Fixed income
VEFI
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF · Vanguard
A broad mix of global government and corporate bonds that pass an ethical screen (the Bloomberg MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions index), hedged to Australian dollars.
What the fee costs you
The management fee is 0.26% a year. Here’s what that works out to in dollars:
A 0.26% yearly fee works out to about $26 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
- ~2,960
- Where it invests
- Global bonds, hedged to Australian dollars.
- Income paid
- Quarterly
- Currency hedged
- Yes — Hedged to Australian dollars, so foreign-currency moves are largely removed.
Its character
An ethically screened version of a global bond fund: it excludes issuers that fail its responsible-investment screens, then hedges the currency back to Australian dollars.
What to keep in mind
Typically steadier than shares, but not risk-free: bond prices fall when interest rates rise, and there is some credit risk. The ethical screens narrow the pool of bonds; hedging removes most currency swings.
Figures last verified 2026-06-19against the issuer’s factsheet and PDS.