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V3GD Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD

ISIN IE00BNDS1X14The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Reference data only

We hold this instrument’s identity from the FCA FIRDS register (ISIN, name, type, currency). Prices, charges and returns are not available for it yet.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges.
1 year
0.0%
−3.2% after inflation
3 years
−1.8%
−11.4% after inflation
5 years
+2.3%
−20.1% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,023 — about £799 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.

Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

In plain English

Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2021.

It tracks the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Liquid Bond Screened Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.

It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound.

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

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
V3GD
ISIN
IE00BNDS1X14
Provider
Vanguard
Tracks
Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Liquid Bond Screened Index
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Distributing, paid monthly
Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Fund size
£17.6m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
Yes, to pounds

What it holds

The ten largest holdings make up 18.6% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of V3GD: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 31/08/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1Morgan StanleyMS2.53%
2JPMorgan Chase2.48%
3Bank of AmericaBAC2.38%
4Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The2.21%
5AmazonAMZN1.75%
6HSBCHSBA1.63%
7Wells FargoWFC1.47%
8AT&TT1.43%
9AlphabetGOOG1.36%
10OracleORCL1.35%

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 sector

  1. Financials38.6%
  2. Communication Services8.7%
  3. Health Care8.3%
  4. Information Technology6.9%
  5. Consumer Discretionary5.3%
  6. Industrials2.2%
  7. Real Estate2.2%
  8. Consumer Staples2.1%
  9. Other sectors1.1%
  10. Not classified24.9%
Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026.

By country

  1. United States55.6%
  2. United Kingdom7.6%
  3. France6.8%
  4. Netherlands5.3%
  5. Canada4.3%
  6. Germany3.4%
  7. Japan2.8%
  8. Spain2.6%
  9. Other countries11.4%
  10. Not classified0.6%
Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026.

By type of asset

  1. Bonds99.7%
  2. Cash and money market0.6%
Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026.

894 holdings are listed for this fund. All 894 holdings of V3GD, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

All holdings

The fund publishes 894 holdings; the ten largest make up 18.6% of it.

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Questions people ask

What does V3GD track?

V3GD tracks the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Liquid Bond Screened Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net.

Is V3GD accumulating or distributing?

V3GD is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out monthly.

What is the ISIN of V3GD?

The ISIN of V3GD is IE00BNDS1X14. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; V3GD is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

Similar funds

More corporate and other bond funds, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.

Sources and dates

Returns
TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month published
Holdings
Vanguard, as published,
Identity
FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
Fund size
TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate

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