New bond ETF from iShares on Xetra: access to UK government bonds with currency hedging
New bond ETF from iShares on Xetra: access to UK government bonds with currency hedging
A new exchange-traded fund issued by iShares has been tradable on Xetra and via the Börse Frankfurt trading venue since Friday.
The iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Dist) offers exposure to UK government bonds with a broad distribution of maturity dates and fixed coupon payments. The underlying index only includes bonds that have an investment grade rating. There are currently 56 bonds in the benchmark index.
This is a currency-hedged share class.
Name | Asset class | ISIN | Ongoing charges | Distribution policy | Reference index |
iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Dist) | Fixed income ETF | 0,09 | distributing | FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts All Stocks Index |
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