Vanguard launches government bond index fund

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14 January 2009
| By Corrina Jack |

Vanguard Investments has launched an Australian Government Bond Index Fund which it said will offer investors a simple, low-cost and diversified investment in a government backed guaranteed asset base.

The fund invests in government and semi-government bonds, and seeks to match the total return of the UBS Australian Government Bond Index, before fees and expenses.

Vanguard principal and head of fixed interest Roger McIntosh said a key feature of the fund is its zero exposure to non-government bonds.

He said the fund “together with the Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index Fund (hedged) will allow investors access to a highly diversified, global portfolio of fixed interest securities that are backed by government, semi-government and government guaranteed entities”.

The fund has management fees of just 0.29 per cent per annum with no entry, exit or switching fees. Unit prices are calculated daily with income paid quarterly. The fund is open to minimum applications of $500,000.

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