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The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg EM USD Sovereign + QuasiSov Index. The Fund invests in a representative sample of bonds included in the Index in order to closely match the Index's capital and income return. The Index measures the performance of a broad spread of US dollar denominated bonds issued by emerging market governments and public bodies. Bonds in the Index have maturities of greater than one year and no credit rating constraints.
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The Fund employs a passive management approach, through physical acquisition of securities, and seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg EM USD Sovereign + Quasi-Sov Index. The Index measures the performance of a broad spread of US dollar-denominated bonds issued by emerging market governments and public bodies. Bonds in the Index have maturities of greater than one year and no credit rating constraints. The Fund invests in a representative sample of bonds included in the Index in order to closely match the Index’s capital and income return. The Fund’s base currency is USD, and income is reinvested in the accumulating share class.
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Key takeaways

$VDET pays out dividends to shareholders (a distributing fund), while $VDEA reinvests them (an accumulating fund); $VDEA is also larger, at $891.0 million versus $664.0 million. Both are USD-denominated Vanguard funds with 0.23% annual charges, listed on the London Stock Exchange, and track the same benchmark.

Fund highlights

Fund comparison highlights
Fund name
Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government BondVanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond
USD
USD
USD
USD
DistributingAccumulating
Fund size
$664M$891M
0.360.39
Last price
$41.71$61.97
0.23%0.23%
Fund manager
VanguardVanguard
Benchmark
Bloomberg EM USD Sovereign + Quasi-Sov IndexBloomberg EM USD Sovereign + Quasi-Sov Index
Risk
Ticker
$VDET$VDEA
Primary listing
LSELSE
Documents
Costs disclosure document
Costs disclosure document
Market data provided by CBOE Europe and Deutsche Börse.

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