ETF · iShares
IGLS iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B4WXJK79London Stock Exchange: IGLSBlackRock, Inc.
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£125.55
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.07% a year
- Fund size
- £2.2bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, IGLS (iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B4WXJK79) closed at £125.55 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.07% a year (about £7 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +8.7%, or −15.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +1.8%
- −1.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +11.8%
- +1.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +8.7%
- −15.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,087 on 13/11/2026 — about £848 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 UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −4.7%, 2023 +2.5%, 2024 −1.2%, 2025 +1.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −2.6%. Returns of iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −1.8%; to 30/09/2025: −0.2%; to 30/09/2024: +1.9%; to 30/09/2023: +2.0%; to 30/09/2022: −7.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −2.6% | −5.7% | |
| to | +1.1% | −2.4% | |
| to | −1.2% | −4.6% | |
| +2.5% | −1.6% | ||
| −4.7% | −12.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −1.8% | −5.2% |
| from | −0.2% | −4.0% |
| from | +1.9% | −0.7% |
| from | +2.0% | −4.1% |
| from | −7.7% | −15.2% |
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)
3.2%over 5 years
| 1 year | 3.5% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 3.2% |
| 5 years | 3.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −7.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −7.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +4.3%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 5.6%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 3.5% over 1 year, 3.2% over 3 years, 3.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −7.9% from 10/12/2021 to 30/09/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −7.7% (12 months to 30/09/2022); the highest was +4.3% (12 months to 12/07/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF was 5.6% 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
- 0.07%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £7
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £35
- of £10,000, before growth
- 40 charge less
- 30 the same
- 241 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF 0.07% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 241 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 30 the same and 40 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 UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2009.
It tracks the FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts up to 5 Years Index — UK government bonds (gilts).
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.07% a year — about £7 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
- IGLS
- ISIN
- IE00B4WXJK79
- Provider
- iShares
- 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
- 0.07% a year · about £7 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £2.2bn
- 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 £128.02 on 14/11/2025 to £125.55 on 13/11/2026 (−1.9%). The lowest close shown was £124.78 on 11/09/2026 and the highest £129.25 on 09/01/2026.
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. 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
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
- 23
- on record
- Ten largest
- 57.4%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 19
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 6.6%
- UK CONV GILT RegS 4.38% 07/03/2028
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK CONV GILT RegS 4.38% 07/03/2028Treasury | 6.57% |
| 2 | UK CONV GILT RegS 4.75% 07/12/2030Treasury | 6.49% |
| 3 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS 4.38% 07/03/2030Treasury | 6.24% |
| 4 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS 4.00% 22/05/2029Treasury | 5.77% |
| 5 | UK CONV GILT RegS 1.25% 22/07/2027Treasury | 5.64% |
| 6 | UK CONV GILT RegS 0.88% 22/10/2029Treasury | 5.55% |
| 7 | UK CONV GILT RegS 0.13% 31/01/2028Treasury | 5.52% |
| 8 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS 4.13% 07/03/2031Treasury | 5.33% |
| 9 | UK CONV GILT RegS 4.13% 22/07/2029Treasury | 5.21% |
| 10 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS 3.75% 07/03/2027Treasury | 5.07% |
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
- Treasury99.9%
- Cash and derivatives0.1%
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 23 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 20 holdings; the ten largest make up 57.4% 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 Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts up to 5 Years Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.06% to 0.07% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +1.8% | +11.8% | +8.7% |
| iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF AccumGBPAccumulating · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +1.8% | +6.6% | Not reported |
| Amundi UK Government Bond Dist DistributionDistributing · 0.06% a year | 0.06% | +1.7% | +11.7% | +8.3% |
As of
FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts up to 5 Years funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
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 IGLS?
The ongoing charge of IGLS is 0.07% a year — about £7 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 UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF 0.07% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 241 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 30 the same and 40 less (share classes counted once).
What does IGLS track?
IGLS tracks the FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts up to 5 Years Index — UK government bonds (gilts).
Is IGLS accumulating or distributing?
IGLS 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 IGLS?
The ISIN of IGLS is IE00B4WXJK79. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IGLS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does IGLS hold?
As of 06/11/2026, IGLS holds 20 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is UK CONV GILT RegS 4.38% 07/03/2028 at 6.57% of the fund; the ten largest make up 57.4%. Its ten largest holdings are UK CONV GILT RegS 4.38% 07/03/2028 (6.57%), UK CONV GILT RegS 4.75% 07/12/2030 (6.49%), UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS 4.38% 07/03/2030 (6.24%), UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS 4.00% 22/05/2029 (5.77%), UK CONV GILT RegS 1.25% 22/07/2027 (5.64%), UK CONV GILT RegS 0.88% 22/10/2029 (5.55%), UK CONV GILT RegS 0.13% 31/01/2028 (5.52%), UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS 4.13% 07/03/2031 (5.33%), UK CONV GILT RegS 4.13% 22/07/2029 (5.21%) and UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS 3.75% 07/03/2027 (5.07%).
What were IGLS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IGLS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −4.7%, 2023 +2.5%, 2024 −1.2%, 2025 +1.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −2.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IGLS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 IGLS’s total return was +8.7%, or −15.2% 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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