New bond ETFs from Vanguard on Xetra: access to corporate bonds with consideration of ESG criteria

Five new exchange-traded funds issued by Vanguard have been tradable on Xetra and via Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.

The Vanguard ESG USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF gives investors access to a broadly diversified portfolio of corporate bonds worldwide. The corporate bonds are denominated in US dollars, have a fixed interest rate and a residual term of at least one year.

Investors can choose between an accumulating, distributing and currency-hedged share class.

The Vanguard ESG EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF provides access to a broadly diversified portfolio of corporate bonds worldwide. Corporate bonds are considered that are denominated in euros, have a fixed coupon and a residual term of at least one year.

Investors can choose between an accumulating and a distributing share class.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are considered for all five share classes. Issuers from controversial business sectors are excluded.

NameAsset classISINOngoing chargesDistribution policyReference index
Vanguard ESG USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingFixed-Income ETFIE000JQV85110.11 per centaccumulatingBloomberg MSCI USD Float-Adjusted CorporateLiquid Bond Screened Index
Vanguard ESG USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (USD) DistributingFixed Income ETFIE000RO1O3N40.11 per centdistributingBloomberg MSCI USD Float-Adjusted CorporateLiquid Bond Screened Index
Vanguard ESG USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged AccumulatingFixed Income ETFIE000EKJRSZ30.16 per centaccumulatingBloomberg MSCI USD Float-Adjusted CorporateLiquid Bond Screened Index
Vanguard ESG EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) DistributingFixed Income ETFIE000F37PGZ30.11 per centdistributingBloomberg MSCI EUR Corporate Liquid Bond Screened Index​
Vanguard ESG EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) AccumulatingFixed Income ETFIE000QADMYA30.11 per centaccumulatingBloomberg MSCI EUR Corporate Liquid BondScreened Index

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 1,989 ETFs. With this selection and an average monthly trading volume of around €19 billion, Xetra is the leading trading venue for ETFs in Europe.

Published on November 17, 2022

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