- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Sep 25, 2009
- Business
- iShares € Corp Bond 1-5yr UCITS ETF EUR (Dist) (IE15.L) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Euro Corporate 1-5 Year Bond Index, comprising Euro-denominated investment grade corporate bonds issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies with maturities between one and five years. The ETF employs a sampling technique to replicate the index by holding a representative selection of its most relevant constituents; it distributes interest income from coupons to investors semi-annually. Domiciled in Ireland and launched on September 25, 2009, the fund is managed by BlackRock's iShares division and lists on multiple exchanges including the London Stock Exchange (IE15 and SE15), Deutsche Boerse Xetra (EUNT), Borsa Italiana (SE15), and SIX Swiss Exchange.
The fund targets investors seeking exposure to short-duration Eurozone corporate fixed-income securities rated investment grade (BBB- or higher by S&P/Fitch, Baa3 or higher by Moody's), with top holdings including issuers such as BNP Paribas SA, Societe Generale SA, Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, ING Groep NV, and Volkswagen International Finance NV. It operates without currency hedging, maintains assets under management of approximately EUR 4,015 million, and incurs a total expense ratio of 0.20% per annum. Geographically, the ETF focuses on Eurobond and eurozone domestic markets across Europe, serving institutional and retail investors through listings in the UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and other regions.
In recent developments, the ETF has sustained strong growth in assets under management, expanding from GBP 3,620 million (as previously reported) to over EUR 4 billion amid favorable fixed-income market conditions in 2024-2025. Dividend payouts have increased progressively, reaching EUR 2.70 in 2024 from EUR 1.50 in 2023, reflecting higher yields of 2.55% and a trailing 12-month yield of 2.92%. As part of BlackRock's iShares platform, the fund benefits from the provider's ongoing enhancements in ETF infrastructure, including securities lending programs that generated returns of 0.02-0.05% annually over the past decade, with average on-loan balances up to 15.94% of AUM collateralized over 105%. No major acquisitions, partnerships, or structural changes specific to this ETF have been reported in the last 1-2 years.