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iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to match the performance of a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Australian Socially Responsible (SRI) and ESG weighted Index before fees.
Fund Strategy
The Fund excludes non-government securities associated with fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adult entertainment, genetically modified organisms, military weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power. The definitions for exclusions are based on the Bloomberg Barclays Index exclusion methodology. The strategy aims to track the benchmark by closely matching the distribution of the benchmark's major risk and return factors.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 0.31% 1.03% 3.02% 4.18% 4.64% 3.65% -% -%
Growth return 0.31% 0.31% 1.56% 1.27% 1.9% 1.69% -% -%
Income return 0% 0.72% 1.46% 2.91% 2.74% 1.96% -% -%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.33% 1.05% 3.11% 4.31% 4.73% 3.74% -0.03% 2.14%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S
Cash
0.08%
Fixed Interest
99.92%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
6.57%
Fixed Interest
92.51%
Australian Equities
0.63%
International Equities
0.02%
Property & Infrastructure
0.02%
Alternatives
0.25%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S
BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd
BLK3501AU
Bonds - Australia
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
22 Nov 2021
$93.63 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$0.96726 (as at 22 Sep 2025)
$0.9663 (as at 22 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.10% (as at 1 Nov 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.10% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $500,000

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jul 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Australia (Commonwealth of) Bond - Gov't/Treasury 2.49%
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FAQs about the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S

The objective of the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund is The Fund aims to match the performance of a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Australian Socially Responsible (SRI) and ESG weighted Index before fees.

The strategy of the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund is The Fund excludes non-government securities associated with fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adult entertainment, genetically modified organisms, military weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power. The definitions for exclusions are based on the Bloomberg Barclays Index exclusion methodology. The strategy aims to track the benchmark by closely matching the distribution of the benchmark's major risk and return factors.

The APIR code of the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund is BLK3501AU.

iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S’s total return last month was 0.31%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.31% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S’s total return for the last three months was 1.03%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.31% and an income return of 0.72%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S’s one-year total return is 4.18%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.27% and an income return of 2.91%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S’s one-year total return is 3.65%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.69% and an income return of 1.96%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund is :

Cash
0.08%
Fixed Interest
99.92%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund is BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd.

The iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Australia sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund was $93.63 million.

The iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund has an inception date of 22 Nov 2021.

The current entry price of the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund is $0.96726 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9663 per unit (as at 22 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund is $0.9663 per unit and the current entry price is $0.96726 per unit (as at 22 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the iShares ESG Australian Bond Index S managed fund is $500,000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.