iShares III plc UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF GBP (Dist) (IGLS)

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 FTSE UK Conventional Gilts – Up to 5 Years 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 them until they cease to form part of the Index and it is practicable to sell them. The Index measures the performance of Sterling denominated gilts (i.e. bonds) issued or guaranteed by the British government with zero to five years remaining to maturity (i.e. the time until they become due for repayment) and which are quoted on the London Stock Exchange, other than index-linked bonds. These FI securities will, at the time of inclusion in the index, be investment grade (i.e. meet a specified level of creditworthiness) so long as the United Kingdom maintains its investment grade credit rating. They will pay income according to a fixed rate of interest. 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.