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VANGUARD USD TREASURY BOND UCITS ETFTax rate and white-list share

ISIN: IE000S0PSP47Ticker: VDC1 (Xetra) · VDTS (London SE)Issuer: VanguardClass: GBP HEDGED DISTRIBUTING
Effective rate on capital gains
12.53%
how much tax you pay when you sell at a profit
The share of «white-list» government bonds 99.75% is taxed at 12.5%, the rest at 26% → 12.5% × share + 26% × (1 − share) = 12.53%
White-list share: 99.75%
Validity semester
01 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Source
Vanguard official tax document (Italian Law Decree 138/2011)open the document

Share classes of this fund

The white-list share is a property of the fund: it is identical across all its share classes (accumulating, distributing, currency-hedged). You are viewing the highlighted class. Accumulating or distributing: what changes →

IE000JR51TI1VDTDEUR HEDGED DISTRIBUTINGIE000S0PSP47VDC1GBP HEDGED DISTRIBUTINGIE00BGYWFS63VDTAUSD ACCUMULATINGIE00BMX0B631VDTEEUR HEDGED ACCUMULATINGIE00BZ163M45VUTYUSD DISTRIBUTING

Where it shows up commission-free in Italy

According to the official lists published by the brokers (downloaded and cross-checked by us), these share classes of the fund appear tradable with zero fees:

IE00BGYWFS63VDTA(class: USD ACCUMULATING)
  • Directazero on single buys from 2,500 €, agreement until 31 December 2026
  • XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans
IE00BMX0B631VDTE(class: EUR HEDGED ACCUMULATING)
  • Directazero on single buys from 2,500 €, agreement until 31 December 2026
  • XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans
IE00BZ163M45VUTY(class: USD DISTRIBUTING)
  • Directazero on single buys from 2,500 €, agreement until 31 December 2026
  • XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans
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Official lists verified on 3 September 2026. We record published terms — this is neither an invitation to open accounts nor a recommendation: lists change, the broker’s documents prevail. Trade Republic, Scalable Capital and Trading 212 publish no per-ISIN lists and don’t appear here.

Shares published in previous semesters

The issuer publishes a new share every semester. For a capital gain, the share of the semester in which the SALE took place applies — not today's.

SemesterWhite-list shareRate on the gain
H2 2026current99.75%12.53%
H2 202599.31%12.59%

Values as published by the issuer in the respective documents. Rebalix reports them and recomputes the rate; this is not tax advice.

How it works

VANGUARD USD TREASURY BOND UCITS ETF is invested almost entirely in «white-list» government bonds (99.75% share): nearly all of the capital gain is taxed at the reduced rate, and the 12.53% effective rate is close to the theoretical 12.5% minimum. Typical of government-bond ETFs.

In Italy, ETF capital gains are taxed at 26%. But the portion of the fund invested in Italian and «white-list» government bonds enjoys the reduced 12.5% rate. The effective rate is therefore a weighted average of the two, based on the share of government bonds the fund holds — a share each issuer certifies every semester as the average of the last two reports.

Worked example

Amounts are purely illustrative: the computation applies this fund's effective rate. The same share applies to capital gains and distributions.

You sell with a €1,000 capital gain
€997.51 on the white-list portion (12.5%) → €124.69
€2.49 on the rest (26%) → €0.65
Tax:€125.34without the white-list share it would be €260.00
you save €134.66
You receive €100 in distributions
€99.75 on the white-list portion (12.5%) → €12.47
€0.25 on the rest (26%) → €0.06
Net in your pocket:€87.47without the white-list share it would be €74.00
you save €13.47

Frequently asked questions

What is the tax rate for VANGUARD USD TREASURY BOND UCITS ETF?

The effective rate on capital gains is 12.53%, computed from the 99.75% white-list share (12.5% on government bonds, 26% on the rest).

What is the white-list share?

It is the percentage of the fund invested in Italian and cooperating-country («white-list») government bonds. On that portion the capital gain is taxed at 12.5% instead of 26%. The issuer certifies it every semester.

When does the share count?

The share of the semester in which the SALE happens counts, not the purchase. The broker applies the withholding based on the issuer document valid in that semester.

Transparency noticeData extracted from the official Vanguard tax document (Italian Law Decree 138/2011), 01 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 semester. Rebalix recomputes the rate for information purposes only: this is not tax advice and ignores stamp duty and personal variables. The share of the semester in which the SALE occurs applies. Before filing, consult your broker, accountant or tax-assistance centre. open the document
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