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VDTS Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP
ISIN IE000S0PSP47London Stock Exchange: VDTSThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- GBP hedged
Latest close
LSE£20.26
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.08% a year
- Fund size
- £10.4m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VDTS (Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP, ISIN IE000S0PSP47) closed at £20.26 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.08% a year (about £8 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +1.4%, or −8.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −0.7%
- −4.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +1.4%
- −8.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
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 USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 −0.6%, 2024 −3.6%, 2025 +1.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −4.8%. Returns of Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −6.2%; to 30/09/2025: −2.5%; to 30/09/2024: +5.0%; to 30/09/2023: −5.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −4.8% | −7.8% | |
| to | +1.4% | −2.1% | |
| to | −3.6% | −6.9% | |
| −0.6% | −4.6% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −6.2% | −9.5% |
| from | −2.5% | −6.3% |
| from | +5.0% | +2.3% |
| from | −5.2% | −10.9% |
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)
5.0%over 3 years
| 1 year | 3.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 5.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since February 2022
- −20.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −14.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +5.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since February 2022
- 19.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 3.8% over 1 year, 5.0% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP since February 2022, in pounds: −20.3% from 04/03/2022 to 02/10/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since February 2022 was −14.2% (12 months to 03/03/2023); the highest was +5.0% (12 months to 27/09/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP was 19.7% below its highest weekly close since February 2022 (04/03/2022), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
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
- 71 charge less
- 1 the same
- 239 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP 0.08% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 239 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 1 the same and 71 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 USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2022.
It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate - US Treasury Float Adjusted.
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 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.
Government bonds: Loans to governments, such as UK gilts and US Treasuries. They pay interest; their prices move when interest rates change.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VDTS
- ISIN
- IE000S0PSP47
- Provider
- Vanguard
- 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.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.08% a year · about £8 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £10.4m
- 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
- Government bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £21.40 on 14/11/2025 to £20.26 on 13/11/2026 (−5.3%). The lowest close shown was £20.12 on 02/10/2026 and the highest £21.53 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 29/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
247 weekly closes, from 11/02/2022 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
- 297
- 308 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 8.2%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 232
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 0.8%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 15/11/2034
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 15/11/2034United States | 0.85% |
| 2 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625% 15/02/2035United States | 0.85% |
| 3 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875% 15/08/2034United States | 0.83% |
| 4 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 15/05/2035United States | 0.82% |
| 5 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 15/08/2035United States | 0.82% |
| 6 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 15/02/2034United States | 0.81% |
| 7 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 15/05/2034United States | 0.81% |
| 8 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 15/05/2036United States | 0.81% |
| 9 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 15/11/2035United States | 0.80% |
| 10 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 15/02/2036United States | 0.80% |
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 type of asset
- Bonds99.2%
- Cash and money market0.8%
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 308 holdings; the ten largest make up 8.2% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track Bloomberg Global Aggregate - US Treasury Float Adjusted, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.05% to 0.08% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | −1.9% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | −1.5% | +3.1% | −2.6% |
| Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBPThis fundDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.08% a year | 0.08% | −0.7% | +1.4% | Not reported |
As of
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Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 195 rolling 12-month returns since February 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The largest fall since February 2022, in pounds, with how many weeks it took to reach its low and to recover.
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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 (153 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VDTS?
The ongoing charge of VDTS 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 USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP 0.08% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 239 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 1 the same and 71 less (share classes counted once).
What does VDTS track?
VDTS tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate - US Treasury Float Adjusted.
Is VDTS accumulating or distributing?
VDTS 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 VDTS?
The ISIN of VDTS is IE000S0PSP47. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VDTS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does VDTS hold?
As of 31/10/2026, VDTS holds 308 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 15/11/2034 at 0.85% of the fund; the ten largest make up 8.2%. Its ten largest holdings are United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 15/11/2034 (0.85%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625% 15/02/2035 (0.85%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875% 15/08/2034 (0.83%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 15/05/2035 (0.82%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 15/08/2035 (0.82%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 15/02/2034 (0.81%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 15/05/2034 (0.81%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 15/05/2036 (0.81%), United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 15/11/2035 (0.80%) and United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 15/02/2036 (0.80%).
What were VDTS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VDTS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 −0.6%, 2024 −3.6%, 2025 +1.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −4.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VDTS done after inflation?
Over the three years to 13/11/2026 VDTS’s total return was +1.4%, or −8.4% 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 )
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