Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Global Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund - Institutional Plus GBP Hedged Acc (VAIPGHA)
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Fund objectives
- The Fund employs a passive management – or indexing – investment approach and seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Index (the “Index”).
- The Index includes global corporate bonds with maturities of between 1 and 5 years. The Index is a multi-currency index that includes bonds from developed and emerging markets issuers within the industrial, utility and financial sectors.
- 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 Nov 2017
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
H33252GB
Benchmark
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Index in GBP
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 Sep 2026
Beta
R²
Annualized Tracking Error
1 year
3 years
5 years
Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bonds | 5,076 | 8,778 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 5.1% | 5.1% | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 3.9% | 3.8% | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 3.1 Years | 3.1 Years | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| A- | A- | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 2.7 Years | 2.7 Years | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| Cash Investment | -0.9% | — | 30 Sep 2026 |
Market allocation
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | North America | 51.91% | 50.13% | 1.78% |
| France | Europe | 7.07% | 7.20% | -0.13% |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 6.84% | 6.87% | -0.03% |
| Canada | North America | 5.54% | 5.79% | -0.25% |
| Germany | Europe | 5.32% | 5.56% | -0.24% |
| Japan | Pacific | 3.21% | 3.31% | -0.10% |
| Spain | Europe | 2.44% | 2.51% | -0.07% |
| Australia | Pacific | 2.39% | 2.37% | 0.02% |
| Italy | Europe | 2.23% | 2.24% | -0.01% |
| Netherlands | Europe | 2.17% | 2.11% | 0.06% |
| Switzerland | Europe | 1.38% | 1.35% | 0.03% |
| Sweden | Europe | 1.24% | 1.20% | 0.04% |
| South Korea | Pacific | 0.96% | 0.94% | 0.02% |
| Denmark | Europe | 0.90% | 0.79% | 0.11% |
| Belgium | Europe | 0.81% | 0.69% | 0.12% |
Distribution by credit quality (% of funds)
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Credit Rating | Fund |
|---|---|
| AAA | 0.06% |
| AA | 9.47% |
| A | 44.52% |
| BBB | 45.22% |
| Not Rated | 0.73% |
Distribution by credit issuer (% of funds)
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Issuers | Fund |
|---|---|
| Treasury/Federal | 0.26% |
| Gov-Related-Provincials/Municipals | 0.04% |
| Gov-Related-Agencies | 0.03% |
| Corporate-Industrials | 46.07% |
| Corporate-Utilities | 6.95% |
| Corporate-Financial Institutions | 46.58% |
| Cash | -0.86% |
| Other | 0.93% |
Distribution by credit maturity (% of funds)
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Maturity | Fund |
|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 0.13% |
| 1 - 2 Years | 18.33% |
| 2 - 3 Years | 26.17% |
| 3 - 4 Years | 23.50% |
| 4 - 5 Years | 21.42% |
| Over 5 Years | 10.45% |
Holdings details
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Market value | Face amount | Coupon/Yield | Maturity date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 0.15614% | £2,053,532.44 | 2,021,000 | 6.41% | 01 Nov 2029 |
| TotalEnergies Capital Canada Ltd | 0.14832% | £1,950,599.12 | 1,800,000 | 2.13% | 18 Sep 2029 |
| McDonald's Corp | 0.13836% | £1,819,695.57 | 1,600,000 | 3.63% | 28 Nov 2027 |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.13737% | £1,806,654.41 | 1,364,000 | 5.20% | 14 Sep 2029 |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.13348% | £1,755,497.59 | 1,875,000 | 3.20% | 21 Nov 2029 |
| ING Groep NV | 0.12218% | £1,606,815.76 | 1,400,000 | 4.50% | 23 May 2029 |
| Korea Treasury Bond | 0.11819% | £1,554,350.20 | 2,160,000,000 | 2.75% | 10 Dec 2028 |
| AXA SA | 0.11748% | £1,545,090.34 | 1,400,000 | 3.25% | 28 May 2049 |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.11740% | £1,544,049.38 | 1,575,000 | 5.19% | 17 Apr 2031 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.11639% | £1,530,694.51 | 1,800,000 | 2.38% | 21 Jul 2032 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (GBP)
£120.14
GBPChange
+£0.070.06% At closure 16 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week high
£120.78
At closure 17 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week low
£117.99
At closure 17 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week difference
£2.78
Change
+2.30% At closure 17 Oct 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
02 Nov 2017
| Date | NAV (GBP) |
|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | £120.1404 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | £120.0690 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | £119.6834 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | £119.8349 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | £119.6373 |
| 09 Oct 2026 | £119.7864 |
| 08 Oct 2026 | £119.8016 |
| 07 Oct 2026 | £119.7755 |
| 06 Oct 2026 | £119.5361 |
| 05 Oct 2026 | £119.3747 |
Distribution history
Distribution frequency
—
Historical performance 31 Mar 2026
4.03%
All dividends are reinvested for the "Accumulation" shares.
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:GBP
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VAIPGHA
- Citi:O6NQ
- ISIN:IE00BDFB6W20
- MEX ID:VISFC
- SEDOL:BDFB6W2