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IBGS.L · iShares € Govt Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), £10,000 invested in IBGS.L with dividends reinvested grew to £10,845, 0.54% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -17.55%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
All figures on this page are in British pounds (GBP), the currency IBGS.L trades in.
Growth of £10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How IBGS.L held up in past market crashes
IBGS.L has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 9.6% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 8.5 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | IBGS.L deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -9.6% | -56.5% | Dec 2008 to Feb 2009 | 8.5 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -3.2% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Nov 2018 | 1 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -0.8% | -34.1% | Mar 2020 to Mar 2020 | Under a month |
| 2022 bear market | -3.3% | -25.4% | Jul 2022 to Aug 2022 | 2 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About IBGS.L
The iShares € Govt Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Euro Government Bond 1-3 Year Index, comprising short-term, euro-denominated government bonds from Eurozone countries such as Italy, France, Germany, and Spain. These investment-grade bonds, rated BBB- or higher by S&P and Fitch or Baa3 or above by Moody’s, feature maturities between one and three years, offering lower sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations compared to longer-term securities.
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