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Vanguard VEFI ETF (ASX:VEFI)

The Vanguard VEFI ETF provides investors with exposure to high-quality debt securities issued by governments, government-owned and government-guaranteed entities, and investment-grade corporate issuers from global markets. This ethical ETF excludes issuers with significant business activities in fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons, nuclear power, and adult entertainment.

VEFI share price & data

Ticker code: VEFI
Yearly fee (MER): 0.26%
FUM: $17.21 million
Monthly spread: 0.46%
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$25.00
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$42.50
$25.00
$27.50
$30.00
$32.50
$35.00
$37.50
$40.00
$42.50
$25.00
$27.50
$30.00
$32.50
$35.00
$37.50
$40.00
$42.50
$25.00
$27.50
$30.00
$32.50
$35.00
$37.50
$40.00
$42.50
Range: 1 mth | 3 mths | 6 mths | 1 yr | 2 yrs | 5 yrs | 10 yrs

Prices updated using end of day data. Capital return only. FUM, fee and spread data updated monthly. Last updated: July 2020.

What does the VEFI invest in?

VEFI invests in more than 1,000 debt securities issued by governments, government-owned and government-guaranteed entities, as well as investment-grade corporate issuers. This ETF uses a negative screening approach to exclude any issuers with significant business activities in fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons, nuclear power, and adult entertainment. The weighted average credit quality of the portfolio is AA-.

What do investors use VEFI for?

The VEFI ETF might be used by investors who want to take an ethical approach to investing in global credit markets. This ETF provides an opportunity to gain access to high-quality global issuers while avoiding issuers from certain ‘problematic’ industries. Global bond ETFs can be used to diversify equity holdings or Australian bond holdings.

VEFI dividend information

Distributions

Quarterly

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DRP Status

Full

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Fund Issuer

Vanguard Australia is one of Australia’s largest ETF providers, both by number of ETFs and total money invested (called ‘funds under management’).
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The following warnings are applied by our team, based on quantitative metrics and our internal methodology. These risks are not exhaustive and therefore they should not be relied upon. Always read the PDS of the function and speak to your financial adviser before acting on this information.

Track Record

When an ETF does not have a sufficiently long track record — typically, we consider this to be at least 3 years — the ETF is could be at a higher risk of being closed down (if it doesn’t grow), and the historical performance and returns (if any) cannot be relied upon.
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Tax Domicile

When a fund/ETF has a “domicile” of Australia it means it is a registered fund in Australia for tax purposes.
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Registry

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