VCLT ucits alternative: LQDA
BestFolio maps VCLT to LQDA as a approximate match European-listed alternative, with ISIN IE00BYXYYJ35. 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 Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc)
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
LQDA gives similar asset-class exposure, but it is not a like-for-like index match.
LQDE iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Dist), ISIN IE0032895942, ongoing charge 0.20% 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 3,134 m; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE0032895942 For brokers that do not offer LQDA; BestFolio's European views and trade lists keep showing LQDA.
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What is LQDA?
LQDA is iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc), the European-listed product BestFolio uses when translating VCLT. 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 Long Corporate. European exposure: iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade. Different index or active mandate; an exposure proxy only. Accumulating; fund currency USD; primary London Stock Exchange, USD. TER 0.20% p.a.; size EUR 4,606m. Sources: issuer and justETF, checked 2026-10-07; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00BYXYYJ35 The source ticker has 1x exposure and the mapped target has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where VCLT is used on BestFolio
VCLT appears in 1 currently published BestFolio strategy universe or signal rule.
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