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Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
Seeks to match the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0 Yr Index before taking into account fees; expenses and tax.
Fund Strategy
Invests in high-quality; income-generating securities issued by the Commonwealth Government of Australia; Australian State Government authorities and treasury corporations; investment-grade corporate issuers; as well as overseas entities that issue debt in Australia; in Australian dollars. The investments in the option are predominantly rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor's ratings agency or equivalent. Designed for members who want access to a portfolio of high-quality Australian fixed interest securities.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 0.18% 1.82% 1.37% 2.77% -% -% -% -%
Growth return -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -%
Income return -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.93% 1.63% 1.16% 4.18% 3.85% 0.32% -0.59% 1.9%
As at 31 Jan 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension
Cash
0.35%
Fixed Interest
99.65%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
4.59%
Fixed Interest
93.76%
Australian Equities
1.07%
International Equities
0.47%
Property
0.06%
Alternatives
0.04%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension
Bonds - Australia
Not Rated
Allocated Pension
15 Dec 2023
$0.76 million (as at 30 Sep 2024)
n/a
n/a
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.49% (as at 29 Nov 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.56% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) Not Available

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jan 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jan 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Australia (Commonwealth of) 4.75% Bond - Gov't/Treasury 2.63%
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FAQs about the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension

The objective of the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund is Seeks to match the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index before taking into account fees; expenses and tax.

The strategy of the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund is Invests in high-quality; income-generating securities issued by the Commonwealth Government of Australia; Australian State Government authorities and treasury corporations; investment-grade corporate issuers; as well as overseas entities that issue debt in Australia; in Australian dollars. The investments in the option are predominantly rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor's ratings agency or equivalent. Designed for members who want access to a portfolio of high-quality Australian fixed interest securities.

The APIR code of the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund is .

Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension’s total return last month was 0.18%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2025.

Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension’s total return for the last three months was 1.82%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2025.

Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension’s one-year total return is 2.77%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2025.

Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension’s one-year total return is -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund is :

Cash
0.35%
Fixed Interest
99.65%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Australia sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2024, the size of the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund was $0.76 million.

The Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund has an inception date of 15 Dec 2023.

The current entry price of the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund is $ per unit and the current exit price is $ per unit (as at ).

The current exit price of the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund is $ per unit and the current entry price is $ per unit (as at ).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vanguard - Australian Fixed Interest Pension managed fund is $.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.