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GOVS PIMCO Advantage Global Government Bond UCITS ETF - Hedged GBP
ISIN IE000J46YVX2London Stock Exchange: GOVSAllianz SE
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- GBP hedged
Latest close
LSE£23.88
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.44% a year
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, GOVS (PIMCO Advantage Global Government Bond UCITS ETF - Hedged GBP, ISIN IE000J46YVX2) closed at £23.88 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.44% a year (about £44 on £10,000).
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of PIMCO Advantage Global Government Bond UCITS ETF - Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2026 to 13/11/2026 −4.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −4.5% | −7.5% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.44%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £44
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £218
- of £10,000, before growth
- 293 charge less
- 0 the same
- 18 charge more
Ongoing charge of PIMCO Advantage Global Government Bond UCITS ETF - Hedged GBP 0.44% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 18 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 0 the same and 293 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
PIMCO Advantage Global Government Bond UCITS ETF - Hedged GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from PIMCO, launched in 2025.
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 0.44% a year — about £44 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
- GOVS
- ISIN
- IE000J46YVX2
- Provider
- PIMCO
- 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 monthly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.44% a year · about £44 on £10,000
- 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
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Since 26/12/2025, the closing price went from £25.00 on 26/12/2025 to £23.88 on 13/11/2026 (−4.5%). The lowest close shown was £23.62 on 02/10/2026 and the highest £25.33 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 21/09/2026 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.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
47 weekly closes, from 26/12/2025 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
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of GOVS?
The ongoing charge of GOVS is 0.44% a year — about £44 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 PIMCO Advantage Global Government Bond UCITS ETF - Hedged GBP 0.44% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 18 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 0 the same and 293 less (share classes counted once).
Is GOVS accumulating or distributing?
GOVS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out monthly.
What is the ISIN of GOVS?
The ISIN of GOVS is IE000J46YVX2. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GOVS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were GOVS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of GOVS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2026 to 13/11/2026 −4.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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