FairHorizon Blue
B13-I

Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund

Global USD investment grade diversified bonds of mainly corporate issues and excludes US Treasuries. Passive tracker on Bloomberg Global Aggregate USD Credit Float Adjusted Bond Index.

About the Fund

Data as of

The Vanguard Group is a US-based private investment firm founded in 1975 by John Bogle, and is best known for offering low cost, uncomplicated mutual fund and ETF solutions. It manages over US$12tn worth of assets.

The Vanguard US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund is a passive index solution that tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate USD Credit Float Adjusted Bond Index using a representative sampling approach. The index includes global USD investment grade bonds of mainly corporate bonds (~80%) and to a lesser extent government-related/supranational bonds from both developed and emerging countries, but excludes US Treasuries and most securitised assets. The fund has >8000 holdings vs index of >14000 holdings.

Performance

Price Performance – Maximum Period

The FairHorizon Context

Investment-Time-Horizon in years

0 - 22 - 44 - 7 7 - 1010 - 1515+
Expected long-term return
2 - 4% p.a.
Expected volatility
3 - 5% p.a.

Building Block Returns

Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
4.99%
Ann. return (5-year):
0.78%
Ann. return (10-year):
2.57%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
6.92%

This fund represents passive high quality diversified USD-only bonds of mainly corporate issues but specifically excludes US Treasuries and most securitised assets.

Benchmark Returns

iShares US Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
3.25%
Ann. return (5-year):
-0.04%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
6.12%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

FairHorizon Benchmark Returns

Dimensional Funds PLC - World Allocation 20/80 Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
7.18%
Ann. return (5-year):
3.55%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
4.10%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

The Dimensional World Allocation 20/80 Fund is our FAIRHORIZON Blue reference benchmark solution that has 20% global developed equities and 80% global investment grade short-to-medium maturity bonds for global high quality bonds-like returns and volatility.

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Why we prefer this fund

Relevance of strategy

This fund represents passive high quality diversified USD-only bonds of mainly corporate issues but specifically excludes US Treasuries and most securitised assets.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-20.40%
Recovery Period
1078 Days

Diversification

Credit Rating

  • Aaa6.99%
  • Aa13.96%
  • A35.34%
  • Baa37.42%
  • Ba1.12%
  • Others5.17%

Sectors

  • Corporate77.13%
  • Government-Related19.20%
  • Securitized2.79%
  • Treasury0.71%
  • Others0.18%

Geography

  • U.S.A.64.96%
  • Supranational3.75%
  • Canada3.59%
  • United Kingdom3.04%
  • Japan2.12%
  • Cayman Islands1.94%
  • France1.75%
  • Netherlands1.23%
  • Mexico1.21%
  • Australia1.05%
  • Saudi Arabia1.01%
  • Others14.34%

Frequently asked questions

What is the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund?
The Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund is a index-based fund in the Global USD Bonds asset class, managed by Vanguard. Global USD investment grade diversified bonds of mainly corporate issues and excludes US Treasuries. Passive tracker on Bloomberg Global Aggregate USD Credit Float Adjusted Bond Index.
What is the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund's FairHorizon classification?
Das Family Office classifies this fund as FairHorizon Blue, meaning it is suitable for investors with a 2–4 years investment horizon. conservative bond-heavy allocation
What is the total expense ratio (TER) of the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund?
The Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund has a total expense ratio of 0.12% per annum. The maximum recommended portfolio share is 100%.
What is the ISIN of the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund?
The ISIN of the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund share class tracked by Das Family Office is IE00B04GQX83.
What are the historical returns of the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund?
As of the most recent month-end, the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund has delivered 3-year annualised total return of 4.99%, 5-year annualised total return of 0.78%, 10-year annualised total return of 2.57%. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Is the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund accumulating or distributing?
The tracked share class (IP USD ACC) is Accumulating — income is automatically reinvested into the fund.
When was the Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund launched?
The Vanguard Investment Series PLC - US Investment Grade Credit Index Fund was incepted on 2004-12-16.