SHY ucits alternative: IBTA
BestFolio maps SHY to IBTA as a exact match European-listed alternative, with ISIN IE00BYXPSP02. 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 USD Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Acc)
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
IBTA tracks the same index or exposure as SHY; wrapper, costs and income treatment can still differ.
IBTS iShares USD Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist), ISIN IE00B14X4S71, ongoing charge 0.07% a year. Trades on London Stock Exchange (GBP).
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 2,221 m; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00B14X4S71 For brokers that do not offer IBTA; BestFolio's European views and trade lists keep showing IBTA.
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What is IBTA?
IBTA is iShares USD Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Acc), the European-listed product BestFolio uses when translating SHY. 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: ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year. European exposure: ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year. Same underlying index and leverage. Accumulating; fund currency USD; primary London Stock Exchange, USD. TER 0.07% p.a.; size EUR 6,794m. Sources: issuer and justETF, checked 2026-10-07; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00BYXPSP02 The source ticker has 1x exposure and the mapped target has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where SHY is used on BestFolio
SHY appears in 10 currently published BestFolio strategy universes or signal rules.
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