Vanguard Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Institutional Plus GBP Hedged Acc

Vanguard Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Institutional Plus GBP Hedged Acc

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Vanguard Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Institutional Plus GBP Hedged Acc (IE00BDFB6W20) is a UCITS-compliant bond ETF tracking the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Index GBP. With a TER of 0.12%, it is competitively priced, reinvesting dividends. The fund holds 4,905 positions across 52 regions with 484M in assets, with heavy concentration — 90% in corporate bonds.

ISIN
Fund Size £483.7M
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Re-Invests Dividends
Replication —
Inception Nov 2017
Base Currency GBP
Index Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Index GBP
Asset Class Bonds
Category Aggregate Bond

Costs

8.9
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What TER, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

TER (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures TER plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.
TER0.00%
Tracking Difference0.00%
TD Consistency0.00%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%

Holdings

10.0
This fund spreads its investments across 4,905 individual holdings, providing broad diversification.
#1
TREASURY NOTE (OTR)
0.16%
#2
Morgan Stanley
0.16%
#3
TotalEnergies Capital Canada Ltd
0.16%
#4
TREASURY NOTE (OTR)
0.16%
#5
McDonald's Corp
0.15%
#6
AbbVie Inc
0.14%
#7
TREASURY NOTE (OTR)
0.14%
#8
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY
0.13%
#9
Morgan Stanley
0.12%
#10
JPMorgan Chase & Co
0.12%

Sectors

1.5
This fund is concentrated in just a few of its 12 sectors, reducing diversification.

Regions

8.6
This fund is well-diversified across 53 countries, closely matching the global market.

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-21 — 2026-06-18).
2.6%
Volatility
-1.6%
Max Drawdown
1.32
Sharpe Ratio
2.03
Sortino Ratio
2.19
Calmar Ratio
0.04
Beta
2.50%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.019
R²
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).

Documents

Regulatory and fund documents.
Key Information Document

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