ETF · iShares
IBCX iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF
ISIN IE0032523478London Stock Exchange: IBCXBlackRock, Inc.
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE€120.44
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year
- Fund size
- £1.1bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 01/10/2026, IBCX (iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF, ISIN IE0032523478) closed at €120.44 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was −3.7%, or −24.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 01/10/2026
- −3.0%
- −6.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 01/10/2026
- +10.3%
- −0.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 01/10/2026
- −3.7%
- −24.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £963 on 01/10/2026 — about £753 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −10.1%, 2023 +2.7%, 2024 −3.7%, 2025 +4.7%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 −5.5%. Returns of iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −6.3%; to 30/09/2025: +5.1%; to 30/09/2024: +2.5%; to 30/09/2023: −1.6%; to 30/09/2022: −13.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −5.5% | −8.1% | |
| +4.7% | +1.1% | ||
| −3.7% | −6.9% | ||
| +2.7% | −1.4% | ||
| −10.1% | −17.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −6.3% | Not available |
| from | +5.1% | +1.0% |
| from | +2.5% | −0.1% |
| from | −1.6% | −7.5% |
| from | −13.7% | −20.7% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
6.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 4.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 4.7% |
| 5 years | 6.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −16.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −14.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +6.4%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 14.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 01/10/2026: 4.6% over 1 year, 4.7% over 3 years, 6.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −16.3% from 01/10/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −14.9% (12 months to 17/06/2022); the highest was +6.4% (12 months to 07/11/2025). On 01/10/2026 the price of iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF was 14.2% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (01/10/2021), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £20
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £100
- of £10,000, before growth
- 146 charge less
- 38 the same
- 208 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF 0.20% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 208 of the 392 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 38 the same and 146 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
iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2003.
It tracks the Markit iBoxx EUR Liquid Corporates Large Cap Total Return Index - EUR.
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 paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
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 incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- IBCX
- ISIN
- IE0032523478
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- Markit iBoxx EUR Liquid Corporates Large Cap Total Return Index - EUR
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid quarterly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year · about £20 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.1bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- EUR
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from €123.56 on 31/07/2026 to €120.44 on 01/10/2026 (−2.5%). The lowest close shown was €120.02 on 24/09/2026 and the highest €123.88 on 07/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. 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
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 01/10/2026. The same history in October 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 4,160
- on record
- Ten largest
- 0.8%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 3,421
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 0.1%
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV MTN RegS 2.00% 17/03/2028
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV MTN RegS 2.00% 17/03/2028Consumer Non-Cyclical | 0.10% |
| 2 | ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV MTN RegS 2.75% 17/03/2036Consumer Non-Cyclical | 0.09% |
| 3 | Amazon.Com Inc 3.35% 16/03/2032Consumer Cyclical | 0.08% |
| 4 | Amazon.Com Inc 3.70% 16/03/2035Consumer Cyclical | 0.08% |
| 5 | BANCO SANTANDER SA MTN RegS 4.88% 18/10/2031Banking | 0.08% |
| 6 | BP CAPITAL MARKETS PLC NC9 RegS 3.63% 31/12/2079Energy | 0.08% |
| 7 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN RegS 1.96% 23/03/2030Banking | 0.08% |
| 8 | Amazon.Com Inc 3.10% 16/03/2030Consumer Cyclical | 0.07% |
| 9 | Amazon.Com Inc 4.05% 16/03/2039Consumer Cyclical | 0.07% |
| 10 | BANCO SANTANDER SA MTN RegS 3.25% 02/04/2029Banking | 0.07% |
Source: iShares, 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 sector
- Banking29.5%
- Consumer Cyclical8.9%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical7.0%
- Communication Services6.4%
- Health Care5.8%
- Owned No Guarantee5.5%
- Electric5.1%
- Capital Goods4.9%
- Other sectors26.9%
By country
- France19.3%
- United States19.1%
- Germany13.5%
- United Kingdom8.7%
- Italy5.5%
- Netherlands5.3%
- Spain5.3%
- Switzerland3.6%
- Other countries19.7%
By type of asset
- Bonds99.9%
- Cash and money market0.1%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 4,160 holdings; the ten largest make up 0.8% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency, maturity and credit quality.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The largest fall since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks it took to reach its low and to recover.
With a free account
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF, over the three years to 01/10/2026 (146 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of IBCX?
The ongoing charge of IBCX 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 iShares EUR Corp Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF 0.20% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 208 of the 392 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 38 the same and 146 less (share classes counted once).
What does IBCX track?
IBCX tracks the Markit iBoxx EUR Liquid Corporates Large Cap Total Return Index - EUR.
Is IBCX accumulating or distributing?
IBCX is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.
What is the ISIN of IBCX?
The ISIN of IBCX is IE0032523478. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IBCX is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does IBCX hold?
As of 30/09/2026, IBCX holds 4,160 positions, according to the holdings iShares publishes. The largest is ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV MTN RegS 2.00% 17/03/2028 at 0.10% of the fund; the ten largest make up 0.8%. Its ten largest holdings are ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV MTN RegS 2.00% 17/03/2028 (0.10%), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV MTN RegS 2.75% 17/03/2036 (0.09%), Amazon.Com Inc 3.35% 16/03/2032 (0.08%), Amazon.Com Inc 3.70% 16/03/2035 (0.08%), BANCO SANTANDER SA MTN RegS 4.88% 18/10/2031 (0.08%), BP CAPITAL MARKETS PLC NC9 RegS 3.63% 31/12/2079 (0.08%), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN RegS 1.96% 23/03/2030 (0.08%), Amazon.Com Inc 3.10% 16/03/2030 (0.07%), Amazon.Com Inc 4.05% 16/03/2039 (0.07%) and BANCO SANTANDER SA MTN RegS 3.25% 02/04/2029 (0.07%).
What were IBCX’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IBCX in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −10.1%, 2023 +2.7%, 2024 −3.7%, 2025 +4.7%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 −5.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IBCX done after inflation?
Over the five years to 01/10/2026 IBCX’s total return was −3.7%, or −24.7% 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)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- iShares, 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
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