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VAGS Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP
ISIN IE00BG47K971London Stock Exchange: VAGSThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
- GBP hedged
Latest close
LSE£25.53
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.08% a year
- Fund size
- £2.0bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VAGS (Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP, ISIN IE00BG47K971) closed at £25.53 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.08% a year (about £8 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +9.2%, or −14.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +1.3%
- −2.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +22.0%
- +10.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +9.2%
- −14.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,092 on 13/11/2026 — about £852 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −13.7%, 2023 +5.9%, 2024 +2.1%, 2025 +5.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −1.0%. Returns of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −1.8%; to 30/09/2025: +2.8%; to 30/09/2024: +10.1%; to 30/09/2023: +0.6%; to 30/09/2022: −14.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −1.0% | −4.1% | |
| to | +5.0% | +1.4% | |
| to | +2.1% | −1.4% | |
| +5.9% | +1.7% | ||
| −13.7% | −21.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −1.8% | −5.3% |
| from | +2.8% | −1.2% |
| from | +10.1% | +7.3% |
| from | +0.6% | −5.4% |
| from | −14.7% | −21.6% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
5.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 3.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 4.3% |
| 5 years | 5.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −16.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −15.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +10.8%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 3.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 3.7% over 1 year, 4.3% over 3 years, 5.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP since November 2021, in pounds: −16.8% from 03/12/2021 to 21/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −15.9% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +10.8% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP was 3.7% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (03/12/2021), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.08%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £8
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £40
- of £10,000, before growth
- 4 charge less
- 3 the same
- 420 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP 0.08% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 420 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 3 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2019.
It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted and Scaled.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.08% a year — about £8 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.
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
- VAGS
- ISIN
- IE00BG47K971
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.08% a year · about £8 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £2.0bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £25.74 on 14/11/2025 to £25.53 on 13/11/2026 (−0.8%). The lowest close shown was £25.28 on 02/10/2026 and the highest £26.23 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 3,634
- 13,931 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 3.5%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 1,090
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 1.3%
- Cash and cash equivalents
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cash and cash equivalents | 1.31% |
| 2 | United Kingdom Gilt 4.50% 07/06/2028United Kingdom | 0.33% |
| 3 | French Republic Government Bond OAT 2.75% 25/02/2030France | 0.27% |
| 4 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 29/02/2028United States | 0.27% |
| 5 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875% 30/06/2030United States | 0.24% |
| 6 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe 2.40% 15/11/2030Germany | 0.23% |
| 7 | French Republic Government Bond OAT 2.70% 25/02/2031France | 0.22% |
| 8 | United Kingdom Gilt 4.375% 07/03/2028United Kingdom | 0.22% |
| 9 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 15/05/2034United States | 0.22% |
| 10 | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 2.20% 28/02/2028Italy | 0.21% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By country
- United States45.8%
- Japan5.8%
- France5.5%
- Germany4.8%
- United Kingdom4.4%
- Canada4.0%
- Italy3.6%
- SNAT2.9%
- Other countries20.9%
- Not classified1.3%
By type of asset
- Bonds97.9%
- Cash and money market1.3%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
All holdings
The fund publishes 13,931 holdings; the ten largest make up 3.5% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
4 funds track Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted and Scaled, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.08% to 0.08% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBPThis fundAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.08% a year | 0.08% | +1.3% | +22.0% | +9.2% |
| Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.08% a year | 0.08% | −1.1% | +4.9% | −12.6% |
| Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETFAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.08% a year | 0.08% | −7.0% | +3.1% | −11.6% |
| Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETFAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.08% a year | 0.08% | −0.6% | +5.2% | +1.3% |
As of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
- Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.08% a year · IE00BG47KG48
- Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETFAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.08% a year · IE00BG47KH54
- Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETFAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.08% a year · IE00BG47KJ78
Read more:Share classesAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The largest fall since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks it took to reach its low and to recover.
With a free account
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes moves against a comparable fund
Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VAGS?
The ongoing charge of VAGS is 0.08% a year — about £8 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 Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP 0.08% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 420 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 3 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
What does VAGS track?
VAGS tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted and Scaled.
Is VAGS accumulating or distributing?
VAGS is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of VAGS?
The ISIN of VAGS is IE00BG47K971. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VAGS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does VAGS hold?
As of 31/10/2026, VAGS holds 13,931 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Cash and cash equivalents at 1.31% of the fund; the ten largest make up 3.5%. Its ten largest holdings are Cash and cash equivalents (1.31%), United Kingdom Gilt 4.50% 07/06/2028 (0.33%), French Republic Government Bond OAT 2.75% 25/02/2030 (0.27%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 29/02/2028 (0.27%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875% 30/06/2030 (0.24%), Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe 2.40% 15/11/2030 (0.23%), French Republic Government Bond OAT 2.70% 25/02/2031 (0.22%), United Kingdom Gilt 4.375% 07/03/2028 (0.22%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 15/05/2034 (0.22%) and Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 2.20% 28/02/2028 (0.21%).
What were VAGS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VAGS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −13.7%, 2023 +5.9%, 2024 +2.1%, 2025 +5.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −1.0%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VAGS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VAGS’s total return was +9.2%, or −14.8% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at Vanguard · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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