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

Current share price for VGB : $45.480 0.32 (0.70%)

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) is an exchange traded fund seeking to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of Australian Government and State Government fixed income securities, as represented by the UBS Government Bond Index (the Underlying Index). The responsible entity of the fund is Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

VGB General Information +

ASX Code VGB
Website http://www.vanguard.com.au
Industry/Sector Asset Management & Custody Banks
Market Cap ($M) 984
VGB Share Price $45.480
Day High $45.840
Day Low $45.480
Last Close $45.800
VGB Share Price Movement $0.32 ( 0.70% )
Prices as at 16:40, 24 Apr 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) is an exchange traded fund seeking to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of Australian Government and State Government fixed income securities, as represented by the UBS Government Bond Index (the Underlying Index). The responsible entity of the fund is Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

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
Result 16.13¢ 0% 2 Apr 2024 17 Apr 2024 $45.480 $45.740 -
Result 45.62¢ 0% 2 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2024 $45.480 $45.740 -
Result 7.15¢ 0% 2 Oct 2023 17 Oct 2023 $45.480 $45.740 -

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

Headline Annoucement date/time+ Price at announcement+ Current price+ Price 7D Avg Gain/Loss
Outstanding ETF Securities Announcement 5 Apr 2024 9:31AM $46.100 $45.480 $45.740 fallen by 1.34%
Distribution Tax Estimates 3 Apr 2024 3:58PM $46.300 $45.480 $45.740 fallen by 1.77%
DRP Issue Price Announcement for the period ended 31 Mar 24 3 Apr 2024 1:56PM $46.300 $45.480 $45.740 fallen by 1.77%
  • + Company announcements and prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes. Prices are indicative only.

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VGB Financial Summary

Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2021A -$20.08 -$3.30 -149.80% 0.00 123.40 2.30% 0.0%
2020A $38.62 $6.60 -45.80% 815.10 151.60 2.80% 0.0%
2019A $57.35 $12.10 187.20% 414.00 103.40 2.10% 0.0%

VGB Peer Comparison

Company Mkt Cap EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
2019 A 2020 A 2021 A 2019 A 2020 A 2021 A 2019 A 2020 A 2021 A
Magellan Financial Group (MFG) $1,647M -0.5164 -0.0458 -0.1145 9.1054 9.5423 10.7760 12.81% 6.22% 5.51%
Netwealth Group (NWL) $4,847M 0.1948 0.3656 0.1744 72.1133 52.8051 44.9626 1.21% 1.61% 1.89%
Pinnacle Investment Management Group (PNI) $2,257M -0.0127 -0.0785 0.1948 28.4872 30.9126 25.8733 3.24% 2.91% 3.09%
Perpetual (PPT) $2,803M -0.2217 0.0181 0.1179 14.7394 14.4767 12.9504 6.28% 5.27% 5.67%
Vanguard Aus Gov Bond ETF (VGB) $992M -1.4977 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 2.69% 0.00% 0.00%

VGB Market Comparison

Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
Company 0.00 0.00 23.60 0.00
Market 0.54 15.00 1.10 1.05
Sector 0.57 13.30 1.03 0.89

VGB Directors

Name Position Start Date
Mr Frank Kolimago Non-Executive Director 4 Sep 2018
Ms Johanna Platt Non-Executive Director 31 Oct 2017
Mr Daniel Shrimski Non-Executive Director 21 May 2021
C McIsaac Non-Executive Director 25 Sep 2020
C Cosby Non-Executive Director 21 May 2021

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 $45.48. This constitutes a price movement of 0.57% when compared to the share price 7 days ago and is -4.13% below VGB's 12-month high of $47.44 per share. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Relative to the previous close share price of $45.80, Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) current share price of $45.48 constitutes a movement of -$0.32 or -0.70%. Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) share price movement is -0.57% when compared to 7 days ago and is -4.13% below VGB's 52-week high of $47.44.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) 52-week high is $47.44 which was reached on 12 May 2023. Relative to this, VGB's current share price of $45.48 constitutes a -$1.96 or -4.13% drop since that high of $47.44 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 $45.48 constitutes a $1.56 or 3.55% gain since that low of $43.92 per VGB share.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF's (VGB) current market capitalisation is $984,917,063. 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 $0.16 per share and was paid on 17 Apr 2024. This last VGB distribution or dividend included 0% franking.

Upcoming ex-distribution date: 2 Apr 2024

Upcoming record date: 3 Apr 2024

Upcoming payment date: 17 Apr 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 n/a. 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.

The "management expense ratio" (MER) for Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB) is 0.2%. This is the total expense for operating an ETF or managed fund like Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (VGB). This includes management fees and other operating expenses which all come out of an investor's return.

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