ETF · First Trust
FGOV First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF B Hedged GBP
ISIN IE00BKS2X200London Stock Exchange: FGOVAJM Ventures LLC
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- Currency hedged
Latest close
LSE£14.67
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.45% a year
- Fund size
- £1.2m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, FGOV (First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF B Hedged GBP, ISIN IE00BKS2X200) closed at £14.67 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year (about £45 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +7.1%, or −16.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +2.7%
- −0.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +15.5%
- +4.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +7.1%
- −16.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,071 on 30/09/2026 — about £838 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.45%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £45
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £223
- of £10,000, before growth
- 258 charge less
- 1 the same
- 15 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF B Hedged GBP 0.45% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 15 of the 274 other government bond funds charge more, 1 the same and 258 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF B Hedged GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2020.
It tracks the No Underlying Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year — about £45 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.
Government bonds: Loans to governments, such as UK gilts and US Treasuries. They pay interest; their prices move when interest rates change.
Terms:ETFUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- FGOV
- ISIN
- IE00BKS2X200
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- No index — the manager chooses the holdings
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid quarterly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.45% a year · about £45 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.2m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Since 11/08/2026, the closing price went from £14.81 on 11/08/2026 to £14.67 on 30/09/2026 (−1.0%). The lowest close shown was £14.67 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £14.83 on 24/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 11/08/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
4 weekly closes, from 11/08/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of FGOV?
The ongoing charge of FGOV is 0.45% a year — about £45 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 First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF B Hedged GBP 0.45% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 15 of the 274 other government bond funds charge more, 1 the same and 258 less (share classes counted once).
Is FGOV accumulating or distributing?
FGOV is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.
What is the ISIN of FGOV?
The ISIN of FGOV is IE00BKS2X200. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FGOV is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has FGOV done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 FGOV’s total return was +7.1%, or −16.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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