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Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF

Fee p.a.
0.16%
ASX report
Fund size
A$1.4b
12m flow A$279m
Yield
3.3%
4 payments / yr
Volatility 3y
4.4%
annualised
Max DD 3y
−3.9%
all-time −16.6%
Listed
2012
2 May 2012 · spread 0.04%

Growth of $10,000

Since listing, distributions reinvested
$10k$11k$12k$13k$14k$15k20122014201620182020202220242026
$10,000 at listing$13,728 at 4 Sept 2026. Monthly points, distributions reinvested, before franking.

Performance

Period
Total
ASX
1 month
−0.5%
−0.4%
3 months
0.1%
6 months
0.4%
Year to date
1.2%
1 year
0.0%
0.8%
3 years p.a.
2.8%
3.2%
5 years p.a.
−0.7%
−0.6%
10 years p.a.
1.1%
Since listing p.a.
2.2%

Total return to 4 Sept 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 31 July 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.

Sharpe 3y −0.27Vol 1y 3.8%Vol 5y 5.4%Max DD 1y −3.9%Max DD 5y −15.3%Best year 10.6%85% positive years

Calendar-year returns

2013
1.1%
2014
10.6%
2015
2.1%
2016
2.6%
2017
3.1%
2018
4.6%
2019
7.5%
2020
4.3%
2021
−3.3%
2022
−10.4%
2023
4.4%
2024
2.5%
2025
2.4%
2026
1.2%

Where the money is

Look-through exposure as at 31 July 2026 · 9 securities · top 10 = 99.8%

Country

Australia100.0%

Top holdings

Australia Government BondAustralia
3.2%
Australia Government BondAustralia
3.0%
Australia Government BondAustralia
3.0%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.9%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.8%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.8%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.8%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.8%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.7%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.7%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.6%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.5%
Australia Government BondAustralia
2.1%
Australia Government BondAustralia
1.9%
Australia Government BondAustralia
1.8%

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.

Code
Fund
Fee
Overlap
Corr 3y
VanEck 1-5 Year Australian Government Bond ETF
0.22%
93%
0.59
VanEck 5-10 Year Australian Government Bond ETF
0.22%
92%
0.82
VanEck 10+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF
0.22%
85%
0.82
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF
0.10%
79%
0.94
iShares Core Composite Bond ETF
0.10%
33%
0.91
iShares 15+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF
0.15%
21%
0.85
Vanguard Diversified Conservative Index ETF
0.27%
14%
0.56
Betashares Bloomberg Ausbond Composite ETF
0.07%
13%
Vanguard Diversified Balanced Index ETF
0.27%
12%
0.45
Betashares Australian Government Bond ETF
0.22%
10%
0.95
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