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VanEck iBoxx EUR Sovereign Capped AAA-AA 1-5 UCITS ETF (VIGB.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jul 17, 2026

VIGB.DE is a passive ETF by VanEck tracking the investment results of the iBoxx® EUR Liquid Sovereigns Capped 1-5. VIGB.DE launched on Nov 15, 2012 and has a 0.15% expense ratio.

VanEck iBoxx EUR Sovereign Capped AAA-AA 1-5 UCITS ETF (VIGB.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 VIGB.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VIGB.DE

VIGB.DE charges 0.15% annually. There are 27 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

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

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VIGB.DE

VIGB.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 9. There are 66 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 96.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF
96
—Oct 2020VIGB.DE vs PRAB.DE
IBCA.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist...
22
—Jun 2006VIGB.DE vs IBCA.DE
SYBG.DE
SPDR Bloomberg UK Gilt UCITS ETF
22
—May 2012VIGB.DE vs SYBG.DE
VGOV.DE
Vanguard UK Gilt UCITS ETF Distributing
22
—May 2012VIGB.DE vs VGOV.DE
H4ZK.DE
HSBC Euro Lower Carbon Government 1-3 Year Bond UC...
20
—Jan 2025VIGB.DE vs H4ZK.DE

Top Performing VIGB.DE Alternatives (YTD)

VIGB.DE is at -0.42% YTD. There are 64 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.48%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
SYBG.DE
SPDR Bloomberg UK Gilt UCITS ETF
1.48%
—May 2012VIGB.DE vs SYBG.DE
VGOV.DE
Vanguard UK Gilt UCITS ETF Distributing
1.45%
—May 2012VIGB.DE vs VGOV.DE
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF
1.06%
—Oct 2020VIGB.DE vs PRAB.DE
IBCA.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist...
0.26%
—Jun 2006VIGB.DE vs IBCA.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETF
0.24%
—Mar 2009VIGB.DE vs EL4S.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VIGB.DE

VIGB.DE has 4.55% 1-year volatility. There are 60 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.63%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF0.63%—Oct 2020VIGB.DE vs PRAB.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETF1.15%—Mar 2009VIGB.DE vs EL4S.DE
EXHB.DE
iShares eb.rexx Government Germany 1.5-2.5yr UCITS...1.28%—Jun 2003VIGB.DE vs EXHB.DE
LYQ2.DE
Amundi Euro Government Bond 1-3Y UCITS ETF Acc1.31%—Sep 2005VIGB.DE vs LYQ2.DE
X03B.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF1.33%—Aug 2011VIGB.DE vs X03B.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VIGB.DE

VIGB.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.73%. There are 31 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 2020VIGB.DE vs PRAB.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETF
-1.03%
—Mar 2009VIGB.DE vs EL4S.DE
D5BC.DE
Xtrackers II Germany Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF
-1.08%
—Jan 2010VIGB.DE vs D5BC.DE
IBCA.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist...
-1.14%
—Jun 2006VIGB.DE vs IBCA.DE
EXHB.DE
iShares eb.rexx Government Germany 1.5-2.5yr UCITS...
-1.18%
—Jun 2003VIGB.DE vs EXHB.DE

Other ETFs from VanEck

The 10 most viewed VanEck ETFs shown here include VVSM.DE, VDIV.DE, DFEN.DE and span 11 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VVSM.DE
VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETFSemiconductors, Technology Equities
95
77.22%
—Dec 2020VIGB.DE vs VVSM.DE
VDIV.DE
VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Lead...Global Equities, Dividend
96
14.45%
—May 2016VIGB.DE vs VDIV.DE
DFEN.DE
VanEck Defense UCITS ETF AAerospace & Defense
12
-4.12%
—Mar 2023VIGB.DE vs DFEN.DE
JEDI.DE
VanEck Space Innovators UCITS ETFIndustrials Equities
55
29.82%
—Jun 2022VIGB.DE vs JEDI.DE
NUKL.DE
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear Technologies UCITS ETF ...Uranium, Alternative Energy Equities
15
-6.12%
—Feb 2023VIGB.DE vs NUKL.DE
G2X.DE
VanEck Gold Miners UCITS ETFGold, Precious Metals
29
-16.53%
—Mar 2015VIGB.DE vs G2X.DE
DAVV.DE
VanEck Crypto and Blockchain Innovators UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
11
10.60%
—Apr 2021VIGB.DE vs DAVV.DE
VVMX.DE
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF ARare Earth & Strategic Metals
50
4.59%
—Sep 2021VIGB.DE vs VVMX.DE
QUTM.DE
VanEck Quantum Computing UCITS ETF A USD AccTechnology Equities
29
10.49%
—May 2025VIGB.DE vs QUTM.DE
ESP0.DE
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
6
-9.13%
—Jun 2019VIGB.DE vs ESP0.DE

