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VACF

Fixed Income

Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index ETF

About this ETF

Tracks the Bloomberg AusBond Credit 0+ Yr Index, giving exposure to a diversified portfolio of around 400 investment-grade Australian corporate bonds.

IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.20% p.a.
Inception date23 May 2016
BenchmarkBloomberg AusBond Credit 0+ Yr Index

Scout Score

53/100
Ranked #25 of 58 in Fixed Income

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost63
Diversification55
Tracking37
Liquidity45
Fund Strength71
Performance61
Income44

Strengths

  • Large, established fund — $706M in assets, bigger than 71% of Fixed Income funds.

Weaknesses

No notable weaknesses found relative to category peers.

Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-0.56%
3 Months-0.71%
YTD+1.48%
1 Year+0.98%
3 Years (p.a.)+4.71%
5 Years (p.a.)+1.70%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-11%-6%+0%+6%+11%2021-092022-122024-032025-062026-09

Geographic exposure (as at 30 Sep 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
51.94%
Canada flagCanada
12.47%
United States flagUnited States
6.42%
Netherlands flagNetherlands
5.30%
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
3.39%
France flagFrance
3.28%
Germany flagGermany
2.92%
South Korea flagSouth Korea
2.72%
New Zealand flagNew Zealand
2.59%
Norway flagNorway
1.99%
Sweden flagSweden
1.49%
Spain flagSpain
1.22%
Singapore flagSingapore
1.15%
United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
1.05%
Hong Kong flagHong Kong
0.98%
Japan flagJapan
0.38%
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
0.37%
Belgium flagBelgium
0.19%
Qatar flagQatar
0.14%

Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.CPPIB Capital Inc 4.75% due 15 Jan 20311.19%
  2. 2.CPPIB Capital Inc 4.6% due 16 Jan 20301.03%
  3. 3.CPPIB Capital Inc 5.3% due 10 Mar 20360.88%
  4. 4.CDP Financial Inc 4.1% due 13 Jun 20300.71%
  5. 5.CPPIB Capital Inc 4.2% due 02 May 20280.70%
  6. 6.CPPIB Capital Inc 3.9% due 30 Oct 20280.67%
  7. 7.National Australia Bank Ltd 2.9% due 25 Feb 2027 logoNational Australia Bank Ltd 2.9% due 25 Feb 20270.65%
  8. 8.Commonwealth Bank of Australia 5.03% due 15 Jan 2031 logoCommonwealth Bank of Australia 5.03% due 15 Jan 20310.63%
  9. 9.BNG Bank NV 3.3% due 17 Jul 20280.63%
  10. 10.Westpac Banking Corp 5.1% due 14 May 2029 logoWestpac Banking Corp 5.1% due 14 May 20290.62%
  11. 11.CPPIB Capital Inc 5.2% due 04 Mar 20340.61%
  12. 12.CPPIB Capital Inc 4.4% due 15 Jan 20290.61%
  13. 13.CPPIB Capital Inc 4.45% due 01 Sep 20270.60%
  14. 14.Westpac Banking Corp 5.141% due 12 Feb 2031 logoWestpac Banking Corp 5.141% due 12 Feb 20310.59%
  15. 15.BNG Bank NV 3.3% due 26 Apr 20290.58%
  16. 16.PSP Capital Inc 4.6% due 06 Feb 20290.57%
  17. 17.PSP Capital Inc 4.1% due 13 Aug 20300.57%
  18. 18.United Overseas Bank Ltd/Sydney 5.023% due 29 Jan 2031 logoUnited Overseas Bank Ltd/Sydney 5.023% due 29 Jan 20310.51%
  19. 19.PSP Capital Inc 5.25% due 27 Feb 20350.50%
  20. 20.National Australia Bank Ltd 4.85% due 22 Mar 2029 logoNational Australia Bank Ltd 4.85% due 22 Mar 20290.49%