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Global Fixed Income ETF

No betting the farm or short-term trading: time in right parts of market, not timing the market.

Strategy Description

Our Core ETF Portfolios provide:

Broad participation in global risk assets such as stocks, bonds and commodities, calibrated based on client risk tolerance: from 100% bonds (~4% volatility) to 100% stocks (~15% volatility)

ETF selection constantly reviewed for efficiency and sustainability

  • Costs are kept low, currently averaging 0.2% to 0.25% per portfolio
  • Tax implications are reviewed at client, ETF and underlying positions of ETF levels
  • Sustainability tilts are preferred and implemented for each exposure, all else equal

Active allocation to macro trends, tilting to exposures likely to outperform over the medium term; no betting the farm or short-term trading: time in right parts of market, not timing the market; daily transparency and liquidity;

For US investors, portfolio can be implemented in a Tax-Aware approach via our US site

PrintFact Sheet

Portfolio Performance

20192020202120222023YTD
Portfolio (%)10.925.78-0.47-9.627.1-0.36
Annualized ReturnStandard DeviationDividend Yield
Portfolio1.54%4.34%5.17%

Allocation Breakdown

Asset Class


Equity0
Fixed Income99.5%
Commodities0
Cash0.5%

Geo


North America76.33%
Greater Europe9.64%
Asia11.72%
Central/Latin America1.23%

Sector


Investment Grade73.24%
High Yield8.35%
Other18.41%

Top Holdings

Asset ClassWeight (%)
1. iShares USD Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF24.11%
2. iShares Global Corp Bond UCITS ETF16.51%
3. iShares US Mortgage Backed Securities UCITS ETF12.08%
4. iShares Asia Investment Grade Corp Bond UCITS ETF10.18%
5. Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF10.07%
6. iShares USD Corp Bond Interest Rate Hedged UCITS ETF7.93%
7. Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF6.58%
8. iShares USD Treasury Bond 20+yr UCITS ETF6.10%
9. iShares JP Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF5.93%