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GLAU State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD
ISIN IE00BF1QPH33London Stock Exchange: GLAUState Street Corp.
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- Currency hedged
Latest close
LSE$29.35
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.10% a year
- Fund size
- £556m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, GLAU (State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD, ISIN IE00BF1QPH33) closed at $29.35 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 +2.2%, or −20.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +0.5%
- −2.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +4.0%
- −6.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +2.2%
- −20.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,022 on 30/09/2026 — about £799 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
- 0.10%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £10
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £50
- of £10,000, before growth
- 12 charge less
- 22 the same
- 349 charge more
Ongoing charge of State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD 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).
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
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from SPDR, launched in 2018.
It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate.
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.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- GLAU
- ISIN
- IE00BF1QPH33
- Provider
- SPDR
- Tracks
- Bloomberg Global Aggregate
- 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
- 0.10% a year · about £10 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £556m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Since 07/08/2026, the closing price went from $29.97 on 07/08/2026 to $29.35 on 30/09/2026 (−2.1%). The lowest close shown was $29.35 on 30/09/2026 and the highest $29.99 on 27/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 07/08/2026. 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
6 weekly closes, from 07/08/2026 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
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Treasury N/B 4.25 08/15/2035 | 0.23% |
| 2 | US Treasury N/B 0.625 05/15/2030 | 0.21% |
| 3 | US Treasury N/B 3.75 04/15/2028 | 0.21% |
| 4 | US Treasury N/B 4 11/15/2035 | 0.21% |
| 5 | China Government Bond 1.78 11/15/2035 | 0.20% |
| 6 | China Government Bond 1.83 08/25/2035 | 0.20% |
| 7 | US Treasury N/B 3.875 06/30/2030 | 0.20% |
| 8 | US Treasury N/B 4.375 05/15/2034 | 0.20% |
| 9 | China Government Bond 1.79 03/25/2032 | 0.19% |
| 10 | Fannie Mae 2 05/01/2051 | 0.18% |
Source: SPDR, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By country
- United States40.2%
- China11.1%
- Japan8.1%
- France5.3%
- United Kingdom4.4%
- Germany4.0%
- Canada3.5%
- Italy3.0%
- Other countries20.4%
3,606 holdings are listed for this fund. All 3,606 holdings of GLAU, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
All holdings
The fund publishes 3,606 holdings; the ten largest make up 2.0% of it.
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Sector split
As a share of the whole fund. The source classifies 2.8% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.
- Finance1.8%
- Technology Services0.2%
- Health Technology0.1%
- Utilities0.1%
- Communications0.1%
- Electronic Technology0.1%
- Energy Minerals0.1%
- Transportation0.1%
- Other classified sectors0.2%
Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
7 funds track Bloomberg Global Aggregate, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.16% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Amundi Core Global Aggregate Bond -UCITS ETF DR Hedged- DistributionDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.14% a year | −0.8% | +3.0% |
| Amundi Core Global Aggregate Bond -UCITS ETF DR- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.16% a year | −1.0% | −8.0% |
| Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBPDistributing · 0.10% a year | +0.9% | Not reported |
| Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accu Shs -ETFCH- USDAccumulating · 0.10% a year | +0.5% | Not reported |
| State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged USDAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | +0.5% | +2.1% |
| State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USDThis fundDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | +0.5% | +2.2% |
| State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.12% a year | −1.0% | −7.6% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
- State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged USDAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year · IE00BKC94M46
- State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.12% a year · IE00B43QJJ40
Read more:Share classesAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of GLAU?
The ongoing charge of GLAU is 0.10% a year — about £10 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 State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD 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).
What does GLAU track?
GLAU tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate.
Is GLAU accumulating or distributing?
GLAU 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 GLAU?
The ISIN of GLAU is IE00BF1QPH33. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GLAU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has GLAU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 GLAU’s total return was +2.2%, or −20.1% 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
- Holdings
- SPDR, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
Methodology:Data sourcesReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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