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VIFBonds & DefensiveHedged

Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index (Hedged) ETF

Vanguard · Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted and Scaled Index (hedged) · Since 2015

HOLDINGS: Q2 2026

Annual fee

0.2%

$20/yr per $10,000

Fund size

$1.2B

AUD

Dividend yield

3.2%

Monthly · approx. as at Q2 2026

Holdings

1,861

companies

Plain-English Summary

VIF provides exposure to investment-grade bonds issued by governments and corporations globally, with currency exposure hedged to Australian dollars. Bond prices move inversely to interest rates and the fund still carries credit and interest rate risk. General information only, not financial advice.

Key characteristics

Based on publicly available fund data. General information only, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Strengths

Global bond diversification in one trade
Currency hedged to Australian dollars
Investment-grade screening

Watch out for

Bond values fall when interest rates rise
Credit risk on the corporate component
Hedging adds cost and tracking complexity

Top holdings

Holdings as at Q2 2026, may not reflect current composition
1United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.6%
2United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.5%
3United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
4United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
5United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.3%
6United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.3%
7United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.3%
8United Kingdom Gilt
0.3%
9Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
0.3%
10United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.3%

Sector breakdown

Treasury
100%

Geographic exposure

United States
29.6%
France
4.6%
Japan
4.3%
United Kingdom
3.7%
Italy
3.6%
Germany
2.7%
Spain
1.8%
Belgium
0.5%
Canada
0.2%
Portugal
0.1%
Australia
0.1%

Historical returns

Total return (AUD) · As at Q2 2026

Past performance is not indicative of future returns.

1 Year
+0.5%
3 Year p.a.
+1.6%
5 Year p.a.
-1.1%

Data as at Q2 2026. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Figures are approximate total returns in AUD including distributions. Source: fund manager fact sheets.

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