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Products October 31, 2011
Vanguard Introducing International Bond Funds
Vanguard
plans to introduce two international bond index funds, which represent the
company’s first international fixed income offerings for U.S.
investors.
Reported by PLANADVISER staff
Registration statements have been filed with the SEC for the following funds: Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund.
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund will seek to track the investment performance of the Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted Index (Hedged). The target benchmark comprises more than 7,000 global government, agency, and corporate securities in 57 countries in Asia, Europe, Canada, and South America.
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund will seek to track the investment performance of the Barclays Emerging Markets Sovereign Index (USD). The target benchmark features approximately 200 government bonds in 39 countries. By investing solely in U.S. dollar denominated international bonds, the fund will not subject U.S.-based investors to currency risk.
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