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Vanguard Australian Corp Fixed Interest Index ETF

ASX

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Overview
Performance

Overview

When it comes to investing in the Australian stock market, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are a popular choice. Two well-known options in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) are the Vanguard Australian Corp Fixed Interest Index ETF (VACF) and the BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASIA). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VACF

ASIA

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

8

919

Median incremental investment

$2,493.50

$883.73

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,218.13

$1,544.62

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VACF

ASIA

Strategy

VACF.AX was created on 2014-10-10 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index Fund seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Credit 0+ Yr Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

ASIA aims to track the performance of the Solactive Asia Ex-Japan Technology & Internet Tigers index. The index consists of the 50 largest technology and online retail stocks in Asia (exclusing Japan).

Top 3 holdings

Kommunalbanken AS 4.25 2025-07-16 (1.09 %)

CPPIB Capital Inc. 4.2 2028-05-02 (0.95 %)

CPPIB Capital Inc. 4.45 2027-09-01 (0.95 %)

KRW - KOREAN WON (0 %)

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTU (10.45 %)

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD (9.65 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (78.60 %)

Communication Services (12.13 %)

Consumer Discretionary (8.58 %)

Top 3 countries

China (43.17 %)

Taiwan (31.14 %)

Korea (13.68 %)

Management fee

0.29 %

0.67 %


Key Summary

VACF

ASIA

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

Bloomberg AusBond Credit (0+Y) Index - AUD

Solactive Asia Ex-Japan Technology & Internet Tigers Index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.29 %

0.67 %

Price

$51.49

$10.03

Size

$1.528 million

$545.828 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.08 %

1.53 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

25/05/2016

21/09/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VACF

ASIA

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

8

919

Median incremental investment

$2,493.50

$883.73

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,218.13

$1,544.62

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VACF

ASIA

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VACF

ASIA

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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