- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Aug 4, 2011
- Business
- iShares Global Inflation Linked Govt Bond UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (IGIL.SW) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg World Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index, which comprises investment grade, developed market inflation-linked government bonds denominated in local currencies with at least one year to maturity. The fund invests primarily in fixed-rate, investment grade inflation-linked bonds issued by governments including the United States Treasury (51.85% weight), United Kingdom (21.54%), France (9.51%), Italy (6.54%), and Spain (3.07%), among others such as Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, and Sweden; it employs a representative sampling methodology for replication and is an accumulating ETF that reinvests income. Launched on August 1, 2008 by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited and co-managed by BlackRock entities including BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, BlackRock Financial Management Inc., and BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited, the ETF is domiciled in Ireland as part of iShares III plc and lists on multiple exchanges including SIX Swiss Exchange (IGIL.SW), London Stock Exchange (IGIL.LN USD, SGIL.LN GBP), Deutsche Boerse Xetra (IUS5.DE EUR), and Bolsa Mexicana de Valores.
The fund targets institutional and retail investors seeking inflation-protected fixed income exposure across developed markets in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and other regions; it operates globally with shares registered in over 20 countries including Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Assets under management stand at approximately USD 1,204 million, with a total expense ratio of 0.25% and holdings in around 162 securities focused on mid-credit quality and extended interest-rate sensitivity.
In recent years, the ETF has maintained its core strategy with no major structural changes reported, though it continues to reflect index rebalancing amid fluctuating inflation environments and monetary policy shifts; performance highlights include a 5.09% one-year total return as of late 2025, driven by recovering inflation-linked yields. It was formerly known as iShares Barclays Global Inflation-Linked Bond UCITS ETF prior to index provider rebranding from Barclays to Bloomberg, a nomenclature update aligned with broader industry transitions in 2018-2020 without altering investment objectives or operations. The fund engages in securities lending to enhance returns, generating modest income (e.g., 0.04% in recent periods) while collateralizing loans at over 108% of value.