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    • LifeStrategy® 40% Equity Fund

    LifeStrategy® 40% Equity Fund - GBP Acc (VGLS40A)

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    Please note a shareholder notice has been sent to investors in the Vanguard LifeStrategy Funds ICVC range (20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% Equity Funds) only. The notice outlines (1) updates to the Funds’ U.K. equity and fixed income exposure, change to take place on or around 27 March 2026; and (2) a reduction in the Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF), effective 27 January 2026. No action is required from shareholders; with the fund strategy and risk profile remaining unchanged. For full details, please see the shareholder notice in the fund announcement section of the website https://www.vanguard.co.uk/uk-fund-directory/documents/uk-domiciled-funds/fund-announcements
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    About this fund

    Fund objectives

    • The Fund seeks to provide a return on your investment (through an increase in the value of, and income received from, assets held by the Fund) within a pre-defined asset allocation over the medium term (3 years or more).
    • The Fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 90% of its assets by value in a diversified portfolio of passive funds that seek to track the performance of an index, and which are managed or operated by the ACD or other companies in the Vanguard Group of Companies (“Associated Schemes”).
    • The pre-defined asset allocation for the Fund means that it is intended that the Fund will invest: (1) approximately 40% of its assets by value in Associated Schemes which provide exposure to shares of companies worldwide. Approximately 25% of such investments (by value) will be in UK listed companies; and (2) approximately 60% of its assets by value in Associated Schemes which provide exposure to government and corporate bonds and other similar fixed income investments worldwide. Approximately 35% of such investments (by value) will be in Sterling-denominated investments (including UK government bonds (gilts), government related bonds, index-linked gilts and investment-grade bonds), which may include Sterling-denominated bonds issued by companies outside the UK.
    • This Fund is part of a range of funds. Within this range, a fund which invests more in Associated Schemes that provide exposure to shares of companies will typically be riskier than a fund which invests more in Associated Schemes that provide exposure to government and corporate bonds and other similar fixed income investments.
    • The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its assets directly in transferable securities (such as shares, bonds and other similar fixed income investments, which will generally be components of the indices tracked by the Associated Schemes), money market instruments and deposits.
    • In addition to the pre-defined asset allocation, the Investment Adviser will aim to maintain a strategic asset allocation that is designed using research conducted by Vanguard. The Fund does not aim to outperform this strategic asset allocation.
    • The Fund attempts to remain fully invested and hold small amounts of cash except in extraordinary market, political or similar conditions where the Fund may temporarily depart from this investment policy to avoid losses.

    Fund facts

    Share class inception
    23 Jun 2011
    Minimum initial investment
    £100,000.00
    Investment structure
    UK OEIC
    Share Class Assets'
    Total Assets
    Strategy
    Index
    Asset Class
    Multi-Asset
    Domicile
    United Kingdom
    Dividend schedule
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    Currency
    GBP
    Investment manager

    Global Equity Index Management (GE)

    Benchmark
    Vanguard LifeStrategy® 40% Equity Composite Index

    The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

    Performance

    Risk and Volatility

    As at 30 Apr 2026

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    The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

    Portfolio data

    Characteristics
    BalancedFundAs at
    Portfolio turnover rate 10.2% 31 Mar 2026
    Cash Investment 0.1% 30 Apr 2026
    StocksFundAs at
    Number of stocks 7 30 Apr 2026
    Median market capital 58.4 B 30 Apr 2026
    20.1 x 30 Apr 2026
    2.4 x 30 Apr 2026
    13.0% 30 Apr 2026
    12.0% 30 Apr 2026
    BondsFundAs at
    Number of bonds 11 30 Apr 2026
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    Effective day is typically prior Friday. When this is a UK bank holiday the effective date will be amended to prior Thursday. During a UK bank holiday period the data attribute could be disclosed later than normal.

    Market allocation

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    Distribution by credit issuer (% of funds)

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    Holdings details

    As at 30 Apr 2026

    Holding name% of market valueSectorRegionMarket valueShares
    Vanguard FTSE Developed World ex UK Equity Index Fund 25.32996% GB £1,431,924,822.89 1,686,471.764
    Vanguard Investment Series PLC - Global Bond Index Fund 25.15030% IE £1,421,768,534.73 8,925,857.086
    Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF 9.98826% GB £564,645,340.36 21,922,015
    Vanguard FTSE UK All Share Index Unit Trust 8.93958% GB £505,362,089.54 1,396,455.295
    Vanguard Investment Series PLC - UK Government Bond Index Fund 8.77943% IE £496,308,820.57 3,713,718.895
    Vanguard Investment Series PLC - UK Investment Grade Bond Index Fund 3.60143% IE £203,591,735.42 1,996,995.904
    Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund/Ireland 3.54164% IE £200,211,786.36 530,117.16
    Vanguard Investments Funds ICVC - Vanguard UK Inflation-Linked Gilt Index Fund 3.13133% GB £177,016,702.34 1,266,268.24
    Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Government Bond Index Fund 2.84110% IE £160,609,653.92 1,467,006.7
    Vanguard Investment Series PLC - Euro Government Bond Index Fund 2.19016% IE £123,811,913.02 987,617.781

    Total allocation percentages shown in the holdings details or the spreadsheet may not equal 100%, due to rounding or omission of cash and/or derivative instruments.

    Asset allocation

    As at 30 Apr 2026

    Percentage
    Bond 59.83%
    Short-term reserves 0.15%
    Stock 40.02%

    The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

    Weighted equity exposures exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index derivatives. Some short-term fixed income securities are classified as cash and are excluded from the weighted bond exposures.

    Prices and distribution

    Prices

    NAV Price (GBP)
    £230.68
    Change
    +£1.770.78%
    At closure 11 Jun 2026
    NAV 52-week high
    £232.83
    At closure 11 Jun 2026
    NAV 52-week low
    £206.88
    At closure 11 Jun 2026
    NAV 52-week difference
    £25.95
    Change
    +11.14%
    At closure 11 Jun 2026
    Historical Prices

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    Inception date

    23 Jun 2011

    Date NAV (GBP)
    11 Jun 2026 £230.6755
    10 Jun 2026 £228.9014
    09 Jun 2026 £230.1920
    08 Jun 2026 £230.2180
    05 Jun 2026 £230.4359
    04 Jun 2026 £232.2055
    03 Jun 2026 £232.0943
    02 Jun 2026 £232.8290
    01 Jun 2026 £232.4518
    29 May 2026 £232.5807

    Distribution history

    Distribution frequency

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    Historical performance 31 May 2026

    2.20%

    All dividends are reinvested for the "Accumulation" shares.

    The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

    Purchase information

    Currency

    Base currency: GBP

    Fund codes

    • Bloomberg:VGLS40A
    • ISIN:GB00B3ZHN960
    • MEX ID:VVLFSU
    • SEDOL:B3ZHN96

    The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

    SEDOL and SEDOL Masterfile® are registered trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group PLC. SEDOL data was extracted from the London Stock Exchange SEDOL Masterfile®.