Fixed Income

iShares Euro Government Bond Index Fund (IE)

  • NAV as of 15/Jan/2024 GBP 9.16
    52 WK: 8.52 - 9.34
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of 15/Jan/2024 -0.03 (-0.33%)

Overview

Investment Approach


The Fund aims to achieve a total return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income, which reflects the return of the FTSE Euro Government Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark index.

The Fund invests predominantly in the fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds) that make up the Fund's benchmark index (which comprises government bonds).

In those jurisdictions where the Fund may be liable to withholding taxes on investment in government issued FI securities, the Fund may invest in high quality financial institutions.

Important Information: Capital at Risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

All currency hedged share classes of this fund use derivatives to hedge currency risk. The use of derivatives for a share class could pose a potential risk of contagion (also known as spill-over) to other share classes in the fund. The fund’s management company will ensure appropriate procedures are in place to minimise contagion risk to other share class. Using the drop down box directly below the name of the fund, you can view a list of all share classes in the fund – currency hedged share classes are indicated by the word “Hedged” in the name of the share class. In addition, a full list of all currency hedged share classes is available on request from the fund’s management company

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Performance

Performance

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Source: For UK-domiciled funds (such as the BlackRock Retail Authorised Unit Trusts and BlackRock Collective Investment Funds 'BCIF'), performance is shown on a bid to bid price basis, with net income reinvested, in the currency indicated on the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. For Luxembourg-domiciled funds (such as BlackRock Global Funds 'BGF' and BlackRock Strategic Funds 'BSF'), performance is shown on a net asset value basis, with gross income reinvested, in the currency indicated in the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Distributions

Ex-Date Total Distribution
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For more information: +353 1 612 3394 • www.blackrock.com • investor.services@blackrock.com

This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 5 years.

  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) 8.1 5.6 -2.8 -17.6 8.4
Benchmark (%) 6.7 5.0 -3.5 -18.5 7.2

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

  From
31-Dec-2018
To
31-Dec-2019 		From
31-Dec-2019
To
31-Dec-2020 		From
31-Dec-2020
To
31-Dec-2021 		From
31-Dec-2021
To
31-Dec-2022 		From
31-Dec-2022
To
31-Dec-2023
Total Return (%)

as of 31/Dec/2023

8.11 5.57 -2.76 -17.59 8.36
Benchmark (%)

as of 31/Dec/2023

6.72 5.03 -3.54 -18.52 7.16
  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%)

as of 31/Dec/2023

8.36 -4.60 -0.18 - 0.21
Benchmark (%)

as of 31/Dec/2023

7.16 -5.56 -1.15 - -0.77
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%)

as of 31/Dec/2023

8.36 3.67 7.59 5.06 8.36 -13.16 -0.89 - 1.09
Benchmark (%)

as of 31/Dec/2023

7.16 3.58 7.14 4.43 7.16 -15.78 -5.60 - -3.89

The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Markets could develop very differently in the future. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past

Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in GBP, hedged share class benchmark performance is displayed in EUR.

Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested where applicable. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations if your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation. Source: Blackrock

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets
as of 15/Jan/2024
GBP 10,146,123
Share Class launch date
16/Nov/2018
Share Class Currency
GBP
Asset Class
Fixed Income
SFDR Classification
Other
Ongoing Charges Figures
0.03%
ISIN
IE00BYWHDP26
Use of Income
Distributing
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Morningstar Category
Other Bond
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
SEDOL
BYWHDP2
Net Assets of Fund
as of 30/Oct/2024
EUR 4,330,266,684
Fund Launch Date
25/Nov/2016
Fund Base Currency
EUR
Benchmark Index
FTSE EMU Government Bond Index
Initial Charge
-
Management Fee
0.00%
Performance Fee
-
Domicile
Ireland
Management Company
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
Dealing Settlement
Trade Date + 3 days
Bloomberg Ticker

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of 30/Sept/2024
385
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of 31/Dec/2023
7.73%
Yield to Maturity
as of 30/Sept/2024
2.63
Weighted Average YTM
as of 30/Sept/2024
2.63%
Weighted Avg Maturity
as of 30/Sept/2024
8.95
12 Month Trailing Dividend Distribution Yield
as of 31/Jan/2024
1.82
3y Beta
as of 31/Dec/2023
0.992
Modified Duration
as of 30/Sept/2024
7.22
Effective Duration
as of 30/Sept/2024
7.31
WAL to Worst
as of 30/Sept/2024
8.95

Risk Indicator

Risk Indicator

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Ratings

Holdings

Holdings

as of 30/Sept/2024
Name Weight (%)
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 2.5 05/25/2030 0.91
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 2.75 10/25/2027 0.85
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 0.75 05/25/2028 0.83
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 1.5 05/25/2031 0.82
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 0.75 11/25/2028 0.80
Name Weight (%)
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 2.5 09/24/2026 0.76
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 0.5 05/25/2029 0.74
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 3.5 11/25/2033 0.71
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 2.75 02/25/2029 0.71
FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) 1.25 05/25/2034 0.71
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 30/Sept/2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 30/Sept/2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 30/Sept/2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 30/Sept/2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management. Allocations are subject to change.

Pricing & Exchange

Pricing & Exchange

Investor Class Currency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change NAV As Of 52wk High 52wk Low ISIN
Class Flexible Hedged GBP 9.16 -0.03 -0.33 15/Jan/2024 9.34 8.52 IE00BYWHDP26
Inst EUR 8.12 -0.04 -0.49 30/Oct/2024 8.30 7.68 IE00B1N7ZB00
Class Flexible Hedged CHF 10.46 -0.05 -0.50 30/Oct/2024 10.71 10.00 IE000QNA29G5
Class Flexible Hedged SGD 10.43 -0.05 -0.49 30/Oct/2024 10.62 9.69 IE000EX26BP5
Inst EUR 21.63 -0.11 -0.49 30/Oct/2024 22.01 20.08 IE0031080868
Class D EUR 9.72 -0.05 -0.49 30/Oct/2024 9.89 9.02 IE00BD0NC037
Flex EUR 22.33 -0.11 -0.49 30/Oct/2024 22.72 20.70 IE0031080751
Class Flexible Acc Hedged USD 10.84 -0.05 -0.48 30/Oct/2024 11.01 9.88 IE0007IZFCL5
Class Flexible Hedged SEK 8.73 -0.04 -0.51 30/Oct/2024 8.89 8.12 IE00BD0DT800

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Francis Rayner
Francis Rayner

Literature

Literature