ETF · Xtrackers
XCS2 Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C
ISIN LU0494592974London Stock Exchange: XCS2Deutsche Bank AG
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£124.69
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £41.7m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XCS2 (Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C, ISIN LU0494592974) closed at £124.69 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was −8.8%, or −28.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +4.1%
- +0.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +10.3%
- −0.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −8.8%
- −28.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £912 on 13/11/2026 — about £712 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.5%, 2023 −1.3%, 2024 −5.0%, 2025 +1.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +5.3%. Returns of Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +4.8%; to 30/09/2025: −2.6%; to 30/09/2024: +4.9%; to 30/09/2023: −8.9%; to 30/09/2022: −6.9%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +5.3% | +2.0% | |
| to | +1.0% | −2.4% | |
| to | −5.0% | −8.2% | |
| −1.3% | −5.2% | ||
| −8.5% | −16.3% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +4.8% | +1.1% |
| from | −2.6% | −6.4% |
| from | +4.9% | +2.2% |
| from | −8.9% | −14.3% |
| from | −6.9% | −14.5% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
8.3%over 5 years
| 1 year | 6.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 7.0% |
| 5 years | 8.3% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −18.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −15.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +11.9%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 9.6%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 6.7% over 1 year, 7.0% over 3 years, 8.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C since November 2021, in pounds: −18.3% from 17/12/2021 to 18/08/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −15.0% (12 months to 18/08/2023); the highest was +11.9% (12 months to 29/05/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C was 9.6% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (17/12/2021), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
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
- 265 charge less
- 16 the same
- 30 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 30 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 16 the same and 265 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2010.
It tracks the FTSE Australian Government Bond Index - AUD.
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 reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
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
- XCS2
- ISIN
- LU0494592974
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- FTSE Australian Government Bond Index - AUD
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year · about £25 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £41.7m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Luxembourg
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
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- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £120.78 on 14/11/2025 to £124.69 on 13/11/2026 (+3.2%). The lowest close shown was £118.15 on 19/12/2025 and the highest £129.36 on 29/05/2026.
One close a week. Before 05/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Weeks missing from our record are filled from the same history.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 29
- on record
- Ten largest
- 45.2%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 26
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 5.0%
- Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000101792)
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000101792)GovernmentAustralia | 5.01% |
| 2 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000075681)GovernmentAustralia | 4.78% |
| 3 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000047003)GovernmentAustralia | 4.66% |
| 4 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000013740)GovernmentAustralia | 4.55% |
| 5 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU3TB0000150)GovernmentAustralia | 4.55% |
| 6 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU000XCLWAX7)GovernmentAustralia | 4.46% |
| 7 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU000XCLWAG2)GovernmentAustralia | 4.38% |
| 8 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000381832)GovernmentAustralia | 4.31% |
| 9 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000143901)GovernmentAustralia | 4.29% |
| 10 | Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU000XCLWAM0)GovernmentAustralia | 4.24% |
As of , holdings as published
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 29 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 29 holdings; the ten largest make up 45.2% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
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 253 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 149 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The largest fall since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks it 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 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XCS2?
The ongoing charge of XCS2 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 Xtrackers II AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BONDS UCITS ETF (DR) Capitalisation 1C 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 30 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 16 the same and 265 less (share classes counted once).
What does XCS2 track?
XCS2 tracks the FTSE Australian Government Bond Index - AUD.
Is XCS2 accumulating or distributing?
XCS2 is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of XCS2?
The ISIN of XCS2 is LU0494592974. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XCS2 is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does XCS2 hold?
As of 15/11/2026, XCS2 holds 29 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000101792) at 5.01% of the fund; the ten largest make up 45.2%. Its ten largest holdings are Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000101792) (5.01%), Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000075681) (4.78%), Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000047003) (4.66%), Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000013740) (4.55%), Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU3TB0000150) (4.55%), Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU000XCLWAX7) (4.46%), Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU000XCLWAG2) (4.38%), Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000381832) (4.31%), Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU0000143901) (4.29%) and Australia (Commonwealth Of) (AU000XCLWAM0) (4.24%).
What were XCS2’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XCS2 in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.5%, 2023 −1.3%, 2024 −5.0%, 2025 +1.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +5.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XCS2 done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 XCS2’s total return was −8.8%, or −28.8% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at Xtrackers (DWS) (links checked )
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