Global Short-Term Bond Index Fund
Global Short-Term Bond Index Fund - Institutional Plus GBP Hedged Acc (VGVGPHA)
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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
02 Sept 2014
Minimum initial investment
£100,000,000.00
Investment structure
Irish UCITS
Share Class Assets'
Total Assets
Risk indicator
Strategy
Index
Asset Class
Bond
Domicile
Ireland
Tax status
Italy and United Kingdom reporting
Dividend schedule
—
Currency
GBP
Index ticker
H34612GB
Benchmark
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Ex US MBS 1-5 Year Float Adjusted and Scaled Index in GBP
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% | £50,750,906.25 | 50,910,000 | 5.00% | 30 Sept 2031 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.55008% | £42,990,556.87 | 46,145,000 | 1.25% | 30 Sept 2028 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.51484% | £40,236,642.78 | 40,775,000 | 4.00% | 31 May 2028 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.50413% | £39,399,232.03 | 42,315,000 | 1.38% | 31 Oct 2028 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.48570% | £37,959,270.54 | 44,860,000 | 0.88% | 15 Nov 2030 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.47411% | £37,053,056.25 | 43,785,000 | 0.63% | 15 Aug 2030 |
| United Kingdom Gilt | 0.47199% | £36,887,321.69 | 27,900,000 | 4.38% | 07 Mar 2028 |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.46691% | £36,490,578.13 | 43,025,000 | 1.13% | 15 Feb 2031 |
| French Republic Government Bond OAT | 0.45524% | £35,578,446.23 | 32,501,496 | 0.75% | 25 Feb 2028 |
| French Republic Government Bond OAT | 0.44729% | £34,956,884.66 | 32,187,010 | 0.75% | 25 May 2028 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (GBP)
£120.40
GBPChange
-£0.04-0.04% At closure 11 Nov 2026
NAV 52-week high
£120.77
At closure 12 Nov 2026
NAV 52-week low
£118.47
At closure 12 Nov 2026
NAV 52-week difference
£2.30
Change
+1.91% At closure 12 Nov 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
02 Sept 2014
| Date | NAV (GBP) |
|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2026 | £120.4042 |
| 10 Nov 2026 | £120.4473 |
| 09 Nov 2026 | £120.7376 |
| 06 Nov 2026 | £120.7444 |
| 05 Nov 2026 | £120.7706 |
| 04 Nov 2026 | £120.5453 |
| 03 Nov 2026 | £120.3683 |
| 02 Nov 2026 | £120.4184 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | £120.3655 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | £120.2095 |
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:GBP
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VGVGPHA
- Citi:KQ5Y
- ISIN:IE00BPT2BZ34
- MEX ID:VIAAHP
- SEDOL:BPT2BZ3