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Vanguard Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund GBP Hedged Acc

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
Vanguard Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund GBP Hedged Acc
Fund-0.4-6.86.35.21.7
+/-Cat0.77.7-1.71.40.1
+/-B’mrk0.88.8-1.62.3-0.1
 
Category: Global Corporate Bond - GBP Hedged
Category Benchmark: Morningstar Gbl Corp Bd GR ...
Key Stats
NAV
03/04/2025		 GBP 113.62
Day Change 0.24%
Morningstar Category™ Global Corporate Bond - GBP Hedged
IA (formerly IMA) Sector Global Corporate Bond
ISIN IE00BDFB7639
Fund Size (Mil)
03/04/2025		 USD 1087.72
Share Class Size (Mil)
03/04/2025		 GBP 138.56
Max Initial Charge -
Ongoing Charge
19/03/2025		  0.18%
Investment Objective: Vanguard Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund GBP Hedged Acc
The Fund seeks to provide returns consistent with the performance of the Index.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)03/04/2025
YTD2.14
3 Years Annualised3.35
5 Years Annualised2.51
10 Years Annualised-
12 Month Yield 3.85
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Not Disclosed
02/11/2017
Inception Date
02/11/2017

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
Bloomberg Global Agg Corp 1-5Y FA TR USDMorningstar Gbl Corp Bd GR Hdg GBP
Portfolio Profile for  Vanguard Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund GBP Hedged Acc28/02/2025
Fixed Income
Effective Maturity2.87
Effective Duration2.63
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond98.970.0198.97
Property0.000.000.00
Cash0.000.000.00
Other1.030.001.03
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  Vanguard Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund GBP Hedged Acc
Category:  Global Corporate Bond - GBP Hedged
Category Index:  Morningstar Gbl Corp Bd GR Hdg GBP
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-0.304.433.06-0.40-6.806.325.241.68
+/- Category2.52-5.22-3.840.687.71-1.681.440.08
+/- Category Index-0.30-5.99-4.020.808.81-1.642.26-0.08
% Rank in Category6959414991750
Trailing Returns (GBP)03/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day0.24   0.120.16
1 Week0.49   -0.31-0.35
1 Month0.67   0.630.90
3 Months2.20   0.19-0.01
6 Months2.40   1.611.92
YTD2.14   0.220.08
1 Year6.66   0.570.75
3 Years Annualised3.35   1.712.32
5 Years Annualised2.51   0.491.31
10 Years Annualised-   --
 
Category: Global Corporate Bond - GBP Hedged
Category Index: Morningstar Gbl Corp Bd GR Hdg GBP
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
20251.68---
20240.850.943.360.02
20231.570.000.713.94
2022-3.32-2.57-2.441.42
2021-0.200.520.09-0.81
2020-3.204.381.090.90
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)28/02/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearHighLow5 star
5-YearAbove AverageLow5 star
10-Year--Not Rated
OverallAbove AverageLow5 star
 
Category :  Global Corporate Bond - GBP HedgedClick here to see our Methodology
Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev3.58 %
3-Yr Mean Return3.19 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.24
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Morningstar Gbl Corp Bd GR Hdg GBP  Morningstar Gbl Corp Bd GR Hdg GBP
3-Yr Beta0.420.42
3-Yr Alpha0.320.32
 
Fixed Income Style28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
SizeRel to Cat
Total Market Value (Mil)USD 984
Maturity Distribution %
1 to 346.68
3 to 543.13
5 to 75.14
7 to 102.31
10 to 150.11
15 to 200.01
20 to 301.59
Over 300.89
Effective Maturity2.87
Effective Duration2.63
Credit Quality Breakdown %     %
AAA0.71   BB0.00
AA9.22   B0.00
A44.33   Below B0.00
BBB44.62   Not Rated1.12
 
Category: Global Corporate Bond - GBP Hedged
Asset Allocation28/02/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond98.970.0198.97
Property0.000.000.00
Cash0.000.000.00
Other1.030.001.03
Top 10 Holdings28/02/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings0
Total Number of Bond Holdings4382
Assets in Top 10 Holdings1.98
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
United States Treasury Notes 4.125%United States0.47
United States Treasury Notes 4.125%United States0.34
Citigroup Inc. 0.5%United States0.19
United States Treasury Notes 4.25%United States0.17
United States Treasury Notes 4.25%United States0.15
Bank of America Corp. 1.662%United States0.14
Morgan Stanley 4.654%United States0.14
Bayer AG 0.75%Germany0.13
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/NV 2%Belgium0.12
Morgan Stanley 4.21%United States0.12
 
Increase Decrease New since last portfolio
Category: Global Corporate Bond - GBP Hedged
 
Management
Name of CompanyVanguard Group (Ireland) Limited
Phone+353 1 6123226
Websiteglobal.vanguard.com
Address70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay
 Dublin   2
 Ireland
DomicileIreland
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date02/11/2017
Fund Advisor(s)
Vanguard Global Advisors, LLC
Fund ManagerNot Disclosed
Manager Start Date02/11/2017
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Chargen/a
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge0.18%
Ongoing Charge0.18%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial1000000  GBP
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes