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iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETFIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

ISIN: IE000RCMNFR9Ticker: BQ60 (Xetra) · IGL5 (London SE)Issuer: iShares
Issuer-declared data
TER
0.07%
Transaction costs
0.01% (issuer estimate, from the KID)
Management
Passive (index-tracking)
Income policy
SFDR
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Fund assets
716.3 mln EUR
NAV
5.66 GBP (31 August 2026)
Domicile
Ireland
Inception date
19 May 2023
Data as declared by iShares in the issuer’s official files and endpoints · collected on 2 September 2026 (monthly refresh). Facts only, no recommendation.
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Description

iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF tracks the issuer-declared index: FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts up to 5 Years Index (GBP). The declared annual cost (TER) is 0.07%, plus 0.01% in transaction costs estimated by the issuer in the KID. Replication is optimised physical replication (the KID declares optimisation techniques to achieve a return similar to the index); income is accumulated and reinvested in the fund. The fund has assets of about 716 million euro, was launched on 19 May 2023 and is domiciled in Ireland.

The fund’s objective — in the issuer’s words

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 FTSE UK Conventional Gilts – Up to 5 Years Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index). The Share Class, via the Fund is passively managed and aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds) that make up the Index and comply with its credit rating requirements. If the credit ratings of the FI securities are downgraded, the Fund may continue to hold them until they cease to form part of the Index and it is practicable to sell them. The Index measures the performance of Sterling denominated gilts (i.e. bonds) issued or guaranteed by the British government with zero to five years remaining to maturity (i.e. the time until they become due for repayment) and which are quoted on the London Stock Exchange, other than index-linked bonds. These FI securities will, at the time of inclusion in the index, be investment grade (i.e. meet a specified level of creditworthiness) so long as the United Kingdom maintains its investment grade credit rating. They will pay income according to a fixed rate of interest. The Fund may also engage in short-term secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to off-set the costs of the Fund The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to its Index. These may include the strategic selection of certain securities that make up the Index or other FI securities which provide similar performance to certain constituent securities. These may also include the use of financial derivative instruments (FDIs) (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets). FDIs (including FX forward contracts) may be used for direct investment purposes.

Keep reading the KID section ▾

The price of fixed income securities may be affected by changing interest rates which in turn may affect the value of your investment. Fixed income securities prices move inversely to interest rates. Therefore, the market value of fixed income securities may decrease as interest rates increase. The credit rating of an issuing entity will generally affect the yield that can be earned on fixed income securities; the better the credit rating the smaller the yield. The relationship between the return on your investment, how it is impacted and the period for which you hold your investment is considered below (see “How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?”).

The depositary of the Fund is State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited. Further information about the Fund can be obtained from the latest annual report and half-yearly reports of the iShares III plc. These documents are available free of charge in English and certain other languages. These can be found, along with other (practical) information, including prices of units, on the iShares website at: www.ishares.com or by calling +49 89427295800 or from your broker or financial adviser.

Your shares will be accumulating shares (i.e. income will be included in their value). Your shares will be denominated in Sterling, the Fund's base currency. The shares are listed and traded on various stock exchanges. In normal circumstances, only authorised participants may buy and sell shares directly with the Fund. Investors who are not authorised participants (e.g. select financial institutions) can generally only buy or sell the shares on the secondary market (e.g. via a broker on a stock exchange) at the then prevailing market price. The value of the shares are related to the value of the underlying assets of the Fund, less costs (see “What are the costs?” below). The prevailing market price at which the shares trade on the secondary market may deviate from the value of the Shares. Indicative net asset value is published on relevant stock exchanges websites.

Intended retail investor:The Fund is intended for retail investors with the ability to bear losses up to the amount invested in the Fund (see “How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?”).

Insurance benefits:The Fund does not offer any insurance benefits.

From the KID’s “Objectives” section · 7 August 2026 · original document ↓
Text generated from the data the issuer declares in official product lists. No recommendation.

Quick reads

  • TER 0.07%: below the median of bond ETFs we track (0.15%).
  • Assets larger than 78% of bond ETFs we track.
Comparisons computed by Rebalix on the declared data in our census; they describe the past and are not indicative of future results.

Official documents

Key Information Document (KID)PDF in English, from the issuer’s site — always the latest filed versionProspectusPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s full legal documentFactsheetPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s monthly snapshot
The KID is the document the law requires you to read before investing: 3 pages covering risks, costs and scenarios. The link opens the issuer’s published PDF.

Fund performance

issuer-declared net asset value (NAV) · GBP · from May 2023 to Sept 2026
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Return
+13.0%
Annualised
+3.8%
Volatility (ann.)
2.3%
Max drawdown
-2.20%
-5%+0%+6%+11%+17%May 2023Mar 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Sept 2026The break-even line: the value at the start of the period. Above it you are in gain, below in loss.break-even (0%)+13%May 2023Sept 2026
Note — currency risk: the fund is denominated (or hedged) in GBP and the chart is in GBP. For a euro investor, returns also depend on the EUR/GBP exchange rate, up or down.
Tip: drag across the chart to zoom into a period.

