U.K. Short-Term Investment Grade Bond Index Fund
U.K. Short-Term Investment Grade Bond Index Fund - GBP Acc (VGUKSPA)
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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 GBP Non Government 1-5 Year 200MM Float Adjusted Bond Index (the “Index”).
- The Index is a market-weighted index of pound sterling denominated investment-grade fixed-income securities with maturities between 1 and 5 years and a minimum issue size of GBP 200 million, but excluding certain sectors as set out below. The Index includes securities issued by corporate, securitised, and government-related/supranational entities, including non UK governments who issue securities in pound sterling, but excludes UK Treasury, UK agency and UK local authority issuers.
- The Fund attempts to: 1. Track the performance of the Index by investing through physical acquisition 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 where the Fund may temporarily depart from this investment policy to avoid losses.
Fund facts
Share class inception
22 May 2013
Minimum initial investment
£1,000,000.00
Investment structure
Irish UCITS
Share Class Assets'
Total Assets
Risk indicator
Strategy
Index
Asset Class
Bond
Domicile
Ireland
Tax status
Austria, Italy, Switzerland and United Kingdom reporting
Dividend schedule
—
Currency
GBP
Index ticker
I33147GB
Benchmark
Bloomberg GBP Non-Government 1-5 Year 200MM Float Adjusted Bond 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 Sep 2026
Beta
R²
Annualized Tracking Error
1 year
3 years
5 years
Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bonds | 551 | 559 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 5.5% | 5.5% | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 4.4% | 4.4% | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 3.0 Years | 3.0 Years | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| A+ | A+ | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 2.6 Years | 2.6 Years | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| Cash Investment | 0.1% | — | 30 Sep 2026 |
Market allocation
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Europe | 25.49% | 24.63% | 0.86% |
| Supranational | Other | 20.77% | 20.84% | -0.07% |
| United States of America | North America | 12.65% | 12.99% | -0.34% |
| Germany | Europe | 11.87% | 12.38% | -0.51% |
| France | Europe | 7.60% | 7.55% | 0.05% |
| Canada | North America | 4.85% | 4.69% | 0.16% |
| Netherlands | Europe | 3.90% | 3.75% | 0.15% |
| Spain | Europe | 1.92% | 2.08% | -0.16% |
| Australia | Pacific | 1.29% | 1.32% | -0.03% |
| Italy | Europe | 1.19% | 1.45% | -0.26% |
| Norway | Europe | 1.19% | 1.22% | -0.03% |
| Finland | Europe | 1.03% | 1.02% | 0.01% |
| Sweden | Europe | 1.00% | 0.98% | 0.02% |
| Belgium | Europe | 0.99% | 0.85% | 0.14% |
| Austria | Europe | 0.80% | 0.85% | -0.05% |
Distribution by credit quality (% of funds)
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Credit Rating | Fund |
|---|---|
| AAA | 31.85% |
| AA | 11.71% |
| A | 26.96% |
| BBB | 29.36% |
| Not Rated | 0.13% |
Distribution by credit issuer (% of funds)
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Issuers | Fund |
|---|---|
| Treasury/Federal | 0.77% |
| Gov-Related-Agencies | 15.30% |
| Gov-Related-Local Authority | 3.86% |
| Gov-Related-Sovereign | 0.30% |
| Gov-Related-Supranational | 20.77% |
| Corporate-Industrials | 13.87% |
| Corporate-Utilities | 5.38% |
| Corporate-Financial Institutions | 36.90% |
| Securitized-Asset Backed Security | 2.71% |
| Cash | 0.13% |
Distribution by credit maturity (% of funds)
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Maturity | Fund |
|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 0.15% |
| 1 - 2 Years | 18.23% |
| 2 - 3 Years | 30.34% |
| 3 - 4 Years | 16.82% |
| 4 - 5 Years | 21.37% |
| Over 5 Years | 13.09% |
Holdings details
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Market value | Face amount | Coupon/Yield | Maturity date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | 1.09570% | £22,464,958.33 | 22,560,000 | 4.38% | 31 Jan 2028 |
| Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | 0.95684% | £19,618,034.42 | 19,634,000 | 4.88% | 10 Oct 2028 |
| Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | 0.86842% | £17,805,159.94 | 18,268,000 | 3.75% | 09 Jan 2029 |
| Asian Development Bank | 0.86151% | £17,663,500.17 | 17,800,000 | 4.13% | 14 Feb 2028 |
| Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | 0.82572% | £16,929,527.85 | 17,700,000 | 4.00% | 01 Jul 2031 |
| United Kingdom Gilt | 0.77652% | £15,920,917.31 | 16,650,000 | 4.00% | 22 Oct 2031 |
| European Investment Bank | 0.74377% | £15,249,347.20 | 15,288,000 | 4.50% | 31 Jan 2028 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction & Development | 0.74107% | £15,193,972.60 | 17,200,000 | 1.00% | 21 Dec 2029 |
| European Investment Bank | 0.71728% | £14,706,279.79 | 14,400,000 | 6.00% | 07 Dec 2028 |
| Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | 0.69852% | £14,321,580.50 | 14,025,000 | 6.00% | 07 Dec 2028 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (GBP)
£128.79
GBPChange
+£0.150.12% At closure 15 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week high
£129.64
At closure 16 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week low
£126.37
At closure 16 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week difference
£3.26
Change
+2.52% At closure 16 Oct 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
22 May 2013
| Date | NAV (GBP) |
|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | £128.7856 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | £128.6334 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | £128.5776 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | £128.5928 |
| 09 Oct 2026 | £128.5582 |
| 08 Oct 2026 | £128.4819 |
| 07 Oct 2026 | £128.6769 |
| 06 Oct 2026 | £128.7943 |
| 05 Oct 2026 | £128.6129 |
| 02 Oct 2026 | £128.7136 |
Distribution history
Distribution frequency
—
Historical performance 31 Mar 2026
4.27%
All dividends are reinvested for the "Accumulation" shares.
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:GBP
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VGUKSPA
- Citi:JBVG
- ISIN:IE00B9M1BB17
- MEX ID:VIBOND
- SEDOL:B9M1BB1