- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Jul 24, 2019
- Business
- iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF (CNYB.AS) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of an index composed of fixed-rate treasury bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China and debt issued by Chinese policy banks, including China Development Bank, Agricultural Development Bank of China, and Export-Import Bank of China; its portfolio primarily holds government bonds (approximately 56%), followed by policy bank debt allocations of around 23%, 13%, and 7% respectively, with a total of roughly 98 holdings denominated in Chinese Yuan (CNY). The ETF distributes income semi-annually and is physically replicated through full holding of index constituents, with an ongoing charge of 0.35% and ISIN IE00BYPC1H27. Launched on July 24, 2019, and domiciled in Ireland as part of iShares IV plc, it is managed by BlackRock and listed on multiple exchanges including Euronext Amsterdam (CNYB), Xetra (ICGB), London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana, and SIX Swiss Exchange, targeting institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to onshore Chinese government and policy bank bonds. The fund operates globally with shares available in Europe (e.g., Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom), Asia (e.g., Singapore), and the Middle East (e.g., Saudi Arabia, UAE). In recent developments as of 2024, iShares launched the EUR-hedged share class (IE000W336086) on April 4, providing currency-hedged access to the same underlying index for European investors; additionally, iShares IV plc, the umbrella entity, issued an updated prospectus in October 2024 reflecting fund name changes and management fee reductions across various ETFs, alongside the launch of new supplements like iShares MSCI USA Leaders UCITS ETF on September 24, 2024. Assets under management stand at approximately USD 1.35 billion equivalent, with top holdings stable and focused on high-credit-quality CNY-denominated sovereign and policy debt.