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Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund
ISIN IE000SS2Y1K0The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Latest close
Vanguard£97.90
on , the price Vanguard published
- Ongoing charge
- 0.14% a year
Source: Vanguard, as of
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund (ISIN IE000SS2Y1K0) was priced at £97.90, as published by Vanguard. Its ongoing charge is 0.14% a year (about £14 on £10,000).
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.14%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £14
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £70
- of £10,000, before growth
- 145 charge less
- 4 the same
- 125 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund 0.14% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 125 of the 274 other government bond funds charge more, 4 the same and 145 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund is an open-ended fund (OEIC) from Vanguard.
It is bought and sold once a day at its net asset value, through a platform or directly from the manager.
Its ongoing charge is 0.14% a year — about £14 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Government bonds: Loans to governments, such as UK gilts and US Treasuries. They pay interest; their prices move when interest rates change.
Terms:OEICShare classISIN
Key facts
- ISIN
- IE000SS2Y1K0
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Structure
- OEIC
- An open-ended fund bought directly from the manager once a day at its net asset value, rather than on the exchange.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.14% a year · about £14 on £10,000
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Since 10/07/2026, the closing price went from £100.41 on 10/07/2026 to £97.90 on 30/09/2026 (−2.5%). The lowest close shown was £97.90 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £100.41 on 10/07/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 10/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: Vanguard, as of
Five years of prices, and after inflation
13 weekly closes, from 10/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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What it holds
- Holdings
- 37
- 1,022 reported by the issuer
- Ten largest
- 84.9%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 4.1
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 47.3%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond
Top 10 holdings
Vanguard lists 1,022 positions for Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund. Positions that share one name in its file are added together here, so a line below can stand for several holdings.
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Note/BondUnited States | 47.26% |
| 2 | French Republic Government Bond OATFrance | 7.44% |
| 3 | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del TesoroItaly | 6.64% |
| 4 | United Kingdom GiltUnited Kingdom | 6.13% |
| 5 | Spain Government BondSpain | 4.36% |
| 6 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland BundesanleiheGermany | 3.64% |
| 7 | Japan Government Ten Year BondJapan | 2.71% |
| 8 | Japan Government Twenty Year BondJapan | 2.43% |
| 9 | Japan Government Five Year BondJapan | 2.20% |
| 10 | Canadian Government BondCanada | 2.11% |
Source: Vanguard, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By country
- United States47.3%
- Japan9.8%
- France7.4%
- Italy6.6%
- United Kingdom6.1%
- Germany6.1%
- Spain4.4%
- Canada2.1%
- Other countries9.9%
- Not classified0.5%
By type of asset
- Bonds99.8%
- Cash and money market0.5%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 37 largest.
All holdings
The fund publishes 37 holdings; the ten largest make up 84.9% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund?
The ongoing charge of Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund is 0.14% a year — about £14 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund 0.14% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 125 of the 274 other government bond funds charge more, 4 the same and 145 less (share classes counted once).
What is the ISIN of Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund?
The ISIN of Vanguard Global Government Bond Index Fund is IE000SS2Y1K0. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- Vanguard, the fund’s published price, latest
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- Vanguard, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
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