BlackRock has rolled out a suite of four European iBond ETFs to provide exposure to investment grade corporate bonds across countries and sectors.
Each strategy will provide income through coupon payments and pay out a final amount at maturity.
The four Article 8 ETFs have defined maturity dates, in December 2026 and 2028.
Each fund comes with a 0.12% total expense ratio an index yield to maturity of between 3.9% and 5.3%.
Brett Pybus, global co-head of iShares Fixed Income ETFs at BlackRock, said: ‘iBonds ETFs are designed to mature like a bond, trade like a stock and diversify like a fund, all in a cost-efficient and transparent ETF wrapper.
“The fixed maturity nature of iBonds ETFs aims to offer investors clarity into their yield expectations and investment horizon. Bond ETFs are increasingly being used as an alternative to picking individual bonds which can be costly for investors.”
| Fund name | iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term $ Corp UCITS ETF | iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term € Corp UCITS ETF | iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term $ Corp UCITS ETF | iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term € Corp UCITS ETF |
| Ticker | ID26 | IB26 | ID28 | IB28 |
| Index | Bloomberg MSCI December 2026 Maturity USD Corporate ESG Screened Index | Bloomberg MSCI December 2026 Maturity EUR Corporate ESG Screened Index | Bloomberg MSCI December 2028 Maturity USD Corporate ESG Screened Index | Bloomberg MSCI December 2028 Maturity EUR Corporate ESG Screened Index |
| Index Yield to maturity (as per August 4th , 2023) | 5.30% | 3.97% | 5.26% | 3.97% |
| Total Expense Ratio | 0.12%* | 0.12%* | 0.12%* | 0.12%* |
| Base currency | USD | EUR | USD | EUR |
| Maturity | December 2026 | December 2026 | December 2028 | December 2028 |
| SFDR classification | Article 8 | Article 8 | Article 8 | Article 8 |
| Listing exchanges (as per August 10th 2023) | Xetra London Stock Exchange Euronext Paris | Xetra | Xetra London Stock Exchange Euronext Paris | Xetra |
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