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Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Government 0 Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
Fund Strategy
The Fund aims to hold all of the securities in the index, where practical, or otherwise a representative sample of the securities included in the index. Vanguard selects the securities it holds based on liquidity, access to markets, portfolio cash-flow and minimum trade quantities with the aim of tracking the return of the index. Security weightings in the Fund may vary from the index weightings.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return -0.1% 0.76% 3.7% 4.9% 4.51% 2.19% -0.72% 1.85%
Growth return 0.26% -0.21% 1.16% 0.91% 1.54% 1.13% -2.38% -0.41%
Income return -0.36% 0.97% 2.54% 3.99% 2.97% 1.06% 1.66% 2.26%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.33% 1.05% 3.11% 4.31% 4.73% 3.74% -0.03% 2.14%
As at 31 Jul 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF
Cash
0.32%
Fixed Interest
99.68%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
6.86%
Fixed Interest
92.22%
Australian Equities
0.62%
International Equities
0.03%
Property & Infrastructure
0.02%
Alternatives
0.25%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
Bonds - Australia
starstar (as at 31 Jul 2025)
Investment Fund
24 Apr 2012
$1173.6 million (as at 31 Jul 2025)
$47.1979 (as at 28 Aug 2025)
$47.1979 (as at 28 Aug 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.16% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.20% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jul 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Australia (Commonwealth of) 2.75% Bond - Gov't/Treasury 3.12%
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FAQs about the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF

The objective of the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund is The Fund seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Government 0+ Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

The strategy of the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund is The Fund aims to hold all of the securities in the index, where practical, or otherwise a representative sample of the securities included in the index. Vanguard selects the securities it holds based on liquidity, access to markets, portfolio cash-flow and minimum trade quantities with the aim of tracking the return of the index. Security weightings in the Fund may vary from the index weightings.

The APIR code of the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund is .

Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF’s total return last month was -0.1%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.26% and an income return of -0.36%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2025.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF’s total return for the last three months was 0.76%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.21% and an income return of 0.97%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2025.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF’s one-year total return is 4.9%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.91% and an income return of 3.99%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2025.

Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF’s one-year total return is 2.19%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.13% and an income return of 1.06%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund is :

Cash
0.32%
Fixed Interest
99.68%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund is Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

The Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Australia sector/asset class.

As at 31 Jul 2025, the size of the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund was $1173.6 million.

The Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund has an inception date of 24 Apr 2012.

The current entry price of the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund is $47.1979 per unit and the current exit price is $47.1979 per unit (as at 28 Aug 2025).

The current exit price of the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund is $47.1979 per unit and the current entry price is $47.1979 per unit (as at 28 Aug 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF managed fund is $0.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.