- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Mar 27, 2023
- Business
- iShares Core € Corp Bond UCITS ETF USD Hedged (Acc) (IEAU.AS) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Euro Corporate Bond Index (USD Hedged), providing exposure to Euro-denominated investment grade corporate bonds from issuers across financial, industrial, and utility sectors with a minimum remaining maturity of one year. The ETF employs a sampling technique to replicate the index by holding a portfolio of fixed-rate bonds, primarily from top issuers such as BNP Paribas SA, Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, ING Groep NV, Credit Agricole SA, and BPCE SA; it offers accumulation share classes with currency hedging to mitigate USD/EUR exchange rate fluctuations. Launched on March 6, 2009, as part of the iShares III Public Limited Company umbrella, the ETF is domiciled in Ireland with management by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited, headquartered at 3rd Floor, Glencar House, 20 Merrion Road, Dublin 4, and lists primarily on Euronext Amsterdam.
The fund targets institutional and retail investors seeking diversified, low-cost access to the Euro corporate bond market; it operates geographically across Europe, with significant exposure to bonds issued by entities in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain, while being registered for distribution in countries including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom. Net assets exceed EUR 14 billion, reflecting strong investor demand amid broader ETF growth trends.
In recent developments, the USD-hedged share class (IEAU) listed on Euronext Amsterdam on March 24, 2023, expanding access for USD-based investors and complementing the existing EUR unhedged variants. The ETF has maintained steady assets under management growth, benefiting from the surge in bond ETF inflows reaching USD 2 trillion globally by mid-2025, with no major acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic shifts specific to this product reported in the last two years. Ongoing portfolio rebalancing continues to emphasize high-quality issuers amid fluctuating interest rates.