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GOVT Goldman Sachs Global Government Bond Active UCITS ETF AccumUSD

ISIN IE000JQ3ELQ8London Stock Exchange: GOVTThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Latest close

LSE

$9.57

on

Ongoing charge
0.20% a year
Fund size
£334k

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, GOVT (Goldman Sachs Global Government Bond Active UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE000JQ3ELQ8) closed at $9.57 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000).

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of Goldman Sachs ETF ICAV - Goldman Sachs Global Government Bond Active UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 −2.4%.

Calendar-year returns of GOVT, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to −2.4%−5.5%

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

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.20%
a year
On £10,000
£20
a year, roughly
Over five years
£100
of £10,000, before growth
Among 312 government bond funds, share classes counted once
  • 219 charge less
  • 30 the same
  • 62 charge more

Ongoing charge of Goldman Sachs ETF ICAV - Goldman Sachs Global Government Bond Active UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.20% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 62 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 30 the same and 219 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

Goldman Sachs ETF ICAV - Goldman Sachs Global Government Bond Active UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Goldman Sachs, 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 0.2% a year — about £20 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

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 incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
GOVT
ISIN
IE000JQ3ELQ8
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
Accumulating
Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Ongoing charge
0.20% a year · about £20 on £10,000
Fund size
£334k
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
USD

Price chart

Closing price
$9.57−3.4% since 12/12/2025 · closing price
GOVT closing price: $9.91 on 12/12/2025, $9.57 on 13/11/2026 (−3.4%); low $9.54, high $10.17.

Over the last year, the closing price went from $9.91 on 12/12/2025 to $9.57 on 13/11/2026 (−3.5%). The lowest close shown was $9.54 on 09/10/2026 and the highest $10.17 on 27/02/2026.

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.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

41 weekly closes, from 12/12/2025 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

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • 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 GOVT?

The ongoing charge of GOVT is 0.20% a year — about £20 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 Goldman Sachs ETF ICAV - Goldman Sachs Global Government Bond Active UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.20% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 62 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 30 the same and 219 less (share classes counted once).

Is GOVT accumulating or distributing?

GOVT is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

What is the ISIN of GOVT?

The ISIN of GOVT is IE000JQ3ELQ8. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GOVT is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

What were GOVT’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of GOVT in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 −2.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Similar funds

More government bond funds, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.

Fund documents and methods

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