Drawdown — distance from previous peak

This isn’t the return: it shows how far the fund is below its previous peak. 0% = you’re at the peak; below zero = how much you’re down and haven’t recovered yet.
0%-1%-2%-3%-4%2023202420252026−2.20% · 06 Jul 2023
Max drawdown
-2.20%
peak → trough
Trough
06 Jul 2023
from the 19 May 2023 peak
Recovery time
64 days
recovery only: trough to break-even · ≈ 2 months
Underwater
112 days
decline + recovery: peak to break-even · ≈ 4 months · → recovered on 08 Sept 2023

The five worst falls in the period

From the peak ofTroughDepthBack to break-evenDays underwater
19 May 202306 Jul 2023-2.20%08 Sept 2023112
27 Feb 202620 Mar 2026-1.94%24 Jun 2026117
29 Dec 202313 Feb 2024-1.16%22 Mar 202484
18 Oct 202405 Nov 2024-1.13%02 Dec 202445
17 Sept 202407 Oct 2024-0.75%18 Oct 202431

Calendar-year returns

2023
3.8%
2024
2.5%
2025
5.3%
2026
0.9%

Month-by-month returns

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDecYear
20260.20.9-1.40.20.70.5-0.20.2-0.10.9
20250.80.40.41.1-0.20.70.20.20.20.90.20.45.3
2024-0.2-0.60.8-0.60.60.61.00.40.4-0.60.80.02.5
2023-1.21.20.40.80.60.81.83.8
From month-end NAVs, over the fund’s full history, on the series shown in the chart (dividends reinvested where declared). Deeper colour = larger move.
Source: iShares. Issuer-declared historical series; inflation: Eurostat and national statistical institutes, latest available July 2026 — for later days the index stays at the last published value (institutes publish with a few weeks’ lag). The «adjusted for inflation» view expresses value in today’s purchasing power for the selected country; volatility always stays nominal, as elsewhere on the site (deflating it would add artificial swings caused by the monthly cadence of the price index). Past performance is not indicative of future results: these are facts, not a recommendation.

Tracking difference — fund vs index

How much the fund returned above (+) or below (−) its index, year by year. It measures the actual deviation: the combined effect of costs (TER and transaction), securities-lending revenue and replication optimisations — which is why it can beat the TER.
Declared TER
0.07%
YearFundIndexDifference
2025+5.17%+5.14%+0.04%
2024+2.55%+2.54%+0.01%
Total-return figures from issuer-declared series (primary source); complete calendar years. TD is not comparable across sites using different methodologies or index variants. Past performance is not indicative of future results. What is tracking difference? →

Risk indicators· EUR

Last yearLast 3 yearsFull history
Volatility (ann.)3.87%4.52%4.59%
Max drawdown-1.79%-4.08%-4.08%
Sharpe0.490.210.20
Sortino0.710.290.27
Windows longer than the available price history cannot be computed and are not shown: they will appear on their own as time passes. Computed from the daily NAV series, always in nominal terms. Sharpe and Sortino use the ECB main refinancing rate averaged over the period (last year: 2.20%), weighted by days in force, as the risk-free rate. Same formulas as our public methodology: sample standard deviation annualised over 252 days; Sortino with downside deviation. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Figures in EUR — series converted day by day at ECB reference rates; the table follows the currency selected in the chart.

Duration and maturities

Duration · effective duration
2.28years

Price sensitivity to rates: the longer, the more the fund moves. What is duration →

Maturity breakdown (% of fund)
0–1 years
20.23%
1–2 years
21.92%
2–3 years
23.54%
3–5 years
34.26%
Cash and derivatives
0.05%

Source: product page iShares, data as of 20 August 2026. Values as declared by the issuer, not computed by us; updated with the monthly document.

Credit rating

How the portfolio is spread by credit quality: from AAA (strongest) downwards. More weight in the top buckets = lower risk that an issuer fails to pay, usually with lower yields.

Rating breakdown (% of fund)
AA
99.95%
Cash and derivatives
0.05%

Source: product page iShares, data as of 20 August 2026. Values as declared by the issuer, not computed by us; updated with the monthly document.

Ratings are those the issuer assigns to portfolio holdings under its own methodology (usually the median of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch); scale and buckets are those of the original document.

