Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund

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Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund Accumulation Shares

Category Target Date 2036 - 2040


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This fund can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account
Last buy/sell price

£238.3558

arrow-up£0.477 (+0.20%)

Fund Code

VATFA

BZ6VK78

GB00BZ6VK781

Prices updated as at 02 Apr 2026
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Prices in GBP

Investment objective
The Fund seeks to provide a return on your investment (through an increase in the value of, and income received from, assets held by the Fund) over the long-term (5 years or more) for investors planning to retire in or within approximately five years after 2040.

Portfolio as of 28/02/2026

Asset allocation

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Geographical breakdown

Continent or country allocation (%)

Market classification (%)

Stock style

Large core

37.03%

% Weight
Value
Core
Growth
Large

24

37

21

Medium

5

7

4

Small

1

1

1

Valuation

Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund Accumulation Shares
Target Date 2036 - 2040

17.77

17.77
17.86

2.14

2.14
2.41

2.85

2.85
3.12

12.00

12.00
13.34

Growth rate

Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund Accumulation Shares
Target Date 2036 - 2040

10.27%

10.27%
10.57%

2.07%

2.07%
1.90%

6.10%

6.10%
14.12%

Top 10 holdings

1
Vanguard FTSE Dev Wld ex-UK Eq Idx £ Acc
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
19.18473
2
Vanguard Glb Bd Idx £ H Acc
Sector
-
Country
Ireland
% of assets
19.17991
3
Vanguard U.S. Eq Idx £ Acc
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
15.09546
4
Vanguard FTSE UK All Shr Idx Unit Tr£Acc
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
13.29798
5
Vanguard UK Govt Bd Idx £ Acc
Sector
-
Country
Ireland
% of assets
6.49431
6
Vanguard Em Mkts Stk Idx £ Acc
Sector
-
Country
Ireland
% of assets
5.7961
7
Vanguard FTSE North America ETF USD Acc
Sector
-
Country
Ireland
% of assets
5.0045
8
Vanguard FTSE 100 ETF GBP Acc
Sector
-
Country
Ireland
% of assets
4.57738
9
Vanguard FTSE Dev €pe ex-UK Eq Idx £ Acc
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
3.82433
10
Vanguard UK Invm Grd Bd Idx £ Acc
Sector
-
Country
Ireland
% of assets
2.59122
Assets in top 10 holdings %

95.05%

Total no. of equity holdings

-

Total no. of bond holdings

-

Stock sectors

Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund Accumulation Shares
Target Date 2036 - 2040

33.65%

Basic materials

4.87%
-

Con cyclical

8.82%
-

Financial svs

17.95%
-

Real estate

2.01%
-

45.54%

Comm services

7.08%
-

Energy

5.00%
-

Industrials

12.52%
-

Technology

20.94%
-

20.81%

Con defensive

7.43%
-

Healthcare

10.20%
-

Utilities

3.18%
-


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