(V3GS) Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF - GBP Hedged Accumulating
About this fund
Fund objectives
- The Fund employs a passive management – or indexing – investment approach, through physical acquisition of securities, and seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Liquid Bond Screened Index (the “Index”).
- The Fund invests in a multi-currency portfolio of investment grade corporate fixed-rate bonds from both developed and emerging market issuers that consists of a representative sample of the component securities of the Index.
- The Index is constructed from the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted Corporate Index (the “Parent Index”) which represents a similar investment universe which is then screened for certain environmental, social, and governance (i.e. controversy-related) criteria which is independent of Vanguard. Criteria (the “screening criteria") by Bloomberg as the sponsor of the Index, which is independent of Vanguard.
- Through the screening out of bonds issued by corporate issuers from its portfolio based on the potentially detrimental impact of the relevant corporate issuer’s conduct or products on society and / or the environment, the Fund promotes certain environmental characteristics and social characteristics relating to social norms and standards.
- The Index methodology excludes the bonds of corporate issuers that MSCI determines (a) to be engaged in activities in or involved in specific parts of the supply chain for, and/or (b) derive revenue (above a threshold specified by the Index provider) from, certain business segments of activities related to the following: (i) adult entertainment, (ii) alcohol, (iii) gambling, (iv) tobacco, (v) nuclear weapons, (vi) controversial weapons, (vii) conventional weapons, (viii) civilian firearms, (ix) nuclear power, or (x) fossil fuels (which includes thermal coal, oil, gas, oil sands, arctic oil or arctic gas). The index provider defines what constitutes “involvement” in each activity. This may be based on percentage of revenue or any connection to a restricted activity regardless of the amount of revenue received, and will relate to specific parts of the supply chain.
- Company product and conduct involvement is monitored on a yearly basis by the Index provider and as new data is made available to the Index provider.
- For the full investment strategy please review the prospectus.
Fund facts
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 Aug 31 2026
Please note Beta and R-squared data will only display for funds with 3 full years of history.
The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.
Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bonds | 5,235 | 7,295 | Aug 31 2026 |
| Average Duration | 5.4 Years | 5.4 Years | Aug 31 2026 |
| Average maturity | 8.0 Years | 8.0 Years | Aug 31 2026 |
| Cash Investment | 0.9% | — | Aug 31 2026 |
Market allocation
As at Aug 31 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | North America | 57.90% | 58.75% | -0.85% |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 8.41% | 8.34% | 0.07% |
| France | Europe | 6.60% | 6.69% | -0.09% |
| Germany | Europe | 4.33% | 4.48% | -0.15% |
| Canada | North America | 4.10% | 4.12% | -0.02% |
| Japan | Pacific | 2.78% | 2.70% | 0.08% |
| Spain | Europe | 2.76% | 2.84% | -0.08% |
| Netherlands | Europe | 2.30% | 2.43% | -0.13% |
| Australia | Pacific | 1.48% | 1.47% | 0.01% |
| Sweden | Europe | 1.31% | 1.14% | 0.17% |
| Italy | Europe | 1.14% | 1.22% | -0.08% |
| Switzerland | Europe | 1.00% | 0.96% | 0.04% |
| Other | Other | 0.95% | — | — |
| Denmark | Europe | 0.92% | 0.84% | 0.08% |
| Ireland | Europe | 0.62% | 0.56% | 0.06% |
As at Aug 31 2026
| Credit Rating | |
|---|---|
| AAA | 0.73% |
| AA | 11.04% |
| A | 48.27% |
| Less than BBB | 0.01% |
| BBB | 39.05% |
| Not Rated | 0.90% |
Distribution by credit issuer
As at Aug 31 2026
| Issuers | Fund |
|---|---|
| Treasury/Federal | 0.05% |
| Gov-Related-Provincials/Municipals | 0.02% |
| Corporate-Industrials | 49.54% |
| Corporate-Utilities | 1.80% |
| Corporate-Financial Institutions | 48.03% |
| Cash | 0.95% |
| Other | -0.38% |
Distribution by credit maturity
As at Aug 31 2026
| Maturity | Fund |
|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 0.58% |
| 1 - 5 Years | 42.50% |
| 5 - 10 Years | 33.82% |
| 10 - 15 Years | 7.33% |
| 15 - 20 Years | 4.52% |
| 20 - 25 Years | 4.07% |
| Over 25 Years | 7.17% |
Holdings details
As at Aug 31 2026
Top 10 holdings
As at
The 10 main holdings represent of the market value
Prices and distribution
Prices
Historical Prices
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Inception date
May 20 2021
Listing date
May 25 2021
| Date | NAV (GBP) | Market price (GBP) |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 2026 | — | £5.0478 |
| Oct 12 2026 | £5.0393 | £5.0423 |
| Oct 09 2026 | £5.0372 | £5.0340 |
| Oct 08 2026 | £5.0369 | £5.0285 |
| Oct 07 2026 | £5.0315 | £5.0235 |
| Oct 06 2026 | £5.0321 | £5.0365 |
| Oct 05 2026 | £5.0180 | £5.0178 |
| Oct 02 2026 | £5.0218 | £5.0270 |
| Oct 01 2026 | £5.0261 | £5.0145 |
| Sep 30 2026 | £5.0190 | £5.0155 |
Distribution history
Distribution frequency
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Historical performance Mar 31 2026
4.31%
All dividends are reinvested for the "Accumulation" shares.
Purchase information
Currencies and stock exchanges
Listed currencies: GBP
Base currency:GBP
Exchanges: London Stock Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange
Fund codes
Please see the fund’s fact sheet and prospectus for important information about risk’s specific to the fund. All investing is subject to risk, which may result in loss of principal. Investments in bond funds are subject to the risk that an issuer will fail to make payments on time, and that bond prices will decline because of rising interest rates or negative perceptions of an issuer's ability to make payments. High-yield bonds generally have medium-and lower-range credit-quality ratings and are therefore subject to a higher level of credit risk than bonds with higher credit-quality ratings. Bonds of companies based in emerging markets are subject to national and regional political and economic risks and to the risk of currency fluctuations. These risks are especially high in emerging markets.