The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve an increase in value and, consistent with a gradually changing asset allocation, hold investments that will pay out money for investors planning to retire in or within approximately five years after 2040. The Fund’s asset allocation will become more conservative as 2040 is approached and passed, moving from higher risk (such as shares) to mainly lower risk (such as bonds) investments.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing more than 90% of its assets in passive funds that track an index, which are managed or operated by the ACD or its associates (“Associated Schemes”). Direct investments (in transferable securities such as shares, bonds and other similar fixed income investments) may also be made.
The Fund is actively managed in that the Investment Adviser has discretion in respect of the Associated Schemes in which the Fund may invest and the allocations to them, each of which may change over time. The Investment Adviser manages the Fund through the pre-determined periodic rebalancing of its exposure to shares and bonds (and other similar fixed income investments), as detailed above.
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.
Fund facts
Share class inception
17 Dec 2015
Minimum initial investment
£100,000.00
Investment structure
UK OEIC
Share Class Assets'
Total Assets
Asset Class
Multi-Asset
Domicile
United Kingdom
Strategy
Index
Currency
GBP
Investment manager
Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd.
Europe Equity Index Team
The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.
Performance
Portfolio data
Allocation to underlying Vanguard funds
As at 30 Sep 2025
Percentage
FTSE Developed World ex-U.K. Equity Index Fund GBP Acc
19.31%
Global Bond Index Fund GBP Hedged Acc
19.21%
U.S. Equity Index Fund GBP Acc
15.96%
FTSE U.K. All Share Index Unit Trust GBP Acc
13.18%
U.K. Government Bond Index Fund GBP Acc
6.33%
Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund GBP Acc
5.57%
FTSE North America UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating
5.28%
FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (GBP) Accumulating
4.28%
FTSE Developed Europe ex-U.K. Equity Index Fund GBP Acc
3.65%
U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund GBP Acc
2.65%
Japan Stock Index Fund GBP Acc
1.93%
Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF GBP Hedged Accumulating
1.70%
Pacific ex-Japan Stock Index Fund GBP Acc
0.84%
Total allocation percentages shown may not equal 100% due to rounding
Asset allocation
As at 30 Sep 2025
Percentage
Bond
29.88%
Short-term reserves
0.12%
Stock
70.00%
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (GBP)
£239.27
Change
+£0.850.35%
At closure 12 Nov 2025
NAV 52-week high
£239.27
At closure 13 Nov 2025
NAV 52-week low
£194.42
At closure 13 Nov 2025
NAV 52-week difference
£44.85
Change
+18.75%
At closure 13 Nov 2025
Historical Prices
-
Inception date
17 Dec 2015
Date
NAV (GBP)
12 Nov 2025
£239.2694
11 Nov 2025
£238.4237
10 Nov 2025
£237.6105
07 Nov 2025
£235.4307
06 Nov 2025
£236.4251
05 Nov 2025
£237.5748
04 Nov 2025
£237.5625
03 Nov 2025
£237.7167
31 Oct 2025
£237.7351
30 Oct 2025
£237.8306
Distribution history
Distribution frequency
—
Historical performance 31 Oct 2025
1.85%
All dividends are reinvested for the "Accumulation" shares.
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency: GBP
Fund codes
Bloomberg: VAR40GA
ISIN: GB00BZ6VK781
MEX ID: VVXXF
SEDOL: BZ6VK78
The sum of investment management fees (the fees paid to the portfolio manager to invest your money and manage the fund) and administrative and other expenses (which cover all costs and expenses connected with the operation of the fund, which includes administrative fees, shareholder's registration and transfer agency fees, custody fees and all other operating expenses).