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Global Bond | Australian Bond | Global Equity | Australian Equity | Bond vs Stocks (Global) | Bond vs Stocks (Australian) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1H 2020 | 3.81% | 3.53% | -7.81% | -11.76% | 11.62% | 15.29% |
1Q 2020 | 1.28% | 2.99% | -22.65% | -24.05% | 23.92% | 27.03% |
March 2020 | -1.86% | -0.21% | -14.51% | -21.18% | 12.65% | 20.97% |
Global Bond: Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Australian Bond: Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index
Global Equity: FTSE Global All Cap Index
Australian Equity: S&P/ASX 200 Index
Head of Fixed Income Group, Asia-Pacific
28 July 2020
vanguardinvestments.com.au
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