Fixed income
VCF
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF · Vanguard
International corporate (credit) bonds — debt issued by companies around the world — with the foreign-currency exposure hedged to Australian dollars.
What the fee costs you
The management fee is 0.3% a year. Here’s what that works out to in dollars:
A 0.3% yearly fee works out to about $30 a year per $10,000 invested.
A rough guide based on the headline fee only. Other costs (such as brokerage or buy/sell spreads) aren’t included.
The basics
- Issuer
- Vanguard
- Asset class
- Fixed income
- Number of holdings
- ~6,400
- Where it invests
- Global corporate bonds, hedged to Australian dollars.
- Income paid
- Quarterly
- Currency hedged
- Yes — Hedged to Australian dollars, so foreign-currency moves are largely removed.
Its character
Lends to companies around the world rather than governments, so it offers a little more income for a little more risk; currency-hedged back to Australian dollars.
What to keep in mind
Corporate bonds carry more credit risk than government bonds and are sensitive to interest rates; steadier than shares but not risk-free. Hedging removes most currency swings.
Figures last verified 2026-06-19against the issuer’s factsheet and PDS.