FXBInvesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
The shares are intended to provide institutional and retail investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding British Pounds Sterling.
By Invesco · Launched 2006
Annual Cost
0.40%
#2,016 of 5,854 · average
Fund Size
$76M
#3,236 of 5,854 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+4.0%
Track Record
20 years
#330 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,721+17.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
CurrencyWhat it actually holds
By weightAsset allocation
Cash
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
6.5%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-26.1%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.10Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.14Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- The shares are intended to provide institutional and retail investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding British Pounds Sterling.
- Strategy
- The principal investment strategy of the Trust involves holding British Pounds Sterling and issuing Shares that represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in the Trust. The Shares are intended to provide investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding British Pounds Sterling.
- Inception date
- June 21, 2006
- Fund family
- Invesco
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Data updated on 2026-08-03