iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF

IE00BDBRDM35ETFEURAccumulatingFigures as of 2026-09-25
EUR High-Grade Bond, Moderate Duration
RiskLowConcentrationDiversifiedRegionGlobalCreditHighRate sensitivityModerate

iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF is a eur high-grade bond, moderate duration etf from iShares with a total expense ratio of 0.10% and a risk indicator of 2 on the 1–7 scale. Its ten largest positions weigh 4.4% of the portfolio, which FundFacts classifies as diversified. Regional focus: Global.

Key facts

TER0.10%
Fund sizeUSD 14.1bn
Inception2017-11-21
Holdings19976
Asset classFixed income
BenchmarkBloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index

Risk indicator (SRRI)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Lower risk · lower rewardHigher risk · higher reward
Volatility 3y4.1%
Sharpe 3y-0.16
Max drawdown-3.4%

Investment objective

The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index).

Fund details

ISINIE00BDBRDM35
Fund houseiShares
StructureETF
Share class currencyEUR
Distribution policyAccumulating
DomicileIreland
Launch date2017-11-21
BenchmarkBloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index
ReplicationPhysical
Asset classFixed income
Fund sizeUSD 14.1bn
Number of holdings19976
Equity / bond split0 / 73
Yield to maturity4.41%
Effective duration6.0
Average credit ratingA

Fees and costs

Total expense ratio (TER)0.10%
Ongoing charges0.10%
Transaction costs0.01%
Entry charge0.00%
Exit charge0.00%
Performance fee0.00%
Reduction in yield, 1 year0.10%
Reduction in yield, holding period0.10%
Recommended holding period3 years

Growth of 100 since inception

901001102019202120232025
Fund96Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index101
2017-11 → 2026-09 · rebased to 100
Computed from the NAV history the issuer publishes, monthly observations, rebased to 100 at the first point.

Calendar-year returns

+3.9%2020−2.5%2021−13.6%2022+4.6%2023+1.5%2024+2.6%2025
Fund Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index

Annualised returns

PeriodFundIndexDiff
1 Year−2.04%−1.52%−0.52%
3 Years p.a.+2.28%+3.87%−1.59%
5 Years p.a.−1.84%−1.94%+0.10%
Since Inception−0.43%+0.22%−0.65%

Largest sectors

  1. Treasuries52.8%
  2. Agency Fixed Rate9.3%
  3. Owned No Guarantee6.5%
  4. Banking4.8%
  5. Supranational2.8%
  6. Mortgage Collateralized2.0%
  7. Local Government1.8%
  8. Government Guaranteed1.6%
  9. Consumer Cyclical1.6%
  10. Electric1.5%

Largest countries

  1. United States39.3%
  2. China11.3%
  3. Other10.8%
  4. Japan8.2%
  5. France5.0%
  6. Germany4.5%
  7. United Kingdom4.2%
  8. Canada3.7%
  9. Italy3.0%
  10. Supranational2.8%

Concentration

Top 10 weight 4.4% — diversified
  1. 01CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 1.61% 20350.91%
  2. 02FHLMC 30YR UMBS SUPER0.71%
  3. 03CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 1.49% 20310.50%
  4. 04CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 1.45% 20280.43%
  5. 05CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 2.68% 20300.37%
  6. 06CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 2.28% 20310.37%
  7. 07CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 2.52% 20330.31%
  8. 08CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 3.19% 20530.28%
  9. 09FNMA 30YR UMBS SUPER0.26%
  10. 10CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 2.62% 20280.26%
Full holdings (19976) in the API payload.

Frequently asked questions

What is the TER of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF?

The total expense ratio (TER) of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (IE00BDBRDM35) is 0.10% per year.

How risky is iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF?

iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF has a risk indicator (SRRI) of 2 on a scale from 1 (lower risk) to 7 (higher risk), which FundFacts places in the low risk band. Its 3-year volatility is 4.1%. Its maximum drawdown is -3.4%.

What are the top holdings of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF?

The largest positions of iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF as of 2026-09-25 are CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 1.61% 2035 (0.91%), FHLMC 30YR UMBS SUPER (0.71%), CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 1.49% 2031 (0.50%), CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 1.45% 2028 (0.43%) and CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNM 2.68% 2030 (0.37%). Its ten largest holdings make up 4.4% of the portfolio, out of 19976 holdings in total.

What does iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF invest in?

iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF is a eur high-grade bond, moderate duration etf. Its largest exposures as of 2026-09-25 are by country, United States 39.3%, China 11.3% and Other 10.8%; by sector, Treasuries 52.8%, Agency Fixed Rate 9.3% and Owned No Guarantee 6.5%.

How has iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF performed?

iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF returned -2.04% over one year, -1.84% a year over five years and +2.6% in calendar year 2025 as of 2026-09-25, according to the NAV history iShares publishes. Past performance does not predict future returns.

Is iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF accumulating or distributing?

iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF is an accumulating share class: income from its holdings is reinvested in the fund rather than paid out.

Which index does iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF track?

iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF's benchmark is the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, which it tracks using physical replication.

Where is iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF domiciled and what is its SFDR classification?

iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF is domiciled in Ireland (ISIN IE00BDBRDM35).

Where does this data about iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF come from?

FundFacts reads it from the documents iShares publishes for this share class — product page, factsheet, key information document and, where available, holdings and NAV files — and refreshes it every 24 hours. The same factsheet is available as JSON from the FundFacts API.

Get this factsheet as JSON

Everything on this page, plus the full holdings, every breakdown, the monthly series and the risk statistics, is one REST call. Any fund or ETF by ISIN, refreshed every 24 hours from the issuer's own documents.
curl https://fundfactsapi.com/api/v1/demo/funds/IE00BDBRDM35
​
# any ISIN, with a free API key
curl https://fundfactsapi.com/api/v1/funds/IE00BDBRDM35 -H "Authorization: Bearer ffk_..."

Ask Claude about this fund

Open a Claude conversation about iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF with this page as the source. Add the FundFacts MCP connector and Claude gets the same factsheet for every ISIN you ask about: fees, holdings, exposure, returns, overlap and portfolio look-through, with the as-of date of each figure.
Figures are read from the documents iShares publishes for this share class (product page, factsheet, key information document and, where available, holdings and NAV files), as of 2026-09-25. The category, risk band, concentration and tilt labels are the FundFacts profile (fundfacts-profile/3), derived from those figures with fixed, published rules. FundFacts API is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by iShares; fund names are used to identify the product only. Nothing on this page is investment advice.