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iShares Euro Government Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist) (IBCA.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

IBCA.DE is a passive ETF by iShares tracking the investment results of the Bloomberg Euro Government Bond 1-3. IBCA.DE launched on Jun 5, 2006 and has a 0.15% expense ratio.

iShares Euro Government Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist) (IBCA.DE) belongs to the European Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with IBCA.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to IBCA.DE

IBCA.DE charges 0.15% annually. There are 26 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
PR1R.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Govies UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Feb 2019IBCA.DE vs PR1R.DE
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF0.05%—Oct 2020IBCA.DE vs PRAB.DE
PRAR.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Govies UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020IBCA.DE vs PRAR.DE
VGEA.DE
Vanguard EUR Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF Ac...0.07%—Feb 2019IBCA.DE vs VGEA.DE
EUNH.DE
iShares Core Euro Government Bond UCITS ETF (Dist)0.07%—Apr 2009IBCA.DE vs EUNH.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to IBCA.DE

IBCA.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 26. There is 1 ETF in the European Government Bonds category with a higher risk-adjusted rank, going as high as 96.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF
96
—Oct 2020IBCA.DE vs PRAB.DE
DBXP.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF
26
—May 2007IBCA.DE vs DBXP.DE
JE13.DE
JPMorgan BetaBuilders EUR Government Bond 1-3 UCIT...
24
—Feb 2018IBCA.DE vs JE13.DE
X03B.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF
24
—Aug 2011IBCA.DE vs X03B.DE
LYQ2.DE
Amundi Euro Government Bond 1-3Y UCITS ETF Acc
24
—Sep 2005IBCA.DE vs LYQ2.DE

Top Performing IBCA.DE Alternatives (YTD)

IBCA.DE is at 0.49% YTD. There are 61 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.73%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
SYBG.DE
SPDR Bloomberg UK Gilt UCITS ETF
1.73%
—May 2012IBCA.DE vs SYBG.DE
IBCM.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF EUR ...
1.66%
—Dec 2006IBCA.DE vs IBCM.DE
XGEZ.DE
Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Green Bond UCITS ...
1.60%
—Oct 2022IBCA.DE vs XGEZ.DE
VGOV.DE
Vanguard UK Gilt UCITS ETF Distributing
1.59%
—May 2012IBCA.DE vs VGOV.DE
EAH.DE
Amundi Euro Government Green Bond UCITS ETF Acc
1.55%
—Jun 2021IBCA.DE vs EAH.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to IBCA.DE

IBCA.DE has 1.38% 1-year volatility. There are 10 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.62%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF0.62%—Oct 2020IBCA.DE vs PRAB.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETF1.13%—Mar 2009IBCA.DE vs EL4S.DE
EXHB.DE
iShares eb.rexx Government Germany 1.5-2.5yr UCITS...1.24%—Jun 2003IBCA.DE vs EXHB.DE
LYQ2.DE
Amundi Euro Government Bond 1-3Y UCITS ETF Acc1.28%—Sep 2005IBCA.DE vs LYQ2.DE
DBXP.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF1.30%—May 2007IBCA.DE vs DBXP.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to IBCA.DE

IBCA.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.14%. There are 3 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.18%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF
-0.18%
—Oct 2020IBCA.DE vs PRAB.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETF
-1.03%
—Mar 2009IBCA.DE vs EL4S.DE
D5BC.DE
Xtrackers II Germany Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF
-1.08%
—Jan 2010IBCA.DE vs D5BC.DE
EXHB.DE
iShares eb.rexx Government Germany 1.5-2.5yr UCITS...
-1.18%
—Jun 2003IBCA.DE vs EXHB.DE
EGV3.DE
Amundi Euro Government Bond 1-3Y UCITS ETF Dist
-1.20%
—Sep 2020IBCA.DE vs EGV3.DE

