iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (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 $161 (0.32% a year), so IHCB is $17 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 · 0 securities · top 10 = 0.0%
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.2 | 1.0 | −2.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | −1.1 | 0.1 | −2.2 | 1.6 | −0.5YTD | ||
| 2025 | 0.2 | 1.9 | −0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.3 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | −0.4 | −1.2 | 1.2 | −1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | −1.8 | 0.8 | −0.8 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | −2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | −0.9 | −0.1 | 0.8 | −0.5 | −2.2 | −0.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | −3.1 | −2.0 | −1.6 | −4.0 | −0.1 | −3.7 | 4.0 | −2.8 | −5.6 | −0.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | −15.1 |
| 2021 | −0.7 | −2.4 | −0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | −0.0 | −1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | −1.4 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.0 | −7.9 | 6.0 | −0.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | −1.2 | −0.3 | −0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | −0.8 | −0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | −0.7 | −1.0 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | −0.6 | −1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | −1.5 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 1.4 | −0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | −0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | −0.2 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | −0.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | −0.5 | −1.2 | −1.9 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
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.
IHCB questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF?
The issuer of iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF doesn't publish its holdings in a form we can read, so we can't measure how diversified it is. It is classed as fixed income with a Global ex-Australia focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does IHCB double up with most?
No other ASX fund shares more than 10% of its holdings with IHCB, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF managed – active or passive?
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (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 IHCB?
IHCB charges a management fee of 0.26% a year, about $26 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 74% 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 Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF (VBND) at 0.20%, Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index (Hedged) ETF (VIF) at 0.20% and Betashares Global Aggregate Bond Currency Hedged ETF (WBND) at 0.19%.
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 0.14% for IHCB.
Does iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF follow a theme?
No. iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (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.
What is under the hood of IHCB?
As at 2 Sept 2026, IHCB's largest holding is Ish Glbl Crp Bnd ETF Usd Dist (99.8%).
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF performed?
Based on its category, iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF aims mainly to pay a regular income, with capital growth secondary.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −0.8% over 1 year (median −0.7%; ranked 8 of 12), 5.6% a year over 3 years (median 5.2% a year; ranked 4 of 10) and −0.3% a year over 5 years (median −0.6% a year; ranked 3 of 7). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia fixed income funds. Since listing in 2016 it has returned 2.0% 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 IHCB; 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 0.26% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.