# Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP (VAGS) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/vags · ISIN IE00BG47K971 · 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 30/09/2026, VAGS (Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP, ISIN IE00BG47K971) closed at £25.19 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year (about £10 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −4.2%, or −25.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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 0.1% a year — about £10 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: **£25.19** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | VAGS | | ISIN | IE00BG47K971 | | Category | Corporate & other bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted and Scaled | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.10% a year (£10 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £1.5bn | | Launched | 2019 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) 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 | -1.46% | -4.56% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +11.59% | +0.70% | income reinvested | | 5 years | -4.21% | -25.12% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 +2.0%, 2025 +5.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −2.3%. 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: −1.4%; to 30/09/2025: +2.4%; to 30/09/2024: +10.1%; to 30/09/2023: +0.6%; to 30/09/2022: −14.9%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -13.7% | -21.0% | Price | | 2023 | +5.9% | +1.7% | Price | | 2024 | +2.0% | -1.4% | Price | | 2025 | +5.1% | +1.5% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -2.3% | -5.0% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 3.39% | -3.96% | | 3 years | 4.43% | -3.96% | | 5 years | 5.09% | -16.83% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 3.4% over 1 year, 4.4% 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 October 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 30/09/2026 the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP was 5.0% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (03/12/2021), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP 0.10% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 349 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 22 the same and 12 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 3 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 0.10% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBP (this fund) | 0.10% | -1.5% | +11.6% | -4.2% | | Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP | 0.10% | -2.6% | +3.4% | -14.1% | | Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Shs Hedged EUR | 0.08% | -5.3% | +5.0% | -11.6% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.10%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 31/08/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 23.43% | | French Republic Government Bond OAT | 3.57% | | Fannie Mae Pool | 3.39% | | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro | 3.28% | | United Kingdom Gilt | 2.97% | | Freddie Mac Pool | 2.81% | | Spain Government Bond | 2.14% | | Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe | 2.11% | | Ginnie Mae II Pool | 2.07% | | Japan Government Twenty Year Bond | 1.38% | ## 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 country Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United States | 45.7% | | France | 6.0% | | Japan | 5.6% | | Germany | 5.1% | | United Kingdom | 4.3% | | Canada | 4.0% | | Italy | 3.8% | | SNAT | 2.9% | | Other countries | 21.6% | | Not classified | 1.3% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Bonds | 99.0% | | Cash and money market | 1.3% | All 1,260 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/vags/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.