Franklin Euro Green Bond vs iShares € High Yield Corp Bond
Franklin Euro Green Bond tracks Bloomberg MSCI Euro Green Bond and iShares € High Yield Corp Bond tracks Markit iBoxx EUR Liquid High Yield. They are realistic alternatives for the same slot in a portfolio, but because the indices are different nobody can tell you in advance which will return more. What can be compared objectively is the cost, the replication method, the domicile and how each one is structured — and that is what this page does.
What each one tracks
This is the underlying difference: they do not follow the same index, so their returns will diverge.
Franklin Euro Green Bond
Bloomberg MSCI Euro Green Bond
iShares € High Yield Corp Bond
Markit iBoxx EUR Liquid High Yield
Comparison
| Franklin Euro Green Bond | iShares € High Yield Corp Bond | |
|---|---|---|
| Index | Bloomberg MSCI Euro Green Bond | Markit iBoxx EUR Liquid High Yield |
| TER | 0.25% | 0.50% |
| Hist. return* | ~2% | ~4% |
| Replication | Physical | Physical |
| Distribution | Distributing | Distributing |
| Domicile | Ireland | Ireland |
| Currency | EUR | EUR |
| Risk | 2/7 | 3/7 |
| ISIN | IE00BHZRR253 | IE00B66F4759 |
What the fee gap actually costs
Applying the SAME 7% gross return to both and contributing €300/month, the only thing moving the result is the TER. This is not a return forecast: it is how much the fee weighs.
| Horizon | Franklin Euro Green Bond | iShares € High Yield Corp Bond | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 years | €51,505 | €50,795 | €711 |
| 20 years | €152,472 | €147,923 | €4,549 |
| 30 years | €350,400 | €333,651 | €16,749 |
Franklin Euro Green Bond is the cheaper of the two. Remember they track different indices: cost is one factor, not the verdict.
Nobody can know which will perform better: they track different indices and past performance is not a prediction. What is objective today is the cost, the replication, the domicile and the distribution policy.
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Create free accountFrequently asked questions
What is the difference between Franklin Euro Green Bond and iShares € High Yield Corp Bond?+
They track different indices: Franklin Euro Green Bond follows Bloomberg MSCI Euro Green Bond and iShares € High Yield Corp Bond follows Markit iBoxx EUR Liquid High Yield. They also differ in cost (0.25% vs 0.50% TER), replication (physical vs physical) and domicile (Ireland vs Ireland).
Which one will perform better?+
Nobody can know that: they track different indices, so their returns will diverge, and past index performance is not a prediction. What you can control today is the cost, the tax structure and whether the index actually covers what you want exposure to.
Which one is cheaper?+
Franklin Euro Green Bond has the lower annual fee. Applying the same 7% gross return to both with €300/month, that fee gap alone is worth about €4,549 after 20 years — that part is arithmetic, not a forecast.
Accumulating or distributing?+
Both are distributing, so on this point there is no difference between them.
Can I hold both?+
Yes. Unlike two funds tracking the identical index, these give you genuinely different exposure, so holding both is not automatically redundant — just be aware you may end up overlapping on the largest companies and doubling your rebalancing work.
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