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XYLD Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BF8J5974London Stock Exchange: XYLDDeutsche Bank AG
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE$18.02
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.16% a year
- Fund size
- £80.4m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XYLD (Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BF8J5974) closed at $18.02 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.16% a year (about £16 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +10.0%, or −14.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +1.5%
- −2.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +7.2%
- −3.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +10.0%
- −14.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,100 on 13/11/2026 — about £858 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 ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −3.4%, 2023 −2.9%, 2024 +3.7%, 2025 −5.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −1.5%. Returns of Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −1.4%; to 30/09/2025: +0.6%; to 30/09/2024: −3.9%; to 30/09/2023: −9.2%; to 30/09/2022: +3.6%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −1.5% | −4.6% | |
| to | −5.3% | −8.6% | |
| to | +3.7% | +0.2% | |
| −2.9% | −6.8% | ||
| −3.4% | −11.6% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −1.4% | −4.9% |
| from | +0.6% | −3.3% |
| from | −3.9% | −6.3% |
| from | −9.2% | −14.6% |
| from | +3.6% | −4.8% |
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)
7.4%over 5 years
| 1 year | 6.1% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 6.7% |
| 5 years | 7.4% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −14.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −10.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +5.8%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 12.4%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 6.1% over 1 year, 6.7% over 3 years, 7.4% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −14.9% from 23/09/2022 to 21/08/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −10.9% (12 months to 14/07/2023); the highest was +5.8% (12 months to 17/01/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF was 12.4% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (23/09/2022), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.16%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £16
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £80
- of £10,000, before growth
- 124 charge less
- 12 the same
- 291 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF 0.16% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 291 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 12 the same and 124 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Xtrackers ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2018.
It tracks the Bloomberg MSCI USD Corporate SRI 0-5 Years PAB Index - Benchmark TR Net.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.16% a year — about £16 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.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XYLD
- ISIN
- IE00BF8J5974
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- Bloomberg MSCI USD Corporate SRI 0-5 Years PAB Index
- 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
- 0.16% a year · about £16 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £80.4m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- 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
- USD
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $18.42 on 14/11/2025 to $18.02 on 13/11/2026 (−2.2%). The lowest close shown was $17.92 on 02/10/2026 and the highest $18.69 on 13/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 28/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
259 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
- 1,438
- 1,439 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 3.3%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 1,046
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 0.5%
- Paramount Skydance
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paramount SkydanceUnited States | 0.47% |
| 2 | Deutsche Global Liquidity SeriIreland | 0.41% |
| 3 | Abbvie Inc (US00287YBX67)United States | 0.40% |
| 4 | Pfizer Inc (US716973AC67)United States | 0.33% |
| 5 | MicrosoftInformation TechnologyUnited States | 0.31% |
| 6 | Cigna Corp (US125523AH38)United States | 0.29% |
| 7 | NVIDIA Corporation (US67066GAR56)United States | 0.28% |
| 8 | Salesforce Inc (US79466LAS34)United States | 0.28% |
| 9 | Salesforce Inc (US79466LAR50)United States | 0.27% |
| 10 | Deutsche Telekom International FinGermany | 0.26% |
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
- United States76.7%
- United Kingdom6.5%
- Canada5.0%
- Japan3.8%
- Spain1.6%
- Australia1.5%
- Germany1.3%
- Netherlands0.8%
- Other countries2.8%
By type of asset
- Bonds99.6%
- Cash and money market0.4%
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 1,439 holdings; the ten largest make up 3.3% 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 251 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 147 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 2 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each 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 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XYLD?
The ongoing charge of XYLD is 0.16% a year — about £16 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 ESG USD Corporate Bond Short Duration UCITS ETF 0.16% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 291 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 12 the same and 124 less (share classes counted once).
What does XYLD track?
XYLD tracks the Bloomberg MSCI USD Corporate SRI 0-5 Years PAB Index - Benchmark TR Net.
Is XYLD accumulating or distributing?
XYLD 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 XYLD?
The ISIN of XYLD is IE00BF8J5974. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XYLD is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does XYLD hold?
As of 15/11/2026, XYLD holds 1,439 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Paramount Skydance at 0.47% of the fund; the ten largest make up 3.3%. Its ten largest holdings are Paramount Skydance (0.47%), Deutsche Global Liquidity Seri (0.41%), Abbvie Inc (US00287YBX67) (0.40%), Pfizer Inc (US716973AC67) (0.33%), Microsoft (0.31%), Cigna Corp (US125523AH38) (0.29%), NVIDIA Corporation (US67066GAR56) (0.28%), Salesforce Inc (US79466LAS34) (0.28%), Salesforce Inc (US79466LAR50) (0.27%) and Deutsche Telekom International Fin (0.26%).
What were XYLD’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XYLD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −3.4%, 2023 −2.9%, 2024 +3.7%, 2025 −5.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −1.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XYLD done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 XYLD’s total return was +10.0%, or −14.2% 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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