iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF (IGLT-L)
Bonds · UK Gilts · data since 2008-01-02 · last close 2026-10-02
iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF (IGLT-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -3.9 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 0.5 | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | -2.1 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -2.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.6 | 3.9 | -2.3 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | -3.4 | 3.0 | -1.8 | -3.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | -3.8 | -1.4 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -2.1 | 2.9 | -7.8 | -7.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -4.0 |
| 2021 | -1.4 | -5.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | -0.7 | -3.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | -2.9 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -3.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -2.0 | -1.1 | -1.1 |
| 2018 | -2.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | -1.9 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | -2.0 | -4.0 | -1.4 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | -4.1 | 1.8 | -1.9 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| 2013 | -2.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | -2.4 | -2.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 4.3 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -1.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| 2011 | -1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 4.3 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| 2009 | -4.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -3.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -2.0 | 0.7 | -2.7 |
| 2008 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -3.6 | -1.5 | -0.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | -2.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| Avg | -0.0 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Median | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
October so far: +0.5% against an average of -0.5% and a median of -0.4% 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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IGLT-L seasonality — average by calendar month
iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF has monthly history back to 2008. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 14 of 19 years, median +0.9%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. April is the soft spot, down in 12 of 19 with a median of -0.9%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±2.2% in an average month and has fallen 35.5% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.0% | -0.3% | +0.6% | -0.8% | +0.3% | -0.0% | +1.1% | +0.5% | -0.7% | -0.5% | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| Win rate | 58%/19 | 58%/19 | 74%/19 | 37%/19 | 68%/19 | 42%/19 | 74%/19 | 63%/19 | 47%/19 | 39%/18 | 67%/18 | 44%/18 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
IGLT-L risk & extremes
IGLT-L 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 Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF's best month?+
iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF's strongest completed month on record is June 2016, at +5.55%.
What was iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is August 2022, at -7.77%.
Is iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF up this year?+
iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF is down 1.61% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF's 1-year return?+
+1.10% 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 Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 35.5%, measured on month-end closes since 2008.
Which calendar month is historically best for iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2008. An average is not a forecast.
About iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF
iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF is an uk gilts business. 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 +27% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was June 2016 at +5.55%; its worst, August 2022 at -7.77%.
- It has closed March in the green 14 out of 19 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.