BND ucits alternative: IUAA
BestFolio maps BND to IUAA as a close match European-listed alternative, with ISIN IE00BYXYYM63. Eligibility depends on the investor's jurisdiction, broker and account type.
US to European mapping
Original US-listed ETF ticker used in strategy rules and backtests.
iShares US Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc)
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
IUAA is the closest European-listed substitute BestFolio uses for BND.
IUAG iShares US Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (Dist), ISIN IE00B44CGS96, ongoing charge 0.25% a year. Trades on London Stock Exchange (USD).
Distributing share class retained as an alternative to the accumulating primary. Source: justETF, checked 2026-10-07. Checked 2026-10-07; source: justETF. Distributing; fund currency USD; size EUR 1,044 m; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00B44CGS96 For brokers that do not offer IUAA; BestFolio's European views and trade lists keep showing IUAA.
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What is IUAA?
IUAA is iShares US Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc), the European-listed product BestFolio uses when translating BND. Most targets are UCITS ETFs; some commodity and leveraged targets are UCITS-eligible ETCs or ETPs instead. Product structure and retail eligibility must be checked for the exact ISIN.
US exposure: Bloomberg US Aggregate Float Adjusted. European exposure: Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond. Same index family. Accumulating; fund currency USD; primary London Stock Exchange, USD. TER 0.25% p.a.; size EUR 3,871m. Sources: issuer and justETF, checked 2026-10-07; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00BYXYYM63 The source ticker has 1x exposure and the mapped target has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where BND is used on BestFolio
BND appears in 8 currently published BestFolio strategy universes or signal rules.
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