ESG Global Corporate Bond Index Fund
ESG Global Corporate Bond Index Fund - USD Hedged Acc (VESGCUH)
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About this fund
Fund objectives
- The Fund employs a passive management – or indexing – investment approach and seeks to achieve the performance of the Bloomberg MSCI Global Corporate Float Adjusted 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 (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, or 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
Share class inception
25 Oct 2022
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
Italy and United Kingdom reporting
Dividend schedule
—
Currency
USD
Index ticker
H35935US
Benchmark
Bloomberg MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Bond Screened Index in USD
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 | 5,998 | 10,971 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 5.4% | 5.4% | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 4.1% | 4.1% | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 8.0 Years | 8.0 Years | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| A- | A- | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 5.4 Years | 5.4 Years | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| Cash Investment | -0.6% | — | 30 Sep 2026 |
Market allocation
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | North America | 62.79% | 61.61% | 1.18% |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 7.68% | 7.49% | 0.19% |
| France | Europe | 5.88% | 5.87% | 0.01% |
| Canada | North America | 4.10% | 4.40% | -0.30% |
| Germany | Europe | 3.70% | 3.87% | -0.17% |
| Japan | Pacific | 2.73% | 2.69% | 0.04% |
| Spain | Europe | 2.21% | 2.40% | -0.19% |
| Netherlands | Europe | 1.93% | 2.20% | -0.27% |
| Australia | Pacific | 1.80% | 1.59% | 0.21% |
| Switzerland | Europe | 1.10% | 0.98% | 0.12% |
| Italy | Europe | 0.97% | 1.03% | -0.06% |
| Sweden | Europe | 0.96% | 1.08% | -0.12% |
| Denmark | Europe | 0.71% | 0.72% | -0.01% |
| Ireland | Europe | 0.61% | 0.56% | 0.05% |
| Belgium | Europe | 0.47% | 0.42% | 0.05% |
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Credit Rating | |
|---|---|
| AAA | 0.69% |
| AA | 10.44% |
| A | 46.06% |
| BBB | 42.15% |
| Not Rated | 0.66% |
Distribution by credit issuer (% of funds)
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Issuers | Fund |
|---|---|
| Treasury/Federal | 0.26% |
| Gov-Related-Provincials/Municipals | 0.13% |
| Corporate-Industrials | 50.36% |
| Corporate-Utilities | 2.62% |
| Corporate-Financial Institutions | 46.32% |
| Cash | -0.63% |
| Other | 0.94% |
Distribution by credit maturity (% of funds)
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Maturity | Fund |
|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 0.31% |
| 1 - 5 Years | 43.84% |
| 5 - 10 Years | 33.39% |
| 10 - 15 Years | 7.10% |
| 15 - 20 Years | 4.41% |
| 20 - 25 Years | 4.24% |
| Over 25 Years | 6.70% |
Holdings details
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Market value | Face amount | Coupon/Yield | Maturity date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Cyprus Pcl | 0.19571% | $1,033,672.20 | 900,000 | 5.00% | 02 May 2029 |
| NTT Finance Corp | 0.15994% | $844,745.42 | 800,000 | 0.40% | 13 Dec 2028 |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.14166% | $748,208.12 | 750,000 | 5.20% | 25 Apr 2029 |
| Eaton Corp | 0.13255% | $700,101.48 | 750,000 | 4.50% | 06 Mar 2033 |
| Caterpillar Financial Services Corp | 0.12000% | $633,791.50 | 650,000 | 4.30% | 15 May 2029 |
| Bridgestone Corp | 0.11946% | $630,935.18 | 100,000,000 | 1.54% | 27 Apr 2028 |
| Barclays PLC | 0.11918% | $629,471.51 | 100,000,000 | 2.43% | 21 May 2030 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd | 0.11576% | $611,429.66 | 100,000,000 | 0.54% | 25 Jan 2029 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd | 0.11330% | $598,421.74 | 100,000,000 | 1.88% | 08 Oct 2032 |
| NTT Finance Corp | 0.10991% | $580,500.84 | 100,000,000 | 0.38% | 20 Sep 2030 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (USD)
$124.44
USDChange
+$0.300.24% At closure 16 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week high
$127.48
At closure 17 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week low
$122.86
At closure 17 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week difference
$4.62
Change
+3.62% At closure 17 Oct 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
25 Oct 2022
| Date | NAV (USD) |
|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | $124.4369 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | $124.1413 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | $123.6052 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | $123.5086 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | $123.4374 |
| 09 Oct 2026 | $123.3873 |
| 08 Oct 2026 | $123.3858 |
| 07 Oct 2026 | $123.2306 |
| 06 Oct 2026 | $123.2375 |
| 05 Oct 2026 | $122.9087 |
Distribution history
Distribution frequency
—
Historical performance 31 Jan 2025
0.00%
All dividends are reinvested for the "Accumulation" shares.
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:USD
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VESGCUH
- Citi:Y5LQ
- ISIN:IE000CI5UY91
- MEX ID:VIAAKO
- SEDOL:BMTWZ94