# iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating (HYGU) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/hygu · ISIN IE00BF3NC260 · 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, HYGU (iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating, ISIN IE00BF3NC260) closed at $7.34 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +24.7%, or −2.5% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2017. It tracks the Markit iBoxx Euro Liquid High Yield Index. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year — about £55 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. It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound. Latest close: **$7.34** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | HYGU | | ISIN | IE00BF3NC260 | | Category | Corporate & other bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | Markit iBoxx Euro Liquid High Yield Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.55% a year (£55 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £99.9m | | Launched | 2017 | | 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 | +4.01% | +0.75% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +14.31% | +3.15% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +24.70% | -2.52% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +4.1%, 2023 +7.4%, 2024 +8.8%, 2025 −0.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +3.1%. Returns of iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +3.2%; to 30/09/2025: +7.6%; to 30/09/2024: +2.8%; to 30/09/2023: +1.4%; to 30/09/2022: +9.3%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +4.1% | -4.7% | Price | | 2023 | +7.4% | +3.2% | Price | | 2024 | +8.8% | +5.1% | Price | | 2025 | -0.8% | -4.2% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +3.1% | +0.2% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 5.85% | -3.28% | | 3 years | 5.96% | -8.00% | | 5 years | 7.26% | -8.00% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 5.9% over 1 year, 6.0% over 3 years, 7.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating since October 2021, in pounds: −8.0% from 17/01/2025 to 27/06/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −3.8% (12 months to 30/01/2026); the highest was +13.0% (12 months to 17/02/2023). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating was 1.4% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (26/06/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating 0.55% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 35 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 9 the same and 339 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 4 funds track Markit iBoxx Euro Liquid High Yield Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.50% to 0.55% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF -Hedged- GBP | 0.55% | +2.8% | +8.5% | — | | iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Accum EUR | 0.50% | -1.1% | +16.5% | +11.7% | | iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF EUR | 0.50% | -0.7% | +16.7% | +12.9% | | iShares Euro High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD Accumulating (this fund) | 0.55% | +4.0% | +14.3% | +24.7% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.55%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. 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