IEF UCITS alternative: IBTM
European investors who cannot buy IEF directly can use IBTM as BestFolio's exact match UCITS substitute, with ISIN IE00B1FZS798.
US to UCITS mapping
Original US-listed ETF ticker used in strategy rules and backtests.
iShares $ Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
IBTM tracks the same index or exposure as IEF in a UCITS wrapper.
What is IBTM?
IBTM is iShares $ Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF, a UCITS-compliant ETF that BestFolio uses when translating IEF into a European-broker-friendly allocation. UCITS funds are designed for EU and UK retail access and carry the required investor documents that US-listed ETFs usually lack.
Same 7-10 year US Treasury exposure. The source ticker has 1x exposure and the UCITS substitute has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where IEF is used on BestFolio
IEF appears in 16 currently published BestFolio strategy universes or signal rules.
Build the full UCITS version of a TAA strategy
This ticker page is one building block. The hub shows complete tactical asset allocation strategies whose sleeves can be translated for European brokers.