IE00BF2N5T53

iShares Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund (IE)

  • Fixed income
  • Government bond
  • Emerging markets
  • USD Cash
  • Accumulating
Invest with
USD cash
Payout type
Accumulating
Risk rating
4
About this fund
Description

The Fund aims to achieve a total return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income, which reflects the return of the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index Global Diversified, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index).

Key information
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Our perspective
Why we think this fund is best-in-class
Product

Provides investors with passive, low-cost exposure to the USD-denominated emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt market. Tracks the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified, which includes over 1,000 individual bond holdings. Focuses on hard-currency fixed income securities issued by more than 70 emerging market nations.

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People

Managed the BlackRock EMEA Indexed Fixed Income team. Employs a highly systematic, team-based approach to ensure portfolio construction remains independent of any single manager and mitigates operational risk.

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Performance

Aims to deliver a total return that closely corresponds to the performance of the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index. Designed to minimize tracking error relative to the benchmark through disciplined liquidity management and optimized sampling techniques. Targets a consistent risk-return profile that captures the structural yield and credit spreads of the emerging market sovereign asset class over a full market cycle.

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Process

Utilizes a stratified sampling methodology to replicate index risk factors, such as duration and credit quality, without requiring full replication of illiquid securities. Adheres to a diversification framework that caps individual country weights at 10% to prevent excessive concentration in any single issuer. Leverages the Aladdin risk management platform for real-time monitoring of security-level exposures and stress testing against interest rate and FX volatility.

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Cost

Access to clean retail share class with no trailer fees to achieve the lowest possible fees.

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How it fits in a portfolio

It serves as a cost-effective satellite allocation for investors seeking to capture the higher yield potential of USD emerging market debt. It acts as a transparent building block for a diversified portfolio, offering exposure to diverse issuers ranging from sub-Saharan Africa to the Persian Gulf. Investors should note that the fund is typically unhedged against the SGD, making it subject to currency fluctuations between the Singapore Dollar and the underlying USD assets.

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Performance
Shows the total return of this accumulating fund, which includes dividends reinvested.

Daily data. Returns as of 05 Nov 2026.

Total returns
All Time
34.10%
YTD
0.52%
1 month
2.41%
6 month
-0.53%
1 year
2.05%
3 year
31.91%
5 year
11.43%
Daily data, as of 05 Nov 2026.
Distributions
This is an accumulating fund, so dividends are re-invested at the fund level.
Yield
6.41%Yield as of Aug 2026.
Risk metrics
Max drawdown
-27.67%
Volatility
6.63%
Daily data, as of 05 Nov 2026.
Calendar returns
YearTotalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026-0.4%1.3%-3.4%2.7%1.0%0.8%-1.5%0.9%-3.5%1.3%--
202513.9%1.5%1.5%-0.7%-0.1%1.1%2.4%1.2%1.5%1.8%1.9%0.3%0.7%
20246.9%-1.0%0.9%2.1%-2.0%1.8%0.6%1.9%2.3%1.9%-1.7%1.2%-1.3%
202310.9%3.0%-2.2%0.9%0.5%-0.5%2.2%2.0%-1.5%-2.6%-1.3%5.6%4.7%
2022-16.9%-2.7%-6.5%-0.2%-5.5%0.1%-6.3%2.9%-0.8%-6.4%0.2%7.4%0.5%
Top exposures
Argentina (Republic Of) 4.12% (2035-07-09 Maturity)0.96%
Ecuador (Republic Of) 6.9% (2035-07-31 Maturity)0.74%
Argentina (Republic Of) 5% (2038-01-09 Maturity)0.57%
Argentina (Republic Of) 0.75% (2030-07-09 Maturity)0.55%
Ghana (Republic of) 5% (2035-07-03 Maturity)0.52%
Uruguay (Republic Of) 5.1% (2050-06-18 Maturity)0.47%
Argentina (Republic Of) 3.5% (2041-07-09 Maturity)0.46%
Eagle Funding Luxco S.a.r.l. 5.5% (2030-08-17 Maturity)0.40%
Ukraine (Republic of) 4% (2032-02-01 Maturity)0.39%
BlackRock ICS USD LiqEnvtlyAwr Agcy Inc0.38%
Oman (Sultanate Of) 6.75% (2048-01-17 Maturity)0.37%
Ecuador (Republic Of) 8.75% (2034-01-29 Maturity)0.36%
Ecuador (Republic Of) 5.5% (2040-07-31 Maturity)0.33%
Uruguay (Republic Of) 5.44% (2037-02-14 Maturity)0.33%
Uruguay (Republic Of) 5.75% (2034-10-28 Maturity)0.32%
Top exposures represent up to 15 of the fund's largest exposures for each category. Allocation percentages may not sum up to 100% and can include negative values due to rounding or trading activities by the underlying fund managers, including short positions.
Fund fees
0.18% p.a.
Fund facts
ISIN
IE00BF2N5T53
Fund house
BlackRock
Fund size
US$3.6B
As of 05 Nov 2026
Fund benchmark
JPM EMBI Global Diversified TR USD
Fund inception date
04 May 2018
Fund class currency
USD
Fund share class
D USD
Oldest share class ISIN
IE00BF2N5T53
Oldest share inception date
04 May 2018
Pricing frequency
Daily

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