What does Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR Hedged Acc cost?

Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR Hedged Acc has a TER of 0.15% a year, taken daily from the fund's value. With €10,000 invested that is about €15 a year. Your broker or bank may add dealing or custody fees.

Can Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR Hedged Acc be switched without paying tax?

Yes, in Spain. It is a mutual fund, so you can switch it into another fund without tax (art. 94 of the Spanish income tax law), provided the transfer goes directly between institutions and the money never reaches your account.

Does Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR Hedged Acc pay dividends?

No. It is accumulating: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and you pay no tax on them until you sell.

Global bonds · Switchable fund

Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR Hedged Acc

ISIN IE00B18GC888

Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR Hedged Acc is an index mutual fund from Vanguard that tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted and Scaled (EUR hedged) index. Its ongoing charges are 0.15% a year (about €15 for every €10,000), it is accumulating, domiciled in Ireland and, being a mutual fund, it can be switched tax-free in Spain.

TER (ongoing charges): 0.15%
Type: Switchable fund
Dividends: Accumulating
Approximate fund size: €27B

What does it cost?

A 0.15% TER costs about €15 a year for every €10,000 invested. It sounds small, but it compounds: in a plan of €10,000 up front plus €200 a month for 30 years at 7% a year before costs, it trims the final pot by about €10,651 compared with a fund that charged nothing.

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Tax in Spain

As a mutual fund, you can switch your money from Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR Hedged Acc to another fund without paying tax: the gain is deferred until you finally sell. When you sell, the gain is taxed in the savings band of Spanish income tax (19% to 30%).

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Key facts

ISIN: IE00B18GC888
Provider: Vanguard
Index: Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted and Scaled (EUR hedged)
Type: Switchable fund
TER (ongoing charges): 0.15%
Dividends: Accumulating
Domicile: Ireland
Currency hedged: Yes
Launch date: February 27, 2014
Approximate fund size: €27B
Tax-free switch (Spain): Yes

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Figures checked on September 30, 2026 against justETF and Finect/Morningstar. Always confirm them in the provider's key information document (KID) before investing.