ETF · Xtrackers
XGLE Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF
ISIN LU0290355717London Stock Exchange: XGLEDeutsche Bank AG
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE€217.48
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.07% a year
- Fund size
- £2.0bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XGLE (Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF, ISIN LU0290355717) closed at €217.48 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.07% a year (about £7 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was −15.3%, or −33.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −7.5%
- −10.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +2.1%
- −7.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −15.3%
- −33.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £847 on 13/11/2026 — about £661 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 Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −13.7%, 2023 +4.6%, 2024 −3.5%, 2025 +5.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −5.9%. Returns of Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −5.1%; to 30/09/2025: +5.1%; to 30/09/2024: +5.3%; to 30/09/2023: −4.5%; to 30/09/2022: −14.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −5.9% | −8.9% | |
| to | +5.9% | +2.3% | |
| to | −3.5% | −6.8% | |
| +4.6% | +0.5% | ||
| −13.7% | −21.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −5.1% | −8.5% |
| from | +5.1% | +1.0% |
| from | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| from | −4.5% | −10.2% |
| from | −14.8% | −21.7% |
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)
6.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 5.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 5.6% |
| 5 years | 6.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −19.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −16.6%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +8.5%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 16.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 5.3% over 1 year, 5.6% over 3 years, 6.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −19.4% from 10/12/2021 to 06/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −16.6% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +8.5% (12 months to 27/02/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF was 16.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (10/12/2021), 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
- 0.07%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £7
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £35
- of £10,000, before growth
- 40 charge less
- 30 the same
- 241 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF 0.07% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 241 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 30 the same and 40 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 Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2007.
It tracks the iBoxx Euro Sovereigns.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.07% a year — about £7 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
- XGLE
- ISIN
- LU0290355717
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- iBoxx Euro Sovereigns
- 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
- 0.07% a year · about £7 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £2.0bn
- 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
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- EUR
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from €222.86 on 14/11/2025 to €217.48 on 13/11/2026 (−2.4%). The lowest close shown was €215.43 on 24/09/2026 and the highest €227.17 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
261 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
- 555
- 558 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 7.6%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 314
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 0.9%
- France (Republic Of) (FR0011883966)
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (Republic Of) (FR0011883966)France | 0.88% |
| 2 | France (Republic Of) (FR0012993103)France | 0.80% |
| 3 | France (Republic Of) (FR001400L834)France | 0.80% |
| 4 | France (Republic Of) (FR0013286192)France | 0.77% |
| 5 | France (Republic Of) (FR001400HI98)France | 0.76% |
| 6 | France (Republic Of) (FR0013341682)France | 0.75% |
| 7 | France (Republic Of) (FR001400Z2L7)France | 0.75% |
| 8 | France (Republic Of) (FR001400PM68)France | 0.74% |
| 9 | France (Republic Of) (FR0013407236)France | 0.69% |
| 10 | France (Republic Of) (FR001400BKZ3)France | 0.69% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By country
- France23.1%
- Italy21.7%
- Germany19.5%
- Spain14.4%
- Belgium4.8%
- Netherlands4.2%
- Austria3.5%
- Portugal1.9%
- Other countries6.9%
By type of asset
- Bonds99.9%
- Cash and money market0.1%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 558 holdings; the ten largest make up 7.6% 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
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track iBoxx Euro Sovereigns, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.07% to 0.20% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | −7.5% | +2.1% | −15.3% |
| Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF -2D Hedged- DistributionDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year | 0.20% | −0.8% | +2.1% | Not reported |
| Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF 2C-USD Hedged CapitalisationAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year | 0.20% | −1.2% | +3.7% | +3.5% |
As of
iBoxx Euro Sovereigns funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
- Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF -2D Hedged- DistributionDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year · LU2523866023
- Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF 2C-USD Hedged CapitalisationAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year · LU2009147591
Read more:Share classesAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging
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 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XGLE?
The ongoing charge of XGLE is 0.07% a year — about £7 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 Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF 0.07% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 241 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 30 the same and 40 less (share classes counted once).
What does XGLE track?
XGLE tracks the iBoxx Euro Sovereigns.
Is XGLE accumulating or distributing?
XGLE 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 XGLE?
The ISIN of XGLE is LU0290355717. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XGLE is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does XGLE hold?
As of 15/11/2026, XGLE holds 558 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is France (Republic Of) (FR0011883966) at 0.88% of the fund; the ten largest make up 7.6%. Its ten largest holdings are France (Republic Of) (FR0011883966) (0.88%), France (Republic Of) (FR0012993103) (0.80%), France (Republic Of) (FR001400L834) (0.80%), France (Republic Of) (FR0013286192) (0.77%), France (Republic Of) (FR001400HI98) (0.76%), France (Republic Of) (FR0013341682) (0.75%), France (Republic Of) (FR001400Z2L7) (0.75%), France (Republic Of) (FR001400PM68) (0.74%), France (Republic Of) (FR0013407236) (0.69%) and France (Republic Of) (FR001400BKZ3) (0.69%).
What were XGLE’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XGLE in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −13.7%, 2023 +4.6%, 2024 −3.5%, 2025 +5.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −5.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XGLE done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 XGLE’s total return was −15.3%, or −33.9% 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 )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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