Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund
Specialist Funds
The Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund invests fully in the Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund. It seeks to provide returns consistent with the Bloomberg Barclays Euro Government Float Adjusted Bond Index (the Index), a market-weighted index comprised of euro-denominated government fixed income securities. It aims to track the performance (up and down) of the Index by investing in a portfolio that, insofar as possible and practicable, consists of a representative sample of the component securities of the Index. This market-weighted index is designed to reflect the total universe of euro-denominated eurozone treasury and eurozone government securities with maturities greater than one year. Income received by the fund will be reinvested and reflected in the unit price of the fund.
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89.59
EUR
+3.69 (+4.30%) past 3 year
as of 19 May 2026Fund insights
Detailed information extracted from the fund factsheet.
Underlying fund: Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund
Managed by Vanguard Asset Management (Europe)
The fund can use derivatives in order to meet its investment objective or to protect from price and currency movements.
The assets in this fund may be used for the purpose of security lending in order to earn an additional level of return and offset the cost of the fund.
ESG & sustainability
This is a passively managed fund and aims to track the performance of a specified index by holding a portfolio of all or similar securities held in the index itself. The underlying index that this fund tracks is not an ESG aligned index and does not incorporate ESG criteria when considering companies for inclusion in the index itself. As such this Fund does not incorporate Environmental, Social or Governance (ESG) considerations into the investment strategy, nor are there any specific ESG screens applied for investments to be eligible for inclusion in the fund.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund.
The Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund invests fully in the Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund. It is designed to hold a representative sample of euro-denominated government fixed income securities, mainly treasury and government bonds from eurozone countries with maturities greater than one year. The fund aims to mirror the Bloomberg Barclays Euro Government Float Adjusted Bond Index, so its holdings are shaped by that index rather than by active stock-picking.
The Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund seeks to provide returns consistent with the Bloomberg Barclays Euro Government Float Adjusted Bond Index by using an index sampling approach. That means it does not necessarily hold every security in the index, but instead buys a representative sample that is intended to behave similarly to the full index. As a result, it may not match the index perfectly at all times.
The Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund faces index tracking risk and index sampling risk, because its holdings may not exactly match the index it follows. It also carries credit risk, liquidity risk, inflation risk and counterparty risk. Credit risk means issuers might not meet their obligations, liquidity risk means some bonds may be harder to buy or sell quickly, and counterparty risk means another party involved in a transaction could fail to pay or deliver as agreed.
The Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund is built for investors who want broad exposure to eurozone government bonds in line with a market-weighted index. Because it is passively managed and focused on bonds issued by eurozone treasuries and governments, it may suit someone looking for a core government bond holding rather than an active strategy. Its income is reinvested and reflected in the unit price, so the return is designed to build up through the fund price rather than cash distributions.
Yes. The Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund can use derivatives either to help meet its investment objective or to protect against price and currency movements. It may also use securities lending to try to earn extra return and help offset costs. Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on another asset, so they can add complexity and risk.
Standard Life Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund
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