# PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP (STHS) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/sths · ISIN IE00BYXVWC37 · 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 01/10/2026, STHS (PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP, ISIN IE00BYXVWC37) closed at £8.58 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +11.1%, or −13.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from PIMCO, launched in 2015. 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 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. Latest close: **£8.58** (01/10/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | STHS | | ISIN | IE00BYXVWC37 | | Category | Corporate & other bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | PIMCO | | Tracks | ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained (0-5 Y) | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.60% a year (£60 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £31.3m | | Launched | 2015 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 01/10/2026) 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 | -0.96% | -4.07% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +12.18% | +1.23% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +11.14% | -13.12% | 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 Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −10.0%, 2023 +3.6%, 2024 +0.2%, 2025 +1.1%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 −4.8%. Returns of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −4.7%; to 30/09/2025: −0.1%; to 30/09/2024: +4.6%; to 30/09/2023: +1.9%; to 30/09/2022: −12.1%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -10.0% | -17.7% | Price | | 2023 | +3.6% | -0.5% | Price | | 2024 | +0.2% | -3.2% | Price | | 2025 | +1.1% | -2.4% | Price | | 2026 to 01/10/2026 | -4.8% | -7.5% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 3.50% | -5.30% | | 3 years | 4.15% | -5.37% | | 5 years | 5.29% | -12.53% | ## Largest fall Volatility of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 01/10/2026: 3.5% over 1 year, 4.2% over 3 years, 5.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP since October 2021, in pounds: −12.5% from 15/10/2021 to 20/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −12.4% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +6.4% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 01/10/2026 the price of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP was 11.0% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (15/10/2021), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP 0.60% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 27 of the 392 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 7 the same and 358 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 (01/10/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EUR | 0.60% | -1.8% | +16.9% | +13.9% | | PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum USD | 0.55% | +3.9% | +16.0% | +29.0% | | PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP (this fund) | 0.60% | -1.0% | +12.2% | +11.1% | | PIMCO Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD | 0.55% | +0.5% | +2.3% | +14.4% | 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 ## Questions people ask **What is the ongoing charge of STHS?** The ongoing charge of STHS is 0.60% a year — about £60 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 Advantage US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP 0.60% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 27 of the 392 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 7 the same and 358 less (share classes counted once). **What does STHS track?** STHS tracks the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained (0-5 Y). **Is STHS accumulating or distributing?** STHS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out monthly. **What is the ISIN of STHS?** The ISIN of STHS is IE00BYXVWC37. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; STHS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. **What were STHS’s returns in each of the last five years?** Calendar-year returns of STHS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −10.0%, 2023 +3.6%, 2024 +0.2%, 2025 +1.1%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 −4.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. **How has STHS done after inflation?** Over the five years to 01/10/2026 STHS’s total return was +11.1%, or −13.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.