Portfolio holdings

Securities in portfolio
19
24 total lines: 5 cash & derivatives
Top-10 weight
58.5%

Top 10 holdings

UK CONV GILT RegS · UKT
6.79%
UK CONV GILT RegS · UKT
6.55%
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS · UKT
6.35%
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS · UKT
5.82%
UK CONV GILT RegS · UKT
5.66%
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS · UKT
5.59%
UK CONV GILT RegS · UKT
5.57%
UK CONV GILT RegS · UKT
5.43%
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AN RegS · UKT
5.38%
UK CONV GILT RegS · UKT
5.36%

Sectors

Treasury
99.8%
Cash and/or Derivatives
0.2%

Countries

AfghanistanAngolaAlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentinaArmeniaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBurundiBelgiumBeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaThe BahamasBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African RepublicCanadaSwitzerlandChileChinaIvory CoastCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaSpainEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland IslandsFranceGabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea BissauEquatorial GuineaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaFrench GuianaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIrelandIranIraqIcelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJordanJapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugalParaguayQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaWestern SaharaSaudi ArabiaSudanSouth SudanSenegalSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneEl SalvadorSomaliaRepublic of SerbiaSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenSwazilandSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanEast TimorTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTaiwanUnited Republic of TanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguayUnited States of AmericaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuWest BankYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
up to 1%1–5%5–15%15–30%over 30%
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Top 7 countries
United Kingdom100%
Download the full portfolio — Excel, 24 rows
Full portfolio declared by iShares, as of 31 August 2026: this is the summary. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to cash, derivatives and rounding.
Fund historyFund-assets (AUM) chart year by year and monthly basket snapshots.Open the history →

Share classes of the same fund

This page covers ISIN IE000RCMNFR9. The other classes belong to the same fund but may differ in currency, income policy or currency hedging.
Share classISINTickerIncomeCurrency
GBP (Acc) · this pageIE000RCMNFR9IGL5AccumulatingGBP
GBP (Dist)IE00B4WXJK79IGLSDistributingGBP
MXN Hedged (Acc)IE00BMVJSD83IGLMXAccumulatingMXN
Share classes declared by the issuer in official product lists (same fund = same issuer and same declared name). A dash “—” = not declared — not a zero.

Index tracked

FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts up to 5 Years Index (GBP)
This fund belongs to the government bonds family: compare all census ETFs in this family →

Italian taxation

Effective rate on capital gains
12.62%
White-list share
99.08%
From the government-bond («white list») share certified by the issuer every semester: 12.5% on that portion, 26% on the rest.
Deep-dive into this fund’s taxation →

Where it shows up commission-free in Italy

According to the official lists published by the brokers (downloaded and cross-checked by us), these share classes of the fund appear tradable with zero fees:

IE000RCMNFR9BQ60(class: GBP (Acc))
  • XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans
IE00B4WXJK79EUNG(class: GBP (Dist))
  • XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans
Full terms, traps and method in the observatory: Free savings plans and zero-commission ETFs: the broker survey

Official lists verified on 3 September 2026. We record published terms — this is neither an invitation to open accounts nor a recommendation: lists change, the broker’s documents prevail. Trade Republic, Scalable Capital and Trading 212 publish no per-ISIN lists and don’t appear here.

Stock exchange listings

ExchangeTicker
London Stock ExchangeIGL5
Xetra (Deutsche Börse)BQ60
Trading venues from the official ESMA register (FIRDS); per-exchange tickers from the issuer’s tax documents and official listings. A dash “—” = that venue does not publish the item (ticker, currency or start date) in the sources we read. The same fund may trade in different currencies depending on the exchange: check the trading currency with your broker. Non-EU listings (e.g. UK, Mexico) not included.

Frequently asked questions

Which index does iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF track?
The issuer iShares declares the benchmark: FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts up to 5 Years Index (GBP).
How much does IGL5 cost?
The issuer-declared TER is 0.07% per year; the transaction costs estimated in the KID are 0.01%.
How is IGL5 taxed in Italy?
On sale, the capital gain is taxed at an effective 12.62% rate (white-list share 99.08%): 12.5% on the government-bond “white list” portion, 26% on the rest.
What is the fund size of IGL5?
The fund size declared by iShares is about 716 million euro.
When was IGL5 launched?
The fund was launched on 19 May 2023: it has 3 years of history.
How does IGL5 replicate its index?
It is a passively managed ETF: it follows the declared index. Physical (optimised) (issuer wording: “Fisica - ottimizzazione (dal KID)”).
Does IGL5 pay dividends?
No: it is an accumulating share class — income stays in the fund and is reinvested automatically (issuer wording: “Accumulating”).
Where does IGL5 trade?
Per the official ESMA register it trades on 2 main exchanges, including London Stock Exchange (IGL5), Xetra (Deutsche Börse) (BQ60).
What was IGL5's worst fall?
Over the available history (since 2023), the maximum drawdown was -2.20%, reached in July 2023. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
How many securities does IGL5 hold?
The declared portfolio holds 19 securities (plus 5 cash & derivative lines); the top 10 positions weigh 58.5%.
Transparency note
The data in this sheet is declared by iShares in the issuer’s official files and endpoints, collected by Rebalix with a monthly refresh; taxation derives from the issuer’s tax documents (Italian Law Decree 138/2011). This is factual information for informational purposes only: it is not financial or tax advice, nor an investment recommendation. Read the fund’s KID and prospectus before investing.