ETF · iShares
IBGX iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B1FZS681London Stock Exchange: IBGXBlackRock, Inc.
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£131.15
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £1.7bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, IBGX (iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B1FZS681) closed at £131.15 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was −5.1%, or −25.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −6.4%
- −9.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +2.5%
- −7.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −5.1%
- −25.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £949 on 13/11/2026 — about £741 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK 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 Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −5.2%, 2023 +2.4%, 2024 −5.3%, 2025 +5.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −6.5%. Returns of iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −5.7%; to 30/09/2025: +4.2%; to 30/09/2024: +0.3%; to 30/09/2023: −1.9%; to 30/09/2022: −7.0%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −6.5% | −9.5% | |
| to | +5.1% | +1.5% | |
| to | −5.3% | −8.5% | |
| +2.4% | −1.7% | ||
| −5.2% | −13.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −5.7% | −9.1% |
| from | +4.2% | +0.1% |
| from | +0.3% | −2.3% |
| from | −1.9% | −7.8% |
| from | −7.0% | −14.6% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
5.3%over 5 years
| 1 year | 4.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 4.7% |
| 5 years | 5.3% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −11.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −9.1%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +6.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 11.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 4.3% over 1 year, 4.7% over 3 years, 5.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −11.9% from 10/12/2021 to 30/10/2026. The lowest 12-month return of iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −9.1% (12 months to 15/04/2022); the highest was +6.6% (12 months to 07/11/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF was 11.7% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (10/12/2021), in pounds.
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
- 0.15%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £15
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £75
- of £10,000, before growth
- 166 charge less
- 28 the same
- 117 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 117 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 28 the same and 166 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares EUR Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2006.
It tracks the Bloomberg Euro Government Bond (5+ Y).
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 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.
Government bonds: Loans to governments, such as UK gilts and US Treasuries. They pay interest; their prices move when interest rates change.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- IBGX
- ISIN
- IE00B1FZS681
- Also listed as
- IBCN (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- Bloomberg Euro Government Bond (5+ Y)
- 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
- 0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.7bn
- 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
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £142.35 on 14/11/2025 to £131.15 on 13/11/2026 (−7.9%). The lowest close shown was £130.87 on 30/10/2026 and the highest £142.35 on 14/11/2025.
One close a week. Before 06/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Weeks missing from our record are filled from the same history. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
261 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 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
What it holds
- Holdings
- 14
- on record
- Ten largest
- 86.3%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 10
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 16.7%
- France (Republic Of) 2.70% 25/02/2031
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (Republic Of) 2.70% 25/02/2031Treasury | 16.74% |
| 2 | FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.75% 25/02/2030Treasury | 15.53% |
| 3 | GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.50% 16/04/2031Treasury | 9.64% |
| 4 | GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.40% 18/04/2030Treasury | 8.23% |
| 5 | Germany (Federal Republic Of) 2.20% 10/10/2030Treasury | 7.79% |
| 6 | GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.90% 08/10/2031Treasury | 7.29% |
| 7 | Spain (Kingdom Of) 2.70% 31/01/2030Treasury | 5.93% |
| 8 | ITALY (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.85% 01/02/2031Treasury | 5.38% |
| 9 | Italy (Republic Of) 2.70% 01/10/2030Treasury | 4.93% |
| 10 | Spain (Kingdom Of) 2.60% 31/05/2031Treasury | 4.89% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By country
- Germany33.0%
- France32.3%
- Italy19.6%
- Spain10.8%
- Netherlands4.3%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 14 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 13 holdings; the ten largest make up 86.3% 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 253 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 149 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The largest fall since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks it took to reach its low and to recover.
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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 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of IBGX?
The ongoing charge of IBGX is 0.15% a year — about £15 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 Govt Bond 3-5 Year UCITS ETF 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 117 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 28 the same and 166 less (share classes counted once).
What does IBGX track?
IBGX tracks the Bloomberg Euro Government Bond (5+ Y).
Is IBGX accumulating or distributing?
IBGX 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 IBGX?
The ISIN of IBGX is IE00B1FZS681. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IBGX is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as IBCN (Xetra, euros).
What does IBGX hold?
As of 06/11/2026, IBGX holds 13 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is France (Republic Of) 2.70% 25/02/2031 at 16.74% of the fund; the ten largest make up 86.3%. Its ten largest holdings are France (Republic Of) 2.70% 25/02/2031 (16.74%), FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.75% 25/02/2030 (15.53%), GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.50% 16/04/2031 (9.64%), GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.40% 18/04/2030 (8.23%), Germany (Federal Republic Of) 2.20% 10/10/2030 (7.79%), GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.90% 08/10/2031 (7.29%), Spain (Kingdom Of) 2.70% 31/01/2030 (5.93%), ITALY (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.85% 01/02/2031 (5.38%), Italy (Republic Of) 2.70% 01/10/2030 (4.93%) and Spain (Kingdom Of) 2.60% 31/05/2031 (4.89%).
What were IBGX’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IBGX in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −5.2%, 2023 +2.4%, 2024 −5.3%, 2025 +5.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −6.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IBGX done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 IBGX’s total return was −5.1%, or −25.9% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at iShares · Key investor information document (KIID) (links checked )
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