ETF · iShares
LQEE iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR
ISIN IE00BF3N6Y61London Stock Exchange: LQEEBlackRock, Inc.
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- Currency hedged
Latest close
LSE€3.37
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £166m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, LQEE (iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR, ISIN IE00BF3N6Y61) closed at €3.37 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 −17.1%, or −35.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- −7.9%
- −10.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +6.4%
- −4.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- −17.1%
- −35.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £829 on 30/09/2026 — about £648 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 iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −18.6%, 2023 −0.8%, 2024 −9.8%, 2025 +5.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −11.2%. Returns of iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −12.2%; to 30/09/2025: +0.4%; to 30/09/2024: +4.0%; to 30/09/2023: −6.1%; to 30/09/2022: −23.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −11.2% | −13.7% | |
| +5.8% | +2.2% | ||
| −9.8% | −12.9% | ||
| −0.8% | −4.8% | ||
| −18.6% | −25.4% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −12.2% | Not available |
| from | +0.4% | −3.5% |
| from | +4.0% | +1.3% |
| from | −6.1% | −11.8% |
| from | −23.5% | −29.7% |
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)
8.9%over 5 years
| 1 year | 6.5% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 7.6% |
| 5 years | 8.9% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −34.1%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −25.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +6.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 34.1%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 6.5% over 1 year, 7.6% over 3 years, 8.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR since October 2021, in pounds: −34.1% from 05/11/2021 to 30/09/2026. The lowest 12-month return of iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −25.4% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +6.0% (12 months to 09/01/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR was 34.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (05/11/2021), 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 iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR 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
iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2017.
It tracks the iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 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.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- LQEE
- ISIN
- IE00BF3N6Y61
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index
- 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
- £166m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- EUR
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Since 29/07/2026, the closing price went from €3.53 on 29/07/2026 to €3.37 on 30/09/2026 (−4.7%). The lowest close shown was €3.37 on 30/09/2026 and the highest €3.56 on 04/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 29/07/2026. 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
10 weekly closes, from 29/07/2026 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
Funds tracking the same index
4 funds track iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 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 | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.20% a year | −2.6% | −4.4% |
| iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.25% a year | −4.1% | −9.9% |
| iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF AccAccumulating · 0.20% a year | −2.9% | −5.3% |
| iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EURThis fundDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.25% a year | −7.9% | −17.1% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
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 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 2 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
With a free account
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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 LQEE?
The ongoing charge of LQEE 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 iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS ETF Hedged EUR 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).
What does LQEE track?
LQEE tracks the iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index.
Is LQEE accumulating or distributing?
LQEE 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 LQEE?
The ISIN of LQEE is IE00BF3N6Y61. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; LQEE is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were LQEE’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of LQEE in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −18.6%, 2023 −0.8%, 2024 −9.8%, 2025 +5.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −11.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has LQEE done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 LQEE’s total return was −17.1%, or −35.2% 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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