Global Short-Term Bond Index Fund
Global Short-Term Bond Index Fund - CHF Hedged Acc (VGSTICH)
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About this fund
Fund objectives
- The Fund employs a passive management – or indexing – investment approach and seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Ex US MBS 1-5 Year Float Adjusted and Scaled Index (the “Index”).
- The Index includes global government, government-related agencies, corporate and securitised bonds, with a maturity between 1 and 5 years. Bloomberg applies a filter to the Index to exclude US Mortgage Backed Securities from the universe of fixed income securities.
- The Fund attempts to: 1. Track the performance of the Index by investing in a portfolio of securities that, insofar as possible and practicable, consists of a representative sample of the component securities of the Index. 2. Remain fully invested except in extraordinary market, political or similar conditions.
Fund facts
Share class inception
31 Mar 2014
Minimum initial investment
CHF 1,000,000.00
Investment structure
Irish UCITS
Share Class Assets'
Total Assets
Risk indicator
Strategy
Index
Asset Class
Bond
Domicile
Ireland
Tax status
Austria, Italy and Switzerland reporting
Dividend schedule
—
Currency
CHF
Index ticker
H34612CH
Benchmark
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Ex US MBS 1-5 Year Float Adjusted and Scaled Index in CHF
Investment manager
Vanguard Asset Management, Limited
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 Sept 2026
Beta
R²
Annualized Tracking Error
1 year
3 years
5 years
Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bonds | 5,550 | 16,143 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 4.4% | 4.5% | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 3.2% | 3.2% | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 2.9 Years | 2.9 Years | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| AA- | AA- | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 2.7 Years | 2.7 Years | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| Cash Investment | -1.0% | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
Market allocation
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | North America | 45.10% | 43.61% | 1.49% |
| Germany | Europe | 6.95% | 6.91% | 0.04% |
| France | Europe | 6.52% | 6.59% | -0.07% |
| Japan | Pacific | 4.67% | 4.79% | -0.12% |
| Canada | North America | 4.38% | 4.37% | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 4.01% | 3.96% | 0.05% |
| Italy | Europe | 3.96% | 3.95% | 0.01% |
| Supranational | Other | 3.71% | 3.83% | -0.12% |
| Spain | Europe | 2.83% | 2.75% | 0.08% |
| Australia | Pacific | 2.03% | 2.14% | -0.11% |
| South Korea | Pacific | 1.87% | 1.83% | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | Europe | 1.44% | 1.46% | -0.02% |
| Sweden | Europe | 1.33% | 1.22% | 0.11% |
| China | Emerging Markets | 1.05% | 1.26% | -0.21% |
| Switzerland | Europe | 0.83% | 0.81% | 0.02% |
Distribution by credit quality (% of funds)
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Credit Rating | Fund |
|---|---|
| AAA | 16.53% |
| AA | 41.02% |
| A | 25.44% |
| BBB | 16.68% |
| Not Rated | 0.34% |
Distribution by credit issuer (% of funds)
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Issuers | Fund |
|---|---|
| Treasury/Federal | 57.61% |
| Gov-Related-Provincials/Municipals | 0.02% |
| Gov-Related-Agencies | 5.56% |
| Gov-Related-Local Authority | 3.00% |
| Gov-Related-Sovereign | 1.48% |
| Gov-Related-Supranational | 3.71% |
| Corporate-Industrials | 11.11% |
| Corporate-Utilities | 1.66% |
| Corporate-Financial Institutions | 11.30% |
| Securitized-Asset Backed Security | 3.86% |
| Securitized-Commercial Mortgage Backed Security | 0.67% |
| Cash | -0.99% |
| Other | 1.01% |
Distribution by credit maturity (% of funds)
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Maturity | Fund |
|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 0.22% |
| 1 - 2 Years | 29.33% |
| 2 - 3 Years | 23.69% |
| 3 - 4 Years | 22.02% |
| 4 - 5 Years | 21.96% |
| Over 5 Years | 2.79% |
Holdings details
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Market value | Face amount | Coupon/Yield | Maturity date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.64938% | CHF 50,750,906.25 | 50,910,000 | 5.00% | 30 Sept 2031 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.55008% | CHF 42,990,556.87 | 46,145,000 | 1.25% | 30 Sept 2028 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.51484% | CHF 40,236,642.78 | 40,775,000 | 4.00% | 31 May 2028 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.50413% | CHF 39,399,232.03 | 42,315,000 | 1.38% | 31 Oct 2028 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.48570% | CHF 37,959,270.54 | 44,860,000 | 0.88% | 15 Nov 2030 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.47411% | CHF 37,053,056.25 | 43,785,000 | 0.63% | 15 Aug 2030 |
| United Kingdom Gilt | 0.47199% | CHF 36,887,321.69 | 27,900,000 | 4.38% | 07 Mar 2028 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.46691% | CHF 36,490,578.13 | 43,025,000 | 1.13% | 15 Feb 2031 |
| French Republic Government Bond OAT | 0.45524% | CHF 35,578,446.23 | 32,501,496 | 0.75% | 25 Feb 2028 |
| French Republic Government Bond OAT | 0.44729% | CHF 34,956,884.66 | 32,187,010 | 0.75% | 25 May 2028 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (CHF)
CHF 91.64
CHFChange
+CHF 0.010.01% At closure 27 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week high
CHF 94.40
At closure 28 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week low
CHF 91.24
At closure 28 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week difference
CHF 3.16
Change
+3.35% At closure 28 Oct 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
31 Mar 2014
| Date | NAV (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.6422 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.6326 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.6485 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.6807 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.4993 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.5593 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.5551 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.6654 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.6201 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | CHF 91.5757 |
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:CHF
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VGSTICH
- Citi:K6EE
- ISIN:IE00BH65QQ53
- MEX ID:VIAACN
- SEDOL:BH65QQ5