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Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Inflation Treasury 1 Year Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
Fund Strategy
The Bloomberg AusBond Inflation Treasury 1 Yr Index is a market value weighted index of the capital indexed bonds issued by the Government of Australia and with maturities greater than one year. 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.

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 0.89% 1.67% 2.19% 0.93% 2.43% 3.31% 0.5% 2.12%
Growth return 0.89% 1.23% 1.45% -0.46% 1.05% 2.26% -1.01% 0.63%
Income return 0% 0.44% 0.74% 1.39% 1.38% 1.05% 1.51% 1.49%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index
Cash
0.13%
Fixed Interest
99.87%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index (Wholesale)
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
VAN0064AU
starstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Unknown
11 Apr 2012
$310.09 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$1.1945 (as at 23 Sep 2025)
$1.1913 (as at 23 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.29% (as at 1 Sep 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.29% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jul 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Australia (Commonwealth of) 2.5% Bond-Gov't Inflation Protected 24.85%
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FAQs about the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index

The objective of the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund is The Fund seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Inflation Treasury 1+ Year Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

The strategy of the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund is The Bloomberg AusBond Inflation Treasury 1+ Yr Index is a market value weighted index of the capital indexed bonds issued by the Government of Australia and with maturities greater than one year. 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.

The APIR code of the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund is VAN0064AU.

Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index’s total return last month was 0.89%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.89% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index’s total return for the last three months was 1.67%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.23% and an income return of 0.44%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index’s one-year total return is 0.93%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.46% and an income return of 1.39%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index’s one-year total return is 3.31%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.26% and an income return of 1.05%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund is :

Cash
0.13%
Fixed Interest
99.87%

The Responsible Entity for the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund is Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund was $310.09 million.

The Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund has an inception date of 11 Apr 2012.

The current entry price of the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund is $1.1945 per unit and the current exit price is $1.1913 per unit (as at 23 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund is $1.1913 per unit and the current entry price is $1.1945 per unit (as at 23 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vanguard Australian Inflation-linked Bond Index managed fund is $500,000. Minimum additional investment is $5000.

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.