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Funds that track the FTSE WGBI

2 UK-listed funds Fundology covers track the FTSE WGBI. Each has an ongoing charge of 0.10% a year, as of 13/11/2026.

At a glance

Funds
2
Providers
1
Ongoing charges
0.10%
Accumulating · distributing
1 · 1

The lowest ongoing charge among the 2 FTSE WGBI funds Fundology tracks is 0.10% a year (HGVG and HGVU), as of 13/11/2026. A lower charge does not guarantee a better return.

1 accumulate their income and 1 pay it out; 1 is a currency-hedged share class. Each fund is listed once, by one share class; its other share classes are on its own page.

By fund size, the 2 largest are HGVU (£25.8m) and HGVG (£473k), as reported on 13/11/2026. Size shows how widely a fund is held, not how it will perform.

All are funds from HSBC (2).

Terms:Index fundsOngoing charges figureTracking differenceAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging

Past returns, side by side

Over the three years to 13/11/2026, total returns with income reinvested ranged from −3.7% (HGVU) to +5.5% (HGVG); the median of 2 funds was +0.9%.

Over the year to 13/11/2026, total returns with income reinvested ranged from −0.2% (HGVU) to +1.7% (HGVG); the median of 2 funds was +0.8%.

Spread of past returns among the funds that track the FTSE WGBI, in pounds. Funds reporting the price change only are counted apart.
PeriodFundsLowestMedianHighest
1 yearIncome reinvested · to 2−0.2% HGVU+0.8%+1.7% HGVG
3 yearsIncome reinvested · to 2−3.7% HGVU+0.9%+5.5% HGVG

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How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal return

Funds that track the FTSE WGBI (2)

All 2 funds that track the FTSE WGBI, one share class each, listed by name. An order is not a ranking of quality.

All 2 funds that track the FTSE WGBI, one share class each, listed by name. Returns are to each fund’s latest reported value, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”; “after inflation” takes off UK CPIH.
FundChargeSize1 year3 years
HGVG Global Government Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSH- GBPDistributing · Hedged to GBP0.10%£473k+1.7%+5.5%
HGVU Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETFAccumulating0.10%£25.8m−0.2%−3.7%

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Questions people ask

How many UK funds track the FTSE WGBI?

2 UK-listed funds Fundology covers track the FTSE WGBI, as of 13/11/2026. 1 accumulate their income and 1 pay it out; 1 is a currency-hedged share class. All are HSBC funds. Each fund is listed once, by one share class; its other share classes are on its own page.

Which FTSE WGBI fund has the lowest ongoing charge?

The lowest ongoing charge among the 2 FTSE WGBI funds Fundology tracks is 0.10% a year (HGVG and HGVU), as of 13/11/2026. A lower charge does not guarantee a better return.

What is the largest FTSE WGBI fund in the UK?

By fund size, HGVU (Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF) is the largest of the 2 funds here, at £25.8m as reported on 13/11/2026. Size shows how widely a fund is held, not how it will perform.

What is the difference between the accumulating and distributing versions?

An accumulating share class reinvests the income from its holdings inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price; a distributing class pays it out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. Of the 2 FTSE WGBI funds here, 1 accumulate and 1 distribute.

How is this list ordered?

Listed by name unless ordered by ongoing charge. No order on this page is a ranking or a recommendation.