Investing in Mutual Funds:

Useful documents

Step 1

To open an account with Vanguard Investment Series plc, complete the subscription agreement form

Step 2

Fax the completed form and additional required documents to the Administrator at +353 1 2417146.

Subscriptions will not be permitted on your account until the Brown Brothers Harriman Fund Administration, receives all required documentation (see Step 4) by fax and sends you an account notification e-mail containing your Vanguard account number.

Step 3

Immediately after receiving your account notification e-mail, you must send the original subscription agreement and all required documentation by post to:

Vanguard Investment Series plc
c/o Brown Brothers Harriman Fund Administration
Attn: Brown Brothers Harriman Fund Administration
Services (Ireland) Limited
30 Herbert Street
Dublin 2
D02 W329
Ireland

Step 4

After you have received your account number, you may subscribe for shares. To do so, complete the purchase request form and send it to Brown Brothers Harriman Fund Administration via post or fax.

No redemption will be permitted until Brown Brothers Harriman Fund Administration receives the original subscription agreement and all relevant anti-money laundering documentation.

Step 1

Complete the purchase request form.

Step 2

Fax your completed purchase request form to +353 1 2417146, attention Shareholder Services, before the daily dealing deadline.

Step 3

Transfer your completed subscription amount using the Dealing and wire instructions.

Step 1

Complete the exchange form.

Step 2

Fax your completed purchase request form to +353 1 2417146, attention Shareholder Services, before the daily dealing deadline.

For details about deadlines, refer to the Dealing and wire instructions.

Step 1

Complete the redemption request form.

Step 2

Fax your completed purchase request form to +353 1 2417146, attention Shareholder Services, before the daily dealing deadline.

For details about deadlines, refer to the Dealing and wire instructions.

Trade instructions can be placed via fax or electronically through EMX.

Fax: +353 1 2417146
EMX Provider ID: VANGI

Transaction processing timeline

Trade Date

T
Settlement Date

T+2
The Administrator must receive the trade instruction before the trading cutoff time per the prospectus of the fund. The Administrator must receive electronic payment to settle the purchases by T+2. Redemptions will also be settled via electronic payment.

The payment cutoff time is:
15.30 GMT on value date.

 

Vanguard Investment Series plc: T-1 Funds*

Trade Date

T
Settlement Date

T+2
The Administrator must receive the trade instruction before the trading cutoff time per the prospectus of the fund. The Administrator must receive electronic payment to settle the purchases by T+2. Redemptions will also be settled via electronic payment.

The payment cutoff time is:
15.30 GMT on value date.

 

*Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, Vanguard Global Small Cap Index Fund, Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund, Vanguard Pacific Ex-Japan Stock Index Fund, Vanguard SRI Global Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Japan Government Bond Index Fund

 

If you have questions, call us at +353 1 2417144 or contact your dedicated account manager.

 

Send your payments to the appropriate bank listed below for the currencies in which you are subscribing:

USD payments

Name of bank: Citibank N.A., New York
Swift: CITIUS33
ABA: 021000089
Account name: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBHCUS33)
Account number: 09250276
Beneficiary A/C Name: Vanguard Investment Series PLC Shareholder Account
Beneficiary A/C No: 6053235

EUR payments

The EUR payment details are for swift payments only.

For payment via the SEPA system, please ask your Relationship Manager for the correct payment details or contact our Transfer Agent

 

Name of bank: HSBC Continental Europe 
Swift: CCFRFRPP
Account name: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBHCUS33)
Account number: 00100005122
IBAN: FR7630056000100010000512237
Beneficiary A/C Name: Vanguard Investment Series PLC Shareholder Account
Beneficiary A/C No: 6053235

GBP payments

Name of bank: Barclays Bank plc
Swift: BARCGB22
Sort code: 20-32-53
Account name: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBHCUS33)
Account number: 53623157
Beneficiary A/C Name: Vanguard Investment Series PLC Shareholder Account
Beneficiary A/C No: 6053235

CHF payments

Name of bank: Bank of Credit Suisse, Zurich
Swift: CRESCHZZ80A
Account name: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBHCUS33)
IBAN: CH58 0483 5098 3890 1300 0
Beneficiary A/C Name: Vanguard Investment Series PLC Shareholder Account
Beneficiary A/C No: 6053235

JPY payments

Name of bank: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Tokyo
Swift: BOTKJPJT
Account name: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBHCUS33)
Account Number: 6530415103
Beneficiary A/C Name: Vanguard Investment Series PLC Shareholder Account
Beneficiary A/C No: 6053235