ETF · iShares
IGLA iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD
ISIN IE00BYZ28V50London Stock Exchange: IGLABlackRock, Inc.
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$4.56
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year
- Fund size
- £457m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, IGLA (iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD, ISIN IE00BYZ28V50) closed at $4.56 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was −15.4%, or −33.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −3.1%
- −6.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- −0.9%
- −10.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −15.4%
- −33.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £846 on 13/11/2026 — about £661 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 Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −7.9%, 2023 −1.6%, 2024 −1.5%, 2025 −1.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −2.5%. Returns of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −3.7%; to 30/09/2025: +0.5%; to 30/09/2024: +1.0%; to 30/09/2023: −10.4%; to 30/09/2022: −3.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −2.5% | −5.6% | |
| to | −1.4% | −4.8% | |
| to | −1.5% | −4.9% | |
| −1.6% | −5.6% | ||
| −7.9% | −15.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −3.7% | −7.1% |
| from | +0.5% | −3.4% |
| from | +1.0% | −1.6% |
| from | −10.4% | −15.8% |
| from | −3.5% | −11.3% |
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)
6.9%over 5 years
| 1 year | 5.0% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 6.1% |
| 5 years | 6.9% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −17.1%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −10.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +4.3%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 16.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 5.0% over 1 year, 6.1% over 3 years, 6.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD since November 2021, in pounds: −17.1% from 10/12/2021 to 21/08/2026. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −10.9% (12 months to 09/12/2022); the highest was +4.3% (12 months to 09/08/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD was 16.7% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (10/12/2021), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
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
- 219 charge less
- 30 the same
- 62 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD 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
iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2017.
It tracks the FTSE G7 Government Bond 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:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- IGLA
- ISIN
- IE00BYZ28V50
- Provider
- iShares
- 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
- £457m
- 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
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $4.75 on 14/11/2025 to $4.56 on 13/11/2026 (−3.9%). The lowest close shown was $4.55 on 09/10/2026 and the highest $4.85 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
262 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
- 897
- 909 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 4.7%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 531
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 0.6%
- Treasury Note 4.25% 15/05/2035
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Treasury Note 4.25% 15/05/2035Treasury | 0.55% |
| 2 | Treasury Note 4.50% 15/11/2033Treasury | 0.49% |
| 3 | Treasury Note 4.25% 15/08/2035Treasury | 0.48% |
| 4 | US Treasury N/B 0.63% 15/08/2030Treasury | 0.48% |
| 5 | Treasury Note (Old) 4.38% 15/05/2036Treasury | 0.47% |
| 6 | Treasury Note (Otr) 4.63% 15/08/2036Treasury | 0.47% |
| 7 | Treasury Note 4.38% 15/05/2034Treasury | 0.44% |
| 8 | Treasury Note 4.63% 15/02/2035Treasury | 0.43% |
| 9 | Treasury Note 3.50% 15/02/2033Treasury | 0.42% |
| 10 | Treasury Note 3.50% 31/01/2028Treasury | 0.42% |
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 sector
- Treasury99.7%
- Cash and derivatives0.3%
By country
- United States55.9%
- Japan11.6%
- France8.3%
- Italy7.5%
- United Kingdom7.1%
- Germany6.8%
- Canada2.6%
- Cash and derivatives0.2%
By type of asset
- Bonds99.7%
- Cash and money market0.3%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 909 holdings; the ten largest make up 4.7% 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
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track FTSE G7 Government Bond Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.20% to 0.25% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.20% a year | 0.20% | −4.0% | −1.9% | −15.0% |
| iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USDThis fundAccumulating · 0.20% a year | 0.20% | −3.1% | −0.9% | −15.4% |
| iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.25% a year | 0.25% | −1.0% | +8.6% | −7.4% |
As of
FTSE G7 Government Bond funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
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Other versions of this fund
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 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 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 (156 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of IGLA?
The ongoing charge of IGLA 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 Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD 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).
What does IGLA track?
IGLA tracks the FTSE G7 Government Bond Index.
Is IGLA accumulating or distributing?
IGLA 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 IGLA?
The ISIN of IGLA is IE00BYZ28V50. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IGLA is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does IGLA hold?
As of 06/11/2026, IGLA holds 909 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Treasury Note 4.25% 15/05/2035 at 0.55% of the fund; the ten largest make up 4.7%. Its ten largest holdings are Treasury Note 4.25% 15/05/2035 (0.55%), Treasury Note 4.50% 15/11/2033 (0.49%), Treasury Note 4.25% 15/08/2035 (0.48%), US Treasury N/B 0.63% 15/08/2030 (0.48%), Treasury Note (Old) 4.38% 15/05/2036 (0.47%), Treasury Note (Otr) 4.63% 15/08/2036 (0.47%), Treasury Note 4.38% 15/05/2034 (0.44%), Treasury Note 4.63% 15/02/2035 (0.43%), Treasury Note 3.50% 15/02/2033 (0.42%) and Treasury Note 3.50% 31/01/2028 (0.42%).
What were IGLA’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IGLA in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −7.9%, 2023 −1.6%, 2024 −1.5%, 2025 −1.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −2.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IGLA done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 IGLA’s total return was −15.4%, or −33.9% 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) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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