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Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund

ISIN IE00B1S74W91The Vanguard Group, Inc.

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£48.60

on , the price Vanguard published

Ongoing charge
0.12% a year

Source: Vanguard, as of

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund (ISIN IE00B1S74W91) was priced at £48.60, as published by Vanguard. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year (about £12 on £10,000).

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.12%
a year
On £10,000
£12
a year, roughly
Over five years
£60
of £10,000, before growth
Among 384 corporate and other bond funds, share classes counted once
  • 41 charge less
  • 24 the same
  • 318 charge more

Ongoing charge of Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 318 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 24 the same and 41 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 U.K. Investment Grade 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 0.12% a year — about £12 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.

Terms:OEICShare classISIN

Key facts

ISIN
IE00B1S74W91
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
0.12% a year · about £12 on £10,000
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£48.60−2.4% since 10/07/2026 · closing price
Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund closing price: £49.82 on 10/07/2026, £48.60 on 30/09/2026 (−2.4%); low £48.60, high £49.90.

Since 10/07/2026, the closing price went from £49.82 on 10/07/2026 to £48.60 on 30/09/2026 (−2.5%). The lowest close shown was £48.60 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £49.90 on 07/08/2026.

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

As of , Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund holds 1,145 positions, according to the holdings Vanguard publishes. The largest is Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau at 3.91% of the fund; the ten largest make up 19.0%.
Holdings
459
1,145 reported by the issuer
Ten largest
19.0%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
135
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
3.9%
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 31/08/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1Kreditanstalt fuer WiederaufbauGermany3.91%
2European Investment BankSNAT3.29%
3International Bank for Reconstruction & DevelopmentSNAT2.28%
4Inter-American Development BankSNAT1.58%
5HSBCHSBAFinancialsUnited Kingdom1.52%
6Asian Development BankSNAT1.43%
7Electricite de FranceUtilitiesFrance1.41%
8International FinanceSNAT1.34%
9BarclaysBARCFinancialsUnited Kingdom1.26%
10Credit AgricoleACAFinancialsFrance0.98%

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

  1. United Kingdom38.6%
  2. SNAT13.8%
  3. United States12.7%
  4. France7.8%
  5. Germany6.3%
  6. Netherlands5.1%
  7. Canada2.8%
  8. Jersey2.0%
  9. Other countries10.8%
  10. Not classified0.2%
Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026.

By type of asset

  1. Bonds99.9%
  2. Cash and money market0.2%
Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026.

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All 459 holdings of Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund

All holdings

The fund publishes 459 holdings; the ten largest make up 19.0% of it.

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Sector split

As a share of the whole fund. The source classifies 27.4% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Finance17.1%
  2. Utilities2.9%
  3. Communications2.4%
  4. Technology Services1.1%
  5. Consumer Services0.8%
  6. Retail Trade0.6%
  7. Health Technology0.5%
  8. Consumer Non-Durables0.5%
  9. Other classified sectors1.6%
Sector classification by TradingView over the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026.

Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured

Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund?

The ongoing charge of Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund is 0.12% a year — about £12 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 U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 318 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 24 the same and 41 less (share classes counted once).

What is the ISIN of Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund?

The ISIN of Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund is IE00B1S74W91. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund.

What does Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund hold?

As of 31/08/2026, Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund holds 1,145 positions, according to the holdings Vanguard publishes. The largest is Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau at 3.91% of the fund; the ten largest make up 19.0%. Its ten largest holdings are Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (3.91%), European Investment Bank (3.29%), International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (2.28%), Inter-American Development Bank (1.58%), HSBC (1.52%), Asian Development Bank (1.43%), Electricite de France (1.41%), International Finance (1.34%), Barclays (1.26%) and Credit Agricole (0.98%).

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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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