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Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS) - Share Price and Research

Current share price for VAS : $103.000 0.9 (0.88%)+

Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) is an Exchange Traded Fund - commonly known as an ETF. For more details about how ETFs work, feel free to check out our What is an ETF? overview. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) provides low cost, broadly diversified exposure to Australian companies and property trusts listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. It also offers potential long-term capital growth along with dividend income and franking credits. In Australia, Vanguard has been serving financial advisers, retail clients and institutional investors for 25 years.

General Information

Vanguard Australian Shares ETF
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
Equity Australia Large Blend
S&P/ASX 200 TR AUD
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Investment Fund
4 May 2009
$16816.3 million (as at 30 Sep 2024)
$102.0689 (as at 7 Nov 2024)
$102.0689 (as at 7 Nov 2024)

VAS ETF performance (31 Oct 2024)

NOTE : returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised
  1 Month % 3 Month % 6 Month % 1 Year % p.a. 2 Year % p.a. 3 Year % p.a. 5 Year % p.a. 10 Year % p.a.
Total return -1.29 2.18 8.28 24.83 13.06 7.59 8.12 8.26
Growth return -2.28 1.15 6.44 20.74 9.01 2.51 3.69 3.76
Income return (Yield) 0.99 1.03 1.84 4.09 4.05 5.08 4.43 4.5

Market index (S&P/ASX 200 TR AUD)
Total return -1.31 2.1 8.44 24.89 13.39 8.01 8.17 8.32

Asset Allocation (31 Oct 2024)

Australian Equities 92.69%
International Equities 0%
Cash 0.67%
Property 6.64%
Fixed Interest 0%
Alternatives 0%
Asset Allocation

Objectives and Strategy

The investment seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Index before taking into account fees, expenses, and tax.
The Fund will hold or be exposed to most of the securities in the S&P/ASX 300 Index allowing for individual security weightings to vary marginally from the Index from time to time. The Fund may invest in securities that have been removed from or are expected to be included in the Index. The Fund may also hold securities that are not in the Index where we identify opportunities to gain exposure to securities currently or expected to be included in the Index, where we consider that to be in the interests of unitholders.

Offer information

MER 0.07% (as at 30 Sep 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.10% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $500,000

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Sep 2024)

Holding Type % of Portfolio
BHP Group Ltd Equity 9.21%
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