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Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (ASX: VGB) - Share Price and Research

Current share price for VGB : $47.010 0.01 (0.02%)+

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) invests in income-generating securities issued by the Commonwealth Government of Australia, Australian State Government authorities and treasury corporations. While being low cost, the ETF also provides some protection against capital volatility. The investments in the ETF are predominantly rated AA or higher by Standard & Poor's ratings agency or equivalent.

VGB General Information +

ASX Code VGB
Website http://www.vanguard.com.au
Industry/Sector Asset Management & Custody Banks
Market Cap ($M) 992
VGB Share Price $47.010
Day High $47.110
Day Low $47.010
Last Close $47.020
VGB Share Price Movement $0.01 ( 0.02% )
Prices as at 16:40, 20 Sep 2024
+Security prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes and are indicative only.

VGB Related Research

Exchange Traded Fund Description

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) invests in income-generating securities issued by the Commonwealth Government of Australia, Australian State Government authorities and treasury corporations. While being low cost, the ETF also provides some protection against capital volatility. The investments in the ETF are predominantly rated AA or higher by Standard & Poor's ratings agency or equivalent.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) Upcoming Dividends & Yields

Distribution Type Dividend Franking Ex-dividend date Payment date Current Price+ Price 7D Avg Dividend Yield
HFResult 44.25¢ 0% 1 Jul 2024 16 Jul 2024 $47.010 $47.220 -
Result 16.13¢ 0% 2 Apr 2024 17 Apr 2024 $47.010 $47.220 -
Result 45.62¢ 0% 2 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2024 $47.010 $47.220 -

See all dividends from Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) or use our Upcoming Dividends tool to search for dividends across all ASX-listed securities.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) Recent ASX Announcements

Company Sector Market Cap ($m) Headline Release
date/time+		 Price at
release+		 Current
price+		 Gain/Loss View
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB)
VANGUARD AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX ETF
 Financials $993 Annual Report 6 Sep 2024 4:14PM $46.940 $47.010 risen by 0.15%
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB)
VANGUARD AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX ETF
 Financials $993 Outstanding ETF Securities and Fund Flows Announcement 6 Sep 2024 3:04PM $46.940 $47.010 risen by 0.15%
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB)
VANGUARD AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX ETF
 Financials $993 Outstanding ETF Securities and Fund Flows Announcement 6 Aug 2024 3:26PM $46.940 $47.010 risen by 0.15%
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB)
VANGUARD AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX ETF
 Financials $993 Appointment of new VIA Director 26 Jul 2024 10:04AM $45.720 $47.010 risen by 2.82%
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB)
VANGUARD AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX ETF
 Financials $993 Outstanding ETF Securities and Fund Flows Announcement 5 Jul 2024 11:00AM n/a $47.010 n/a
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB)
VANGUARD AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX ETF
 Financials $993 Distribution Tax Estimates 2 Jul 2024 3:56PM $45.370 $47.010 risen by 3.61%

VGB Financial Summary

Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2023A $4.44 $0.70 -103.10% 6,782.70 40.60 0.90% 0.0%
2022A -$142.85 -$22.00 572.20% 0.00 34.60 0.70% 0.0%
2021A -$20.08 -$3.30 -149.80% 0.00 123.40 2.30% 0.0%

VGB Peer Comparison

Company Mkt Cap EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
2021 A 2022 A 2023 A 2021 A 2022 A 2023 A 2021 A 2022 A 2023 A
Magellan Financial Group (MFG) $1,740M 0.0198 -0.0581 0.0145 9.5266 10.1145 9.9703 6.70% 5.73% 5.11%
Netwealth Group (NWL) $5,803M 0.2382 0.0352 0.2847 69.6481 67.2805 52.3705 1.18% 1.42% 1.73%
Pinnacle Investment Management Group (PNI) $3,528M 0.1667 0.1969 0.1911 38.1758 31.8950 26.7766 2.42% 2.82% 3.36%
Perpetual (PPT) $2,115M -0.1521 0.2241 -0.0452 13.0315 10.6459 11.1499 6.37% 7.02% 6.48%
Vanguard Aus Gov Bond ETF (VGB) $993M -1.0309 0.0000 0.0000 6,914.7059 0.0000 0.0000 0.86% 0.00% 0.00%

VGB Market Comparison

Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
Company 0.00 6,913.00 20.30 0.00
Market 0.31 13.70 1.07 0.94
Sector 0.54 13.00 1.04 1.28

VGB Directors

Name Position Start Date
Mr Daniel Shrimski Non-Executive Director 21 May 2021
Mr John Bendl Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022
Mr Curt Jacques Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022
Ms Kim Petersen Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) Changes in Directors' Interest & Trades

There are no directors' trades from Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB). Please use our Changes in directors' interest tool to search for changes & trades across all ASX-listed securities.

VGB Management

Name Position
Ashley Warmbrand Company Secretary

FAQs about Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB)

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) current share price is $47.01. This constitutes a price movement of 0.44% when compared to the share price 7 days ago and is -0.51% below VGB's 12-month high of $47.25 per share. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Relative to the previous close share price of $47.02, Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) current share price of $47.01 constitutes a movement of -$0.01 or -0.02%. Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) share price movement is -0.44% when compared to 7 days ago and is -0.51% below VGB's 52-week high of $47.25.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) 52-week high is $47.25 which was reached on 17 Sep 2024. Relative to this, VGB's current share price of $47.01 constitutes a -$0.24 or -0.51% drop since that high of $47.25 per VGB share.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) 52-week low is $43.92 which was reached on 1 Nov 2023. Relative to this, VGB's current share price of $47.01 constitutes a $3.09 or 7.04% gain since that low of $43.92 per VGB share.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) current market capitalisation is $992,959,887. Market capitalisation, sometimes referred to as "market cap", is the total value of a company's or ETF's issued shares or units owned by shareholders or unitholders. Market capitalisation is equal to the market price per share or unit multiplied by the number of shares or units outstanding.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) last distribution or dividend was $0.44 per share and was paid on 16 Jul 2024. This last VGB distribution or dividend included 0% franking.

Upcoming ex-distribution date: 1 Jul 2024

Upcoming record date: 2 Jul 2024

Upcoming payment date: 16 Jul 2024

ETFs, such as Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB), pay distributions instead of dividends. The difference is that dividends are declared by companies from part of the profits made during any given year and the company’s management decide the amount of earnings retained verses how much to pay out to investors. An ETF, like Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB), must pay out all realised income. This is a combination of any dividends received plus capital gains realised from the buying and selling of underlying holdings within Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB).


A distribution has three key dates:

Ex-distribution date: Date the distribution value leaves the ETF. This will normally correspond with the ETF unit price dropping in value by the same amount as the distribution.

Record date: Date someone must be on the unit registry to receive the distribution.

Payment date date: Date the distribution is paid to the unit holder.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) has a current dividend yield of n/a this year. Last year's dividend yield was 0.90%. The dividend yield for VGB is a ratio that tells you the percentage of Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB)'s share price that it pays out in dividends each year. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividends by the current share price.

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