# iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP (IGLH) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/iglh · ISIN IE00BDFK3H31 · 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, IGLH (iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP, ISIN IE00BDFK3H31) closed at £4.38 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −8.3%, or −28.3% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2018. 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 0.25% a year — about £25 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. It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound. Latest close: **£4.38** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IGLH | | ISIN | IE00BDFK3H31 | | Category | Government bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | FTSE G7 Government Bond Index | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.25% a year (£25 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £362m | | Launched | 2018 | | 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 | -2.18% | -5.25% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +7.09% | -3.36% | income reinvested | | 5 years | -8.28% | -28.30% | 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 Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −14.2%, 2023 +3.2%, 2024 −1.9%, 2025 +0.5%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −5.5%. Returns of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −5.0%; to 30/09/2025: −2.2%; to 30/09/2024: +6.1%; to 30/09/2023: −3.2%; to 30/09/2022: −13.8%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -14.2% | -21.4% | Price | | 2023 | +3.2% | -0.9% | Price | | 2024 | -1.9% | -5.2% | Price | | 2025 | +0.5% | -2.9% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -5.5% | -8.1% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 4.04% | -6.13% | | 3 years | 4.90% | -7.40% | | 5 years | 5.24% | -18.31% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 4.0% over 1 year, 4.9% over 3 years, 5.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP since October 2021, in pounds: −18.3% from 03/12/2021 to 30/09/2026. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −15.4% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +6.3% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP was 18.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (03/12/2021), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP 0.25% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 28 of the 274 other government bond funds charge more, 14 the same and 232 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 | 0.20% | -3.4% | -2.4% | -16.1% | | iShares Global Govt Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP (this fund) | 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): **0.25%** 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.