FairHorizon Blue
B14-I

Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF

Global USD investment grade corporate bonds. Passive tracker on Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate USD 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 USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF is a passive index solution that tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate - USD Index using a representative sampling approach. The index includes global investment grade USD fixed rate corporate bonds with >1 year maturities from both developed and emerging countries. The fund has >9000 holdings vs index of >10000 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 USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
4.77%
Ann. return (5-year):
0.76%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
7.20%

This ETF represents passive high quality USD-only diversified corporate bond exposures.

Benchmark Returns

iShares Global Corp Bond UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
5.18%
Ann. return (5-year):
0.22%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
7.97%
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 ETF represents passive high quality USD-only diversified corporate bond exposures.

Liquidity

The ETF is listed on multiple Europe exchanges in various currencies.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-21.43%
Recovery Period
1090 Days

Diversification

Credit Rating

  • Aaa1.16%
  • Aa9.94%
  • A43.76%
  • Baa41.10%
  • Ba1.56%
  • Others2.49%

Sectors

  • Corporate99.35%
  • Treasury0.62%
  • Others0.02%

Geography

  • U.S.A.79.42%
  • United Kingdom3.42%
  • Canada2.62%
  • Japan2.33%
  • France1.66%
  • Cayman Islands1.40%
  • Netherlands1.39%
  • Australia1.28%
  • Switzerland0.64%
  • Ireland0.64%
  • Spain0.60%
  • Others4.60%

Frequently asked questions

What is the Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF?
The Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF is a index-based fund in the Global USD Corporate Bonds asset class, managed by Vanguard. Global USD investment grade corporate bonds. Passive tracker on Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate USD Index.
What is the Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF'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 USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF?
The Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF has a total expense ratio of 0.07% per annum. The maximum recommended portfolio share is 100%.
What is the ISIN of the Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF?
The ISIN of the Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF share class tracked by Das Family Office is IE00BGYWFK87.
What are the historical returns of the Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF?
As of the most recent month-end, the Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF has delivered 3-year annualised total return of 4.77%, 5-year annualised total return of 0.76%. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Is the Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF accumulating or distributing?
The tracked share class (USD ACC) is Accumulating — income is automatically reinvested into the fund.
When was the Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF launched?
The Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF was incepted on 2019-02-21.