# iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD (IGLA) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/igla · ISIN IE00BYZ28V50 · 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, IGLA (iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD, ISIN IE00BYZ28V50) closed at $4.55 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −16.1%, or −34.4% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **$4.55** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IGLA | | ISIN | IE00BYZ28V50 | | Category | Government bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | FTSE G7 Government Bond Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.20% a year (£20 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £326m | | 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 | -3.44% | -6.47% | income reinvested | | 3 years | -2.43% | -11.96% | income reinvested | | 5 years | -16.13% | -34.44% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 −2.3%, 2025 −0.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −3.0%. 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: −3.5%; to 30/09/2025: +0.2%; to 30/09/2024: +1.0%; to 30/09/2023: −10.4%; to 30/09/2022: −3.2%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -7.9% | -15.7% | Price | | 2023 | -1.6% | -5.6% | Price | | 2024 | -2.3% | -5.6% | Price | | 2025 | -0.8% | -4.2% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -3.0% | -5.7% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 5.18% | -5.73% | | 3 years | 6.12% | -6.04% | | 5 years | 7.07% | -17.31% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 5.2% over 1 year, 6.1% over 3 years, 7.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD since October 2021, in pounds: −17.3% from 10/12/2021 to 30/09/2026. 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 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD was 17.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (10/12/2021), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD 0.20% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 54 of the 274 other government bond funds charge more, 24 the same and 196 less (share classes counted once). ## 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 (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF | 0.20% | -3.1% | -2.4% | -15.3% | | iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD (this fund) | 0.20% | -3.4% | -2.4% | -16.1% | | iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP | 0.25% | -2.2% | +7.1% | -8.3% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.20%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.