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include SXR8.DE, QDVE.DE, SXRV.DE and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SXR8.DE
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)S&P 500
76
10.86%
—May 2010IBCA.DE vs SXR8.DE
QDVE.DE
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCIT...Technology Equities, S&P 500
56
18.33%
—Nov 2015IBCA.DE vs QDVE.DE
SXRV.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Nasdaq-100
74
18.93%
—Jan 2010IBCA.DE vs SXRV.DE
EUNL.DE
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Global Equities
82
11.02%
—Sep 2009IBCA.DE vs EUNL.DE
SEC0.DE
iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF USD (...Semiconductors, Technology Equities
97
107.41%
—Aug 2021IBCA.DE vs SEC0.DE
IUSQ.DE
iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)Global Equities
85
12.95%
—Oct 2011IBCA.DE vs IUSQ.DE
NQSE.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
56
13.59%
—Jan 2010IBCA.DE vs NQSE.DE
IS3N.DE
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IMI UCITS ETF (...Emerging Markets Equities
84
27.07%
—May 2014IBCA.DE vs IS3N.DE
EUNA.DE
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR ...Global Bonds
13
0.00%
—Nov 2017IBCA.DE vs EUNA.DE
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...Global Equities, Dividend
96
14.48%
—Sep 2009IBCA.DE vs ISPA.DE

Often Compared With IBCA.DE

Investors most often compare IBCA.DE with GSY, MTDD.DE, EIB3.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 2 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
GSY
Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETFUltrashort Bond
99
1.85%
3.57BFeb 2008IBCA.DE vs GSY
MTDD.DE
Amundi Euro Government Bond 7-10Y UCITS ETF DistEuropean Government Bonds
13
1.42%
—Sep 2020IBCA.DE vs MTDD.DE
EIB3.DE
Invesco Euro Government Bond 1-3 Year UCITS ETF Di...European Government Bonds
18
0.41%
—Aug 2019IBCA.DE vs EIB3.DE
XY4P.DE
Xtrackers iBoxx Sovereigns Eurozone Yield Plus UCI...European Government Bonds
13
1.15%
—Sep 2010IBCA.DE vs XY4P.DE
XYP1.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond Yield Plus 1-3 ...European Government Bonds
23
0.42%
—Aug 2013IBCA.DE vs XYP1.DE
XZEB.DE
Xtrackers II ESG Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ET...European Government Bonds
10
1.22%
—Jun 2022IBCA.DE vs XZEB.DE
XBAT.DE
Xtrackers iBoxx Sovereigns Eurozone AAA Swap UCITS...European Government Bonds
17
0.42%
—Sep 2010IBCA.DE vs XBAT.DE
TGBT.DE
VanEck iBoxx EUR Sovereign Diversified 1-10 UCITS ...European Government Bonds
12
0.40%
—Mar 2011IBCA.DE vs TGBT.DE
D5BB.DE
Xtrackers II Germany Government Bond UCITS ETFEuropean Government Bonds
9
1.15%
—Jan 2010IBCA.DE vs D5BB.DE
BJLM.DE
BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable EUR Government Bond U...European Government Bonds
11
1.15%
—Jan 2024IBCA.DE vs BJLM.DE
EUN9.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 5-7yr UCITS ETFEuropean Government Bonds
13
0.94%
—Apr 2009IBCA.DE vs EUN9.DE
BBEG.DE
JPMorgan BetaBuilders EUR Government Bond UCITS ET...European Government Bonds
12
1.29%
—Apr 2019IBCA.DE vs BBEG.DE
XGLE.DE
Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETFEuropean Government Bonds
12
1.18%
—May 2007IBCA.DE vs XGLE.DE
DE5A.DE
Amundi Government Bond Highest Rated Euro Investme...European Government Bonds
10
1.44%
—Feb 2018IBCA.DE vs DE5A.DE
OG35.DE
Ossiam Euro Government Bonds 3-5Y Carbon Reduction...European Government Bonds
15
0.50%
—May 2020IBCA.DE vs OG35.DE
LYXD.DE
Amundi Euro Government Bond 7-10Y UCITS ETF AccEuropean Government Bonds
13
1.42%
—Jan 2007IBCA.DE vs LYXD.DE
SYBB.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Euro Government Bond UCITS ETF DistEuropean Government Bonds
12
1.27%
—May 2011IBCA.DE vs SYBB.DE
VGEB.DE
Vanguard EUR Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF Di...European Government Bonds
12
1.31%
—Feb 2016IBCA.DE vs VGEB.DE
LYXA.DE
Amundi Euro Highest Rated Macro-Weighted Governmen...European Government Bonds
10
1.34%
—Jan 2009IBCA.DE vs LYXA.DE
IS0L.DE
iShares Germany Government Bond UCITS ETF (Dist)European Government Bonds
9
1.14%
—May 2012IBCA.DE vs IS0L.DE

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