ETF · PIMCO
LDCU PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE00BP9F2H18London Stock Exchange: LDCUAllianz SE
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE$97.58
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £44.9m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, LDCU (PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00BP9F2H18) closed at $97.58 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 +12.3%, or −12.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +1.7%
- −1.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +6.6%
- −3.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +12.3%
- −12.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,123 on 30/09/2026 — about £878 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +4.0%, 2023 −3.0%, 2024 +1.9%, 2025 −5.2%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −2.6%. Returns of PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −3.9%; to 30/09/2025: +0.9%; to 30/09/2024: −4.1%; to 30/09/2023: −8.9%; to 30/09/2022: +12.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −2.6% | −5.3% | |
| −5.2% | −8.5% | ||
| +1.9% | −1.6% | ||
| −3.0% | −6.8% | ||
| +4.0% | −4.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −3.9% | Not available |
| from | +0.9% | −3.0% |
| from | −4.1% | −6.5% |
| from | −8.9% | −14.4% |
| from | +12.2% | +3.1% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
7.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 6.0% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 6.2% |
| 5 years | 7.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −15.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −9.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +12.3%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 15.3%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 6.0% over 1 year, 6.2% over 3 years, 7.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD since October 2021, in pounds: −15.3% from 30/09/2022 to 30/09/2026. The lowest 12-month return of PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −9.4% (12 months to 14/07/2023); the highest was +12.3% (12 months to 21/10/2022). On 30/09/2026 the price of PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD was 15.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (30/09/2022), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, 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
- 0.25%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £25
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £124
- of £10,000, before growth
- 182 charge less
- 33 the same
- 168 charge more
Ongoing charge of PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD 0.25% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 168 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 33 the same and 182 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from PIMCO, launched in 2014.
It tracks the No Underlying 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.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Key facts
- Ticker
- LDCU
- ISIN
- IE00BP9F2H18
- Provider
- PIMCO
- Tracks
- No index — the manager chooses the holdings
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid quarterly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year · about £25 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £44.9m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Since 28/07/2026, the closing price went from $99.88 on 28/07/2026 to $97.58 on 30/09/2026 (−2.3%). The lowest close shown was $97.58 on 30/09/2026 and the highest $100.80 on 28/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 28/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
9 weekly closes, from 28/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
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 247 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 143 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each 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 30/09/2026 (146 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of LDCU?
The ongoing charge of LDCU 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. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of PIMCO ETFs PLC - PIMCO Advantage US Low Duration Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD 0.25% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 168 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 33 the same and 182 less (share classes counted once).
Is LDCU accumulating or distributing?
LDCU is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.
What is the ISIN of LDCU?
The ISIN of LDCU is IE00BP9F2H18. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; LDCU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were LDCU’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of LDCU in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +4.0%, 2023 −3.0%, 2024 +1.9%, 2025 −5.2%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −2.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has LDCU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 LDCU’s total return was +12.3%, or −12.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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