16 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.09% a year (about £9 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +0.8% (income paid out is not included), or −21.3% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +4.1%
- +0.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +15.2%
- +4.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +0.8%
- −21.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,008 on 13/11/2026 — about £787 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.4%, 2023 +0.1%, 2024 0.0%, 2025 0.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +0.3%. Returns of iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −1.3%; to 30/09/2025: −0.1%; to 30/09/2024: +0.2%; to 30/09/2023: +1.5%; to 30/09/2022: −0.1%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +0.3% | −2.9% | |
| to | 0.0% | −3.4% | |
| to | 0.0% | −3.4% | |
| +0.1% | −3.9% | ||
| +0.4% | −8.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −1.3% | −4.8% |
| from | −0.1% | −4.0% |
| from | +0.2% | −2.3% |
| from | +1.5% | −4.6% |
| from | −0.1% | −8.2% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
2.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 2.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 3.3% |
| 5 years | 2.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −2.7%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −1.5%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +1.9%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 2.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 2.8% over 1 year, 3.3% over 3 years, 2.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −2.7% from 31/05/2024 to 20/03/2026. The lowest 12-month return of iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −1.5% (12 months to 15/05/2026); the highest was +1.9% (12 months to 09/06/2023). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF was 2.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (31/05/2024), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £9
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £45
- of £10,000, before growth
- 12 charge less
- 5 the same
- 26 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF 0.09% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 26 of the 43 other cash-like and short-term funds charge more, 5 the same and 12 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2013.
It tracks the Markit iBoxx GBP Liquid Investment Grade Ultrashort Index - GBP.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.09% a year — about £9 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.
Cash-like & short-term: Very short-term loans and money-market funds that aim to follow interest rates with little price movement.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- ERNS
- ISIN
- IE00BCRY6441
- Provider
- iShares
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09% a year · about £9 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £2.0bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Cash-like & short-term
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £102.54 on 14/11/2025 to £101.16 on 13/11/2026 (−1.3%). The lowest close shown was £100.39 on 20/03/2026 and the highest £102.80 on 05/12/2025.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 194
- on record
- Ten largest
- 13.4%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 139
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 1.7%
- KFW MTN RegS 0.13% 30/12/2026
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KFW MTN RegS 0.13% 30/12/2026Government Guaranteed | 1.68% |
| 2 | International Bank for Reconstruct 0.75% 15/12/2026Supranational | 1.49% |
| 3 | ONTARIO (PROVINCE OF) RegS 0.25% 15/12/2026Local Government | 1.48% |
| 4 | KFW MTN RegS 3.75% 30/07/2027Government Guaranteed | 1.34% |
| 5 | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 4.28% 15/09/2028Covered Other | 1.33% |
| 6 | LLOYDS BANK PLC RegS 4.16% 18/03/2029Covered Other | 1.31% |
| 7 | Asian Development Bank Mtn 4.74% 05/10/2029Supranational | 1.21% |
| 8 | SANTANDER UK PLC RegS 4.39% 12/01/2028Covered Other | 1.21% |
| 9 | CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE RegS 4.50% 12/09/2028Covered Other | 1.18% |
| 10 | WESTPAC BANKING CORP RegS 4.34% 03/07/2028Covered Other | 1.18% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Covered Other33.9%
- Supranational16.5%
- Mortgage Collateralized9.9%
- Government Guaranteed8.6%
- Banking6.9%
- Consumer Cyclical4.9%
- Owned No Guarantee4.7%
- Insurance2.7%
- Other sectors11.8%
By type of asset
- Bonds99.9%
- Cash and money market0.1%
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Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 192 holdings; the ten largest make up 13.4% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency, maturity and credit quality.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track Markit iBoxx GBP Liquid Investment Grade Ultrashort Index - GBP, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.09% to 0.09% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.09% a year | 0.09% | +4.1% | +15.2% |
| iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF AccumGBPAccumulating · 0.09% a year | 0.09% | Not reported | Not reported |
As of
Markit iBoxx GBP Liquid Investment Grade Ultrashort funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
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Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 2 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
With a free account
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of ERNS?
The ongoing charge of ERNS is 0.09% a year — about £9 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares GBP Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF 0.09% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 26 of the 43 other cash-like and short-term funds charge more, 5 the same and 12 less (share classes counted once).
What does ERNS track?
ERNS tracks the Markit iBoxx GBP Liquid Investment Grade Ultrashort Index - GBP.
Is ERNS accumulating or distributing?
ERNS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of ERNS?
The ISIN of ERNS is IE00BCRY6441. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ERNS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does ERNS hold?
As of 06/11/2026, ERNS holds 192 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is KFW MTN RegS 0.13% 30/12/2026 at 1.68% of the fund; the ten largest make up 13.4%. Its ten largest holdings are KFW MTN RegS 0.13% 30/12/2026 (1.68%), International Bank for Reconstruct 0.75% 15/12/2026 (1.49%), ONTARIO (PROVINCE OF) RegS 0.25% 15/12/2026 (1.48%), KFW MTN RegS 3.75% 30/07/2027 (1.34%), BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 4.28% 15/09/2028 (1.33%), LLOYDS BANK PLC RegS 4.16% 18/03/2029 (1.31%), Asian Development Bank Mtn 4.74% 05/10/2029 (1.21%), SANTANDER UK PLC RegS 4.39% 12/01/2028 (1.21%), CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE RegS 4.50% 12/09/2028 (1.18%) and WESTPAC BANKING CORP RegS 4.34% 03/07/2028 (1.18%).
What were ERNS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of ERNS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.4%, 2023 +0.1%, 2024 0.0%, 2025 0.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +0.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has ERNS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 ERNS’s price changed by +0.8% (income paid out is not included), or −21.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at iShares · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
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