Fixed income: index funds & ETFs with the highest historical return
Ranked by historical return alone, highest first: Amundi Floating Rate USD Corporate (Amundi) leads with an approximate 3% annualized return. Past returns don't guarantee future ones, and a higher return usually comes with higher risk — check each fund's risk indicator before choosing.
Amundi Floating Rate USD Corporate
Amundi · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~3%
Amundi US Treasury Bond 7-10Y
Amundi · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~3%
Invesco US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year
Invesco · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~3%
iShares $ Treasury Bond 7-10yr
iShares · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~3%
Amundi Euro Corporate Bond
Amundi · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2.5%
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond EUR-H
iShares · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2.5%
UBS Bloomberg Barclays TIPS 10+
UBS · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2.5%
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-H
Vanguard · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2.5%
Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR-H Acc
Vanguard · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2.5%
Xtrackers II EUR Corporate Bond
Xtrackers · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2.5%
Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap
Xtrackers · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2.5%
Amundi Euro Government Bond 3-5y
Amundi · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2%
Franklin Euro Green Bond
Franklin Templeton · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2%
iShares Core € Govt Bond
iShares · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2%
SPDR Bloomberg Euro Government Bond
SPDR · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2%
Xtrackers II Global Government Bond
Xtrackers · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~2%
Xtrackers II Germany Government Bond
Xtrackers · Fixed income
Hist. return*
~1.8%
Frequently asked questions
How is this ranking built?+
A single, explicit, objective criterion: the approximate historical annualized return of the index each fund tracks, sorted from highest to lowest in the Fixed income category. No sponsored placements, no editorial picks.
Is the cheapest / highest-return fund always the best choice?+
Not necessarily — and be careful here: a high historical return usually reflects a riskier, more concentrated index (tech, a single country), and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Check the risk indicator before deciding.
How many funds are in this Fixed income ranking?+
17 — every fund and ETF in the Fixed income category in our catalog whose data we're confident is accurate and current. Quality over an arbitrary count.
Other rankings
* Indicative long-term annualized historical return of the benchmark index, not the fund. Always check the up-to-date TER, risk and data in the official factsheet linked. Past returns do not guarantee future returns.