Global bond index returns

 chronicles the annual returns of global bond indexes.

Global bond indexes are designed by Barclays Capital, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Standard and Poors (S&P). The broadest Barclays nominal global bond indexes include the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, which measures investment grade bonds, and the even broader Multiverse index, which combines the Global Aggregate Index and Barclays Global High Yield Bond Index.

Barclays also provides global inflation-indexed bond indexes. The Barclays World Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index measures the performance of developed market inflation-indexed bonds. The Barclays Universal Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index is comprised of the World Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index and the Barclays Emerging Markets Government Inflation-Linked Bond index.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch provides the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Diversified Inflation-Linked Index, which serves as the tracking index for the iShares Global Inflation-Linked Bond ETF (GTIP)

S&P provides the S&P Global Developed Inflation-Linked Bond Index.

Nominal bond index returns
The table below provides annual total returns for the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (both hedged and unhedged index returns) for major world currencies. Currencies include the US dollar, the EURO, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Swiss franc, and the Canadian dollar. The second tab of the table provides returns for the Barclay's Multiverse Index, denominated in unhedged US dollars.

Table: Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index  google drive spreadsheet

Inflation-Indexed bond index returns
The table below provides annual total returns for the Barclays Worldwide Inflation-Linked Bond Index (both hedged and unhedged index returns) for major world currencies. Currencies include the US dollar, the EURO, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Swiss franc, and the Canadian dollar.

The second tab provides unhedged US dollar returns for the BofA Merrill Lynch Global Diversified Inflation-Linked Index; the third tab provides data for the S&P Global Developed Inflation-Linked Bond Index.

Table: Barclays Worldwide Inflation-Linked Bond Index  google drive spreadsheet