SHY UCITS Equivalent: IDBT
SHY (iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF, iShares) is a US-listed ETF you can't buy from Europe. Its closest UCITS equivalent is IDBT — iShares USD Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist) — a 92% match by index, holdings and cost.
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Why you can't buy SHY in Europe
US-domiciled ETFs like SHYdon't publish the EU “KID” disclosure document required by the PRIIPs regulation, so European and other non-US brokers block the order. It isn't illegal — you simply buy the UCITS equivalent (IDBT) instead. UCITS funds are also more tax-efficient for non-US investors: lower US dividend withholding and no US estate-tax exposure. Read the full explanation →
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