iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury 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 United States fixed income funds would cost $125 (0.25% a year), so ULTB is $36 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 = 90.0%
Country
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −0.3 | 2.7 | −2.8 | −1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | −4.2 | 1.0 | −4.7 | 4.8 | −3.3YTD | ||
| 2025 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | −5.1 | 3.0 | −0.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | −2.3 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | −5.9 | 1.1 | −5.8 | −10.3 |
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.
ULTB questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF?
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond (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 ULTB double up with most?
No other ASX fund shares more than 10% of its holdings with ULTB, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF managed – active or passive?
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury 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.
What will I pay in fees for ULTB?
ULTB charges a management fee of 0.15% a year, about $15 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 90% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among United States fixed income funds, the median is 0.22%.
It is the cheapest of the 7 broad United States fixed income funds we track.
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 0.13% for ULTB.
Does iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF follow a theme?
No. iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF is a broad fixed income fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (United States) rather than one theme or sector.
What is under the hood of ULTB?
As at 2 Sept 2026, ULTB's largest holding is Ishares $ Treasury Bond 20+Y Audhd (90.0%).
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF performed?
Based on its category, iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF aims mainly to pay a regular income, with capital growth secondary.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −6.9% over 1 year (median −2.1%; ranked 6 of 7). The medians and rankings compare it with United States fixed income funds. Since listing in 2024 it has returned −4.9% 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 ULTB; 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 0.15% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.