# PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR (STEA) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/stea · ISIN IE00BD26N851 · 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, STEA (PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR, ISIN IE00BD26N851) closed at €123.61 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +13.6%, or −11.2% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from PIMCO, launched in 2017. It tracks the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained (0-5 Y). You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.6% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound. Latest close: **€123.61** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | STEA | | ISIN | IE00BD26N851 | | Category | Corporate & other bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | PIMCO | | Tracks | ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained (0-5 Y) | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.60% a year (£60 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £68.0m | | Launched | 2017 | | 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 | -2.04% | -5.11% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +16.59% | +5.21% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +13.60% | -11.19% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −1.7%, 2023 +6.9%, 2024 +1.8%, 2025 +11.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −3.0%. Returns of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −2.1%; to 30/09/2025: +10.8%; to 30/09/2024: +7.3%; to 30/09/2023: +4.3%; to 30/09/2022: −6.4%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -1.7% | -10.1% | Price | | 2023 | +6.9% | +2.7% | Price | | 2024 | +1.8% | -1.7% | Price | | 2025 | +11.9% | +8.1% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -3.0% | -5.7% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 4.49% | -3.66% | | 3 years | 4.62% | -3.66% | | 5 years | 6.39% | -9.73% | ## Largest fall Volatility of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 4.5% over 1 year, 4.6% over 3 years, 6.4% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR since October 2021, in pounds: −9.7% from 05/11/2021 to 08/07/2022. The lowest 12-month return of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −9.5% (12 months to 08/07/2022); the highest was +12.3% (12 months to 19/12/2025). On 30/09/2026 the price of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR was 3.7% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR 0.60% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 25 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 7 the same and 351 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 4 funds track ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained (0-5 Y), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.55% to 0.60% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR (this fund) | 0.60% | -2.0% | +16.6% | +13.6% | | PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD | 0.55% | +3.2% | +15.1% | +27.8% | | PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP | 0.60% | -1.0% | +11.7% | +11.3% | | PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD | 0.55% | +0.7% | +3.1% | +15.8% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.60%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. 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