asset_category: Australian Fixed Interest
peer_benchmark: (ETF) Fixed Interest - Australian Fixed Interest Index
broad_market_index: Australian Bond Composite 0-10Y Index
manager_contact_details: Array
ticker: VGB
release_schedule: NO COMMENTARY
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fund_features:
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Government 0+ Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax. The Bloomberg AusBond Government 0+ Index is a market value weighted index of securities (bonds) issued by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and Australian State Government financing authorities and treasury corporations.Vanguard selects the securities it holds based on liquidity, access to markets, portfolio cash-flow and minimum trade quantities with the aim of tracking the return of the index.
- The Fund aims to hold all of the securities in the index, where practical, or otherwise a representative sample of the securities included in the index.
- Security weightings in the Fund may vary from the index weightings.
- Minimum suggested investment timeframe is three years.
- Low risk/return investment.
structure: ETF