# Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP (V3GS) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/v3gs · ISIN IE00BNDS1T77 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 01/10/2026, V3GS (Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP, ISIN IE00BNDS1T77) closed at £5.01 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +4.4%, or −18.4% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2021. It tracks the Bloomberg MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Liquid Bond Screened Index - GBP - Benchmark TR Gross Hedged. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound. Latest close: **£5.01** (01/10/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | V3GS | | ISIN | IE00BNDS1T77 | | Category | Corporate & other bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | Bloomberg MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Liquid Bond Screened Index - GBP - Benchmark TR Gross Hedged | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.15% a year (£15 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £148m | | Launched | 2021 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 01/10/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | -1.20% | -4.30% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +16.17% | +4.83% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +4.40% | -18.38% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −14.6%, 2023 +7.7%, 2024 +3.1%, 2025 +6.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −1.8%. Returns of Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −1.1%; to 30/09/2025: +3.8%; to 30/09/2024: +12.2%; to 30/09/2023: +3.2%; to 30/09/2022: −17.5%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -14.6% | -21.8% | Price | | 2023 | +7.7% | +3.4% | Price | | 2024 | +3.1% | -0.4% | Price | | 2025 | +6.1% | +2.5% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -1.8% | -4.6% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 3.68% | -3.48% | | 3 years | 4.57% | -3.48% | | 5 years | 5.57% | -19.60% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 3.7% over 1 year, 4.6% over 3 years, 5.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP since October 2021, in pounds: −19.6% from 05/11/2021 to 21/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since May 2021 was −18.5% (12 months to 21/10/2022); the highest was +13.4% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP was 3.5% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (26/06/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP 0.15% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 281 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 21 the same and 81 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track Bloomberg MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Liquid Bond Screened Index - GBP - Benchmark TR Gross Hedged, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.15% to 0.15% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged GBP (this fund) | 0.15% | -1.3% | +15.5% | +4.3% | | Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP | 0.15% | -1.3% | +5.7% | +0.9% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.15%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 31/08/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Morgan Stanley | 2.53% | | JPMorgan Chase | 2.48% | | Bank of America | 2.38% | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 2.21% | | Amazon | 1.75% | | HSBC | 1.63% | | Wells Fargo | 1.47% | | AT&T | 1.43% | | Alphabet | 1.36% | | Oracle | 1.35% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Financials | 38.6% | | Communication Services | 8.7% | | Health Care | 8.3% | | Information Technology | 6.9% | | Consumer Discretionary | 5.3% | | Industrials | 2.2% | | Real Estate | 2.2% | | Consumer Staples | 2.1% | | Other sectors | 1.1% | | Not classified | 24.9% | ### By country Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United States | 55.6% | | United Kingdom | 7.6% | | France | 6.8% | | Netherlands | 5.3% | | Canada | 4.3% | | Germany | 3.4% | | Japan | 2.8% | | Spain | 2.6% | | Other countries | 11.4% | | Not classified | 0.6% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Bonds | 99.7% | | Cash and money market | 0.6% | All 894 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/v3gs/holdings --- We show information. 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