About the VCF ETF
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) Fund ETF VCF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate and Government-Related Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
The ETF provides low-cost exposure to high-quality, income-generating securities issued by government-owned entities, government-guaranteed entities and investment-grade corporate issuers from around the world. The investments in the ETF are predominantly rated investment grade by Standard & Poors or equivalent ratings agency.
The ETF is hedged to Australian dollars so the value of the ETF is relatively unaffected by currency fluctuations.
VCF ETF Performance Review
Year
3.5
Year
-3.31
Year
0.63
Inception
2
Yield
3.51
Maturity
3.93
Data Current To: 31/01/2024
Our review of VCF ETF
Diversified global portfolio with good mix of government and corporate bonds
Largely investment grade portfolio with a weighted average single A credit quality, a 35.2% exposure to the BBB range and 1.7% not rated as at 31 January 2024
The ETF invests in fixed rate bonds and is exposed to interest rate risk
What we like about the VCF ETF
Hedged to AUD
Diversified portfolio with over 6,800 holdings as at 31 December 2023
Globally diversified as well with the largest allocation to the US at 38.1%, followed by Canada at 8.6% and Supranational 8.3%
Things to be aware of about the VCF ETF
Long weighted average maturity of nine years as at 31 December 2023
The fund does not show the split between fixed, floating and inflation linked bonds
VCF ETF Investment Strategy
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate and Government-Related Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax
VCF ETF Share Price
What does the VCF ETF Invest In?
VCF is a Multi Sector ETF.
VCF ETF has more than $200 million invested in the Vanguard International Credit Securities Index Fund (hedged). The underlying fund commenced in 2001 and holds more than 6,800 investments across more than 1,900 issuers.
VCF ETF Credit Quality
The average credit quality of the VCF ETF is A.
A detailed breakdown of the credit quality is expressed below.
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VCF ETF News
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About The Issuer Of The VCF ETF: Vanguard
