# iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF (GHYG) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/ghyg · ISIN IE00BJSFQX44 · 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, GHYG (iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BJSFQX44) closed at £4.49 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +16.4%, or −9.0% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2019. It tracks the Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets Liquid High Yield Capped Index. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.6% a year — about £60 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. Latest close: **£4.49** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | GHYG | | ISIN | IE00BJSFQX44 | | Category | Corporate & other bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets Liquid High Yield Capped Index | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.60% a year (£60 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £280m | | Launched | 2019 | | 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 | +1.58% | -1.61% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +23.21% | +11.18% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +16.38% | -9.03% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −13.0%, 2023 +5.7%, 2024 +1.5%, 2025 +1.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −5.4%. Returns of iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −4.1%; to 30/09/2025: +1.6%; to 30/09/2024: +7.1%; to 30/09/2023: +3.6%; to 30/09/2022: −16.9%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -13.0% | -20.4% | Price | | 2023 | +5.7% | +1.5% | Price | | 2024 | +1.5% | -2.0% | Price | | 2025 | +1.9% | -1.6% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -5.4% | -8.0% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 4.88% | -6.40% | | 3 years | 5.47% | -6.40% | | 5 years | 6.81% | -17.36% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 4.9% over 1 year, 5.5% over 3 years, 6.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −17.4% from 05/11/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −17.0% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +9.1% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF was 10.2% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (05/11/2021), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF 0.60% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 25 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 7 the same and 351 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 4 funds track Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets Liquid High Yield Capped Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.50% to 0.61% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.60% | +1.6% | +23.2% | +16.4% | | iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD | 0.50% | +0.8% | +16.6% | +15.6% | | iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF USD | 0.56% | +1.2% | +16.6% | +16.9% | | iShares PLC - iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Accum Shs Hedged USD | 0.61% | +1.5% | — | — | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.60%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. 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