LifeStrategy® 40% Equity Fund
LifeStrategy® 40% Equity Fund - GBP Acc (VGLS40A)
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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 20% 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 20% 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
—
Tax status
—
Currency
GBP
Legal entity
Vanguard LifeStrategy® Funds ICVC
Investment manager
Investment adviser: Vanguard Asset Management, Limited
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 Sept 2026
Beta
—R²
— Annualized Tracking Error
1 year
—3 years
—5 years
—Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 3 | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Median market capital | 62.8 B | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 18.6 x | — | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 2.6 x | — | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 13.4% | — | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| 12.0% | — | 30 Sept 2026 | |
| Portfolio turnover rate | 67.3% | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
Market allocation
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Temporarily unavailable
Holdings details
As at 30 Sept 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Sector | Region | Market value | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Investment Series PLC - Global Bond Index Fund | 32.63875% | IE | £1,805,809,725.27 | 11,581,575.82 | |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed World ex UK Equity Index Fund | 28.84316% | GB | £1,595,810,160.42 | 1,725,625.89 | |
| Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF | 17.15994% | GB | £949,410,815.39 | 37,648,738 | |
| Vanguard FTSE UK All Share Index Unit Trust | 8.03949% | GB | £444,801,967.72 | 1,178,063.037 | |
| Vanguard Investment Series PLC - UK Government Bond Index Fund | 5.53724% | IE | £306,359,678.08 | 2,299,155.25 | |
| Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund/Ireland | 3.33243% | IE | £184,373,809.92 | 442,773.08 | |
| Vanguard Investments Funds ICVC - Vanguard UK Inflation-Linked Gilt Index Fund | 2.24116% | GB | £123,996,893.74 | 893,694.494 | |
| Vanguard Investment Series PLC - UK Investment Grade Bond Index Fund | 2.19386% | IE | £121,379,851.88 | 1,183,140.97 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (GBP)
£231.07
GBPChange
-£0.37-0.16% At closure 22 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week high
£234.40
At closure 23 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week low
£218.47
At closure 23 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week difference
£15.94
Change
+6.80% At closure 23 Oct 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
23 Jun 2011
| Date | NAV (GBP) |
|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | £231.0661 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | £231.4360 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | £230.7718 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | £230.9624 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | £231.3035 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | £232.0676 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | £231.8691 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | £231.9397 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | £232.2140 |
| 09 Oct 2026 | £232.0322 |
Distribution history
Distribution frequency
—
Historical performance 30 Sept 2026
2.22%
All dividends are reinvested for the "Accumulation" shares.
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:GBP
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VGLS40A
- Citi:ACDO
- ISIN:GB00B3ZHN960
- MEX ID:VVLFSU
- SEDOL:B3ZHN96