ETF · iShares
SGEA iShares Emerging Asia Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE00B6QGFW01London Stock Exchange: SGEABlackRock, Inc.
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£62.67
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50% a year
- Fund size
- £21.2m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 01/10/2026, SGEA (iShares Emerging Asia Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00B6QGFW01) closed at £62.67 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.50% a year (about £50 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +3.2%, or −19.3% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 01/10/2026
- −1.2%
- −4.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 01/10/2026
- +2.2%
- −7.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 01/10/2026
- +3.2%
- −19.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,032 on 01/10/2026 — about £807 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £50
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £248
- of £10,000, before growth
- 261 charge less
- 3 the same
- 11 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares Emerging Asia Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF USD 0.50% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 11 of the 275 other government bond funds charge more, 3 the same and 261 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 Emerging Asia Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2012.
It tracks the Bloomberg Emerging Market Local Currency Government: Asia.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.5% a year — about £50 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
- SGEA
- ISIN
- IE00B6QGFW01
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- Bloomberg Emerging Market Local Currency Government: Asia
- 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
- 0.50% a year · about £50 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £21.2m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Since 30/09/2026, the closing price went from £62.53 on 30/09/2026 to £62.67 on 01/10/2026 (+0.2%). The lowest close shown was £62.53 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £62.67 on 01/10/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 30/09/2026. 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
2 weekly closes, from 30/09/2026 to 01/10/2026. The same history in October 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
2 funds track Bloomberg Emerging Market Local Currency Government: Asia, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.50% to 0.50% a year (01/10/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Emerging Asia Local Govt Bond UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.50% a year | 0.50% | −0.8% | +3.8% | +4.4% |
| iShares Emerging Asia Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF USDThis fundDistributing · 0.50% a year | 0.50% | −1.2% | +2.2% | +3.2% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of SGEA?
The ongoing charge of SGEA is 0.50% a year — about £50 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 Emerging Asia Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF USD 0.50% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 11 of the 275 other government bond funds charge more, 3 the same and 261 less (share classes counted once).
What does SGEA track?
SGEA tracks the Bloomberg Emerging Market Local Currency Government: Asia.
Is SGEA accumulating or distributing?
SGEA 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 SGEA?
The ISIN of SGEA is IE00B6QGFW01. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SGEA is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has SGEA done after inflation?
Over the five years to 01/10/2026 SGEA’s total return was +3.2%, or −19.3% 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)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- 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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