- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- May 2, 2022
- Business
- iShares € Corp Bond 1-5yr UCITS ETF EUR (Dist) (Ticker: IE1A.DE) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of an index composed of euro-denominated investment grade corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years; it provides investors with total return, incorporating both capital appreciation and income through semi-annual distributions. The ETF holds a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities issued by major European corporates including BNP Paribas SA, Societe Generale SA, Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, ING Groep NV, Banco Santander SA, Deutsche Bank AG, Credit Agricole SA, BPCE SA, Unicredit SpA, and Volkswagen International Finance NV; top holdings typically represent 0.8% to 1.7% of assets under management, focusing on investment-grade bonds across financial, industrial, and utility sectors. Managed physically through sampling replication with securities lending to enhance returns, the fund maintains a low ongoing charge of 0.20% and targets institutional and retail investors seeking short-duration euro corporate bond exposure. Domiciled in Ireland and listed on Xetra (Germany) since April 29, 2022, with ISIN IE000F6G1DE0, it operates across European markets including Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. Issued by iShares plc, a BlackRock subsidiary founded in 1988 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the ETF benefits from BlackRock's global asset management platform overseeing approximately EUR 4-5 billion in assets for this share class. No major strategic changes, such as partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, new product launches, or reorganizations, have been reported for the ETF in the last 1-2 years, reflecting stable operations amid ongoing portfolio rebalancing to align with the benchmark index.