iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Global ex-Australia fixed income funds would cost $162 (0.32% a year), so AESG is $58 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 1 securities · top 10 = 100.2%
Country
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.2 | 1.3 | −1.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | −0.9 | 0.0 | −1.7 | 1.4 | 0.0YTD | ||
| 2025 | 0.1 | 1.1 | −0.3 | 0.9 | −0.3 | 0.8 | −0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | −0.7 | −0.7 | 0.9 | −1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | −1.6 | 0.9 | −0.4 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | −2.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | −0.6 | −0.2 | 0.1 | −0.3 | −1.9 | −0.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | −5.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | −1.7 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
AESG questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF?
iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF holds 1 securities.
Its country exposure is almost entirely Ireland (100.0%), based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does AESG double up with most?
AESG shares the most holdings with iShares Balanced ESG ETF (IBAL) (13% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
None of these overlaps is above half, so pairing AESG with one of them adds some genuinely different holdings.
How is iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF managed – active or passive?
iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among Global ex-Australia fixed income funds, active funds charge a median 0.59% a year and index funds 0.26%.
What will I pay in fees for AESG?
AESG charges a management fee of 0.19% a year, about $19 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 85% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among Global ex-Australia fixed income funds, the median is 0.30%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF (AGGG) at 0.18%.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as VanEck Bentham Global Capital Securities Active ETF (GCAP) at 0.59% and Coolabah Active Global Bond Complex ETF (GFXD) at 0.69% cost more.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.09% for AESG.
Does iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF follow a theme?
No. iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF is a broad fixed income fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (Global ex-Australia) rather than one theme or sector.
It also applies environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens, excluding companies that fail the issuer's ethical criteria.
What is under the hood of AESG?
As at 2 Sept 2026, AESG's largest holding is Ishares Global Aggregate Bon Audhd (100.2%).
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF performed?
Based on its category, iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG (AUD Hedged) ETF aims mainly to pay a regular income, with capital growth secondary.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −0.3% over 1 year (median −0.7%; ranked 5 of 12) and 4.4% a year over 3 years (median 5.6% a year; ranked 7 of 10). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia fixed income funds. Since listing in 2022 it has returned 1.2% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for AESG; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.19% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.