iShares III Public Limited Company - iShares Global Government Bond UCITS ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited. It is co-managed by BlackRock Financial Management Inc., BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, and BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the G7 countries, which include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It invests in the fixed rate, local currency denominated government bonds with a minimum maturity of one year. The fund invests in investment grade securities that are rated as between A- and BBB- by S&P and Fitch and between A3 and Baa3 by Moody’s. It seeks to replicate the performance of the Citigroup Group-of-Seven Index, by employing representative sampling methodology. The fund was formerly known as iShares III Public Limited Company - iShares Citigroup Global Government Bond. iShares III Public Limited Company - iShares Global Government Bond UCITS ETF was formed on March 6, 2009 and is domiciled in Ireland.