iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF (IBGL-AS)
Bonds · Euro Government · data since 2008-01-02 · last close 2026-10-02
iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF (IBGL-AS) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.7 | 3.3 | -4.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -4.3 | -1.8 | -4.0 | 1.1 | · | · |
| 2025 | -1.4 | 1.0 | -5.4 | 3.7 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -2.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -0.7 | -1.6 |
| 2024 | -1.6 | -1.3 | 1.9 | -3.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 4.0 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -1.5 | 5.0 | -3.8 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | -5.1 | 3.8 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -7.0 | -0.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | -1.8 | -3.8 | -3.9 | -7.9 | -5.5 | -4.2 | 8.9 | -9.7 | -7.5 | -0.6 | 7.2 | -10.2 |
| 2021 | -1.4 | -4.3 | -0.2 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -1.2 | -2.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -3.4 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 1.4 | -5.4 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | -2.0 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | -1.4 | 4.3 | -0.3 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -2.2 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | -4.6 | 2.5 | -1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -1.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -2.1 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | -3.1 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -5.8 | -4.1 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -4.4 | -4.4 | -7.3 | 6.1 | -2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -0.0 | -2.3 |
| 2014 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 5.2 | -3.0 | -2.5 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -0.0 | -0.8 |
| 2012 | 1.2 | 3.3 | -0.2 | -2.2 | 5.0 | -4.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| 2011 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -1.6 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -5.3 | -3.3 | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 1.8 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 7.5 | -2.4 | -2.4 | -5.0 | -1.8 |
| 2009 | -3.6 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -0.8 | -3.8 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -2.5 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -1.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -2.6 | 7.9 | 1.8 |
| Avg | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| Median | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
October so far: +1.1% against an average of -0.7% and a median of -0.6% across 18 completed Octobers, 7 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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IBGL-AS seasonality — average by calendar month
iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF has monthly history back to 2008. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 15 of 19 years, median +2.2%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. April is the soft spot, down in 14 of 19 with a median of -1.0%. Across its full record it has closed 50% of months higher, swings ±3.2% in an average month and has fallen 43.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.0% | +0.1% | +0.1% | -0.9% | -0.2% | -0.1% | +2.0% | +0.2% | -0.6% | -0.7% | +1.4% | -0.2% |
| Win rate | 58%/19 | 53%/19 | 53%/19 | 26%/19 | 47%/19 | 47%/19 | 79%/19 | 42%/19 | 47%/19 | 39%/18 | 61%/18 | 44%/18 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
IBGL-AS risk & extremes
IBGL-AS drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF's best month?+
iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF's strongest completed month on record is July 2022, at +8.89%.
What was iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is December 2022, at -10.24%.
Is iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF up this year?+
iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF is down 6.81% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF's 1-year return?+
-7.38% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 43.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2008.
Which calendar month is historically best for iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF?+
July has the highest average return across every completed July since 2008. An average is not a forecast.
About iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF
iShares Euro Government Bond 15-30yr UCITS ETF is an euro government business worth about $1 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2008, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 2008 it has ground out +28% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was July 2022 at +8.89%; its worst, December 2022 at -10.24%.
- It has closed July in the green 15 out of 19 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.