Key Highlights

  • VBND holds 14,718 securities, with the top ten holdings making up 5.21% of the fund.
  • The fund traded at $38.51 on 20 October 2026, down $0.14 or 0.36%, with a fund size of $4.87 billion.
  • The management fee is 0.20%, and the annual yield shown is 9.62%.
  • The $0.262 interim distribution was lower than the July and April 2026 payments but higher than October 2025.

Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX:VBND) aims to hold a representative sample of securities from its index so that its risk profile is consistent with the index. It holds 14,718 securities and shows an annual yield of 9.62% on its ASX page on 20 October 2026.

Measure

Detail

Last price and change

$38.51, down $0.14 (0.36%)

Fund size

$4.87 billion

Management fee

0.20%

Annual yield

9.62%

Latest distribution

Interim, $0.262

Benchmark

Bloomberg GblAgg Float-Adj&Scale TR HAUD

Admitted to the ASX

12 October 2017

Latest trading and fund details

On 20 October 2026, Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX:VBND) last traded at $38.51, down $0.14 or 0.36%, from a previous close of $38.65. The day range was $38.41 to $38.65, the bid and offer range was $38.45 to $38.90, and 86,146 units changed hands against an average volume of 192,290. The fund size is $4.87 billion across 126,107,705 units outstanding. The management fee is 0.20%. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 12 October 2017 and sits in the Morningstar Bonds - Global category.

Distribution details

The latest distribution was interim of $0.262, with an ex date of 1 October 2026, a record date of 2 October 2026 and payment on 16 October 2026. The annual yield displayed is 9.62%. The $0.262 interim compares with $1.579 in July 2026, $1.556 in April 2026, $0.310 in January 2026 and $0.197 in October 2025, so it is lower than the first three and higher than the October 2025 payment.

Portfolio and exposure

VBND holds 14,718 securities. The largest position is a repurchase agreement at 4.37% (06/26) with a weight of 2.21%, followed by a Euro Schatz Future for September 2026 at 0.55% and several United States Treasury Notes between 0.27% and 0.37%, along with a France 0.75% bond at 0.27%. By region, the United States is 45.69% (category 43.88%), Germany 6.18%, France 6.12% (4.38%), Japan 5.61% (4.64%), the United Kingdom 4.71% (11.17%) and Canada 3.96% (4.60%). Australia is 2.04% (4.21%). Turnover is 16.35%.

Asset mix

Bonds are 96.57% of assets (category 95.88%), stock 2.21% (0.15%) and cash 1.21% (50.36%). The category shows cash at 50.36% and other holdings at -46.34%.

Risks

VBND shows a beta of 1.11 and a standard deviation of 3.76. The fund is hedged, and its largest listed position is a repurchase agreement rather than a bond. The price fell 0.36% on 20 October 2026. The latest interim distribution is lower than the two payments before it, and the bid and offer range of $38.45 to $38.90 is $0.45 wide.

What to watch ahead

Recent ASX announcements include Outstanding Securities for September 2026 (7 October), a Distribution Tax Estimate for VBND (5 October), a DRP notice and Final Distributions (2 October) and an Updated Estimated Distribution (1 October). Further notices of this kind are the items to follow.

The bottom line

VBND combines the lowest fee in this group, 0.20%, with a 14,718-security hedged bond portfolio and a 9.62% displayed yield, while its price slipped 0.36% on 20 October 2026.