Vanguard Investment Series PLC-Vanguard Global Short-Term Corp Bond Index Fund vs iShares USD Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF

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Vanguard Investment Series PLC-Vanguard Global Short-Term Corp Bond Index Fund P3 · FairHorizon Purple iShares USD Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF P6 · FairHorizon Purple
ISIN IE00BDFB7308 IE00BGCSB447
Asset class Global Short Maturity Bonds USD Short Maturity Bonds
Strategy Index-Based Index-Based
Provider Vanguard iShares (BlackRock)
Sustainability (SFDR)
Share class USD H USD ACC
Currency USD USD
TER (p.a.) 0.18% 0.09%
Inception 2017-11-02 2018-07-03
Return — 1 year 4.34% 4.47%
Return — 3 years p.a. 5.72% 5.25%
Return — 5 years p.a. 2.55% 3.71%
Return — 10 years p.a.
Volatility — 5y stddev p.a. 3.10% 0.76%
Max. recommended portfolio share 100% 35%

How they differ

Vanguard Investment Series PLC-Vanguard Global Short-Term Corp Bond Index Fund is classified by Das Family Office as FairHorizon Purple (Global Short Maturity Bonds, index-based). Global short maturity (1-5y) IG corporate bonds. Passive tracker on Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Index.

iShares USD Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF is classified as FairHorizon Purple (USD Short Maturity Bonds, index-based). Global USD ultra short maturity (<1y fixed, <3y float) corporate bonds. Passive tracker on Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Ultrashort Index.

Both funds sit in the same FairHorizon bucket, suggesting comparable investment time-horizons. Differences are likely to come from underlying strategy, manager skill, or sub-asset-class tilt.

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