Title: iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Dist) URL Source: https://docs.oppl.io/etf/IE00B8KQFS66_05-12-2025.pdf Published Time: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:07:07 GMT Markdown Content: > The benchmark is the intellectual property of the index provider. The Fund is not sponsored or endorsed by the index provider. Please refer to the Fund's prospectus for full disclaimer. ## KEY INVESTOR INFORMATION This document provides you with key investor information about this Fund. It is not marketing material. The information is required by law to help you understand the nature and risks of investing in this Fund. You are advised to read it so you can make an informed decision about whether to invest. # iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond GBP # Hedged UCITS ETF (Dist) ## A sub-fund of iShares VI plc # Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) ISIN: IE00B8KQFS66 Manager: BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited # Objectives and Investment Policy The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets Liquid High Yield Capped (GBP Hedged) Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index). The Fund is passively managed and aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds) that make up the Index and comply with its credit rating requirements, as well as FX forward contracts that, so far as possible and practicable, track the hedging methodology of the Index. If the credit ratings of the FI securities are upgraded to investment grade or downgraded to default grade or credit ratings are withdrawn, the Fund may continue to hold them until they cease to form part of the Index and it is practicable to sell them. The Index provides a return on the Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets Liquid High Yield Capped index (Parent Index) which measures the performance of the global developed corporate high yield liquid debt market. The bonds will, at the time of inclusion in the Index, include sub-investment grade (i.e. have an average rating below investment grade) bonds rated by at least one of three rating services: Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. The Parent Index is market-value weighted with a 3% issuer cap and a 10% cap on (i) bonds issued pursuant to Rule 144A of the 1933 Act that are not reportable on TRACE and that do not have SEC registration rights or that have a SEC registration period greater than one year and (ii) bonds issued pursuant to Regulation S of the 1933 Act that are not listed on a regulated market. The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to the Index. These may include the strategic selection of certain securities that make up the Index or other FI securities which provide similar performance to certain constituent securities. These may also include the use of financial derivative instruments (FDIs) (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets). FDIs may be used for direct investment purposes. Recommendation: This Fund is suitable for medium to long term investment, though the Fund may also be suitable for shorter term exposure to the Index. Your shares will be distributing shares (i.e. income will be paid on the shares semi-annually). The Fund’s base currency is Sterling. The shares are listed on one or more stock exchanges and may be traded in currencies other than their base currency. The performance of your shares may be affected by this currency difference. In normal circumstances, only authorised participants (e.g. select financial institutions) may deal in shares (or interests in shares) directly with the Fund. Other investors can deal in shares (or interests in shares) daily through an intermediary on stock exchange (s) on which the shares are traded. Indicative net asset value is published on relevant stock exchanges websites. For more information on the Fund, share/unit classes, risks and charges, please see the Fund's prospectus, available on the product pages at www.blackrock.com # Risk and Reward Profile Lower risk Higher risk > Typically lower rewards Typically higher rewards This indicator is based on historical data and may not be a reliable indication of the future risk profile of the Fund. The risk category shown is not guaranteed and may change over time. The lowest category does not mean risk free. The Fund is rated three due to the nature of its investments which include the risks listed below. These factors may impact the value of the Fund’s investments or expose the Fund to losses. ## - Changes to interest rates, credit risk and/or issuer defaults will have a significant impact on the performance of fixed income securities. Non- investment grade fixed income securities can be more sensitive to changes in these risks than higher rated fixed income securities. Potential or actual credit rating downgrades may increase the level of risk. Particular risks not adequately captured by the risk indicator include: ## - Counterparty Risk: The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as safekeeping of assets or acting as counterparty to derivatives or other instruments, may expose the Fund to financial loss. ## - Credit Risk: The issuer of a financial asset held within the Fund may not pay income or repay capital to the Fund when due. ## - Liquidity Risk: Lower liquidity means there are insufficient buyers or sellers to allow the Fund to sell or buy investments readily. ## - Currency hedging may not completely eliminate currency risk in the Fund, and may affect the performance of the Fund. This Fund and its manager, BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited, are authorised in Ireland and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. > This Key Investor Information is accurate as at 05 December 2025 # Charges The charges are used to pay the costs of running the Fund, including the costs of marketing and distributing it. These charges reduce the potential growth of your investment. *Not applicable to secondary market investors. Investors dealing on a stock exchange will pay fees charged by their stock brokers. Such charges are publicly available on exchanges on which the shares are listed and traded, or can be obtained from stock brokers. *Authorised participants dealing directly with the Fund will pay related transaction costs including, on redemptions, any applicable capital gains tax (CGT) and other taxes on underlying securities. The ongoing charges figure is based on the fixed annualised fee charged to the Fund as set out in the Fund’s prospectus. This figure excludes portfolio trade-related costs, except costs paid to the depositary and any entry/exit charge paid to an underlying collective investment scheme (if any). ** To the extent the Fund undertakes securities lending to reduce costs, the Fund will receive 62.5% of the associated revenue generated and the remaining 37.5 % will be received by BlackRock as the securities lending agent. As securities lending revenue sharing does not increase the costs of running the Fund, this has been excluded from the ongoing charges. One-off charges taken before or after you invest Entry Charge None* Exit Charge None* > This is the maximum that might be taken out of your money before it is invested or > before proceeds of your investments are paid out. Charges taken from the Fund over each year Ongoing Charges 0.55%** Charges taken from the Fund under certain conditions Performance Fee None # Past Performance Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The chart shows the Fund's annual performance in GBP for each full calendar year over the period displayed in the chart. It is expressed as a percentage change of the Fund's net asset value at each year-end. The Fund was launched in 2013. Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry/exit charges are excluded from the calculation. † Benchmark:Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets Liquid High Yield Capped Index Historic performance to 31 December 2024 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Fund -4.2 12.8 5.0 -3.4 11.1 2.6 3.8 -10.1 11.5 7.4 Benchmark † -3.8 13.6 5.5 -2.8 11.6 3.1 4.2 -9.5 12.0 7.7 # Practical Information The depositary of the Fund is State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited. Further information about the Fund can be obtained from the latest annual and half-yearly reports of iShares VI plc. These documents are available free of charge in English and certain other languages. These can be found, along with other information, such as details of the key underlying investments of the Fund and share prices, on the iShares website at www.ishares.com or by calling +44 (0)207 743 2030 or from your broker or financial adviser. Investors should note that the tax legislation that applies to the Fund may have an impact on the personal tax position of your investment in the Fund. The Fund is a sub-fund of iShares VI plc, an umbrella structure comprising different sub-funds. This document is specific to the Fund stated at the beginning of this document. However, the prospectus, annual and half-yearly reports are prepared for the umbrella. iShares VI plc may be held liable solely on the basis of any statement contained in this document that is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent with the relevant parts of the Fund's prospectus. The indicative intra-day net asset value of the Fund is published on relevant stock exchanges websites. Under Irish law, iShares VI plc has segregated liability between its sub-funds (i.e. the Fund’s assets will not be used to discharge the liabilities of other sub-funds within iShares VI plc). In addition, the Fund’s assets are held separately from the assets of other sub-funds. Switching of shares between the Fund and other sub-funds within iShares VI plc is not available to investors. The Remuneration Policy of the Management Company, which describes how remuneration and benefits are determined and awarded, and the associated governance arrangements, is available at www.blackrock.com/Remunerationpolicy or on request from the registered office of the Management Company.