iShares III plc EUR Govt Bond 0-1yr UCITS ETF Dist (GBP) (IBGE)

The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Euro Short Treasury (0-12 Months) Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index). The Share Class, via the Fund, aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds) that make up the Index and comply with its credit rating requirements. If the credit ratings of the FI securities are downgraded, the Fund may continue to hold these until they cease to form part of the Index and it is practicable to sell the position. The Index measures the performance of Euro-denominated bonds issued by member states of the Eurozone. They have a maturity at issuance (i.e. the time from issue until they become due for repayment) greater than 12 months and at least 0 to 12 months remaining until maturity at the time of inclusion in the Index and a minimum amount outstanding of €300 million. They will pay income according to a fixed rate of interest and will, at the time of inclusion in the Index, be investment grade (i.e. meet a specified level of creditworthiness). The Index is market capitalisation weighted. Market capitalisation is the market value of the outstanding bond issuance. These may include the strategic selection of certain securities that make up the Index or other FI securities which provide similar performance to certain constituent securities.