Often Compared With VIGB.DE

Investors most often compare VIGB.DE with VIGRX, IGOV, VGEB.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VIGRX
Vanguard Growth Index Fund Investor SharesLarge Cap Growth Equities
23
8.09%
—Nov 1992VIGB.DE vs VIGRX
IGOV
iShares International Treasury Bond ETFInternational Government Bonds
7
-1.95%
1.36BJan 2009VIGB.DE vs IGOV
VGEB.DE
Vanguard EUR Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF Di...European Government Bonds
10
-0.34%
—Feb 2016VIGB.DE vs VGEB.DE
DBXP.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETFEuropean Government Bonds
20
0.20%
—May 2007VIGB.DE vs DBXP.DE
SYB3.DE
SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Year Euro Government Bond UCITS...European Government Bonds
17
0.17%
—Nov 2011VIGB.DE vs SYB3.DE
TRET.DE
VanEck Global Real Estate UCITS ETFREIT
62
14.51%
—Apr 2011VIGB.DE vs TRET.DE
DE5A.DE
Amundi Government Bond Highest Rated Euro Investme...European Government Bonds
8
-0.25%
—Feb 2018VIGB.DE vs DE5A.DE
JE13.DE
JPMorgan BetaBuilders EUR Government Bond 1-3 UCIT...European Government Bonds
19
0.16%
—Feb 2018VIGB.DE vs JE13.DE
XZEB.DE
Xtrackers II ESG Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ET...European Government Bonds
9
-0.11%
—Jun 2022VIGB.DE vs XZEB.DE
D5BB.DE
Xtrackers II Germany Government Bond UCITS ETFEuropean Government Bonds
6
-0.39%
—Jan 2010VIGB.DE vs D5BB.DE
LYXA.DE
Amundi Euro Highest Rated Macro-Weighted Governmen...European Government Bonds
7
-0.31%
—Jan 2009VIGB.DE vs LYXA.DE
XYP1.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond Yield Plus 1-3 ...European Government Bonds
18
0.13%
—Aug 2013VIGB.DE vs XYP1.DE
EIB3.DE
Invesco Euro Government Bond 1-3 Year UCITS ETF Di...European Government Bonds
16
0.17%
—Aug 2019VIGB.DE vs EIB3.DE
SYBB.DE
SPDR Bloomberg Euro Government Bond UCITS ETF DistEuropean Government Bonds
10
-0.33%
—May 2011VIGB.DE vs SYBB.DE
IBCM.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF EUR ...European Government Bonds
10
-0.18%
—Dec 2006VIGB.DE vs IBCM.DE
SYBV.DE
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 10+ Year Euro Governme...European Government Bonds
8
-1.00%
—Feb 2016VIGB.DE vs SYBV.DE
SECD.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond Climate UCITS ETF EUR...European Government Bonds
6
-1.81%
—Oct 2020VIGB.DE vs SECD.DE
IS0P.DE
iShares Spain Government Bond UCITS ETF DistEuropean Government Bonds
13
-0.44%
—May 2012VIGB.DE vs IS0P.DE
X1GD.DE
Amundi Government Bond Lowest Rated Euro Investmen...European Government Bonds
11
-0.33%
—Apr 2018VIGB.DE vs X1GD.DE
BJLM.DE
BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable EUR Government Bond U...European Government Bonds
11
0.02%
—Jan 2024VIGB.DE vs BJLM.DE

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