Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF
Performance
Total return to 30 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Australian fixed income funds would cost $131 (0.26% a year), so VFLT is $49 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
No full calendar year yet.
Where the money is
The issuer does not publish machine-readable holdings for this fund, so exposures and holdings overlap are not available. Return correlations still are.
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
No similar funds computed yet.
VFLT questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF?
The issuer of Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF doesn't publish its holdings in a form we can read, so we can't measure how diversified it is. It is classed as fixed income with a Australia focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does VFLT double up with most?
We can't compare holdings for VFLT, as the issuer doesn't publish them in a form we can read, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF managed – active or passive?
Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among Australian fixed income funds, active funds charge a median 0.43% a year and index funds 0.22%.
What will I pay in fees for VFLT?
VFLT charges a management fee of 0.15% a year, about $15 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 90% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among Australian fixed income funds, the median is 0.24%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) at 0.10%, iShares Core Composite Bond ETF (IAF) at 0.10% and SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond ETF (GOVT) at 0.10%.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as Betashares Australian Hybrids Active ETF (HBRD) at 0.55% and Macquarie Subordinated Debt Active ETF (MQSD) at 0.29% cost more.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.07% for VFLT.
Does Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF follow a theme?
No. Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF is a broad fixed income fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (Australia) rather than one theme or sector.
What is under the hood of VFLT?
The issuer doesn't publish VFLT's holdings in a form we can read. Its website and fact sheet list the full portfolio.
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF performed?
Based on its category, Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF aims mainly to pay a regular income, with capital growth secondary.
VFLT doesn't have a full year of price history yet, so we can't judge its performance.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for VFLT; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.15% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.