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Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF

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Overview
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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 Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) and the MSCI Emerging Markets Shares (EMKT). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAF

EMKT

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

181

155

Median incremental investment

$1,018.39

$1,028.59

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,487.24

$3,256.25

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAF

EMKT

Strategy

VAF.AX was created on 2012-10-29 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

EMKT.AX was created on 2018-04-10 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 163.18m in AUM and 204 holdings. The VanEck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (EMKT.AX) invests in a diversified portfolio of emerging markets listed securities with the aim of providing investment returns, before fees and other costs, which track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified MultipleFactor Index (AUD) (EMKT.AX Index).

Top 3 holdings

Australia Government Bond 4.25 2026-04-21 (2.95 %)

Australia Government Bond 3.25 2025-04-21 (2.84 %)

Australia Government Bond 0.25 2024-11-21 (2.73 %)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (7.87 %)

HCL Technologies Ltd (2.63 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd (2.49 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (58.92 %)

Materials (12.51 %)

Energy (9.56 %)

Top 3 countries

India (23.86 %)

Taiwan (23.66 %)

China (21.17 %)

Management fee

0.1 %

0.69 %


Key Summary

VAF

EMKT

Issuer

Vanguard

VanEck

Tracking index

Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index - AUD

MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-Factor Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.1 %

0.69 %

Price

$45.87

$26.23

Size

$6.774 million

$163.545 million

10Y return

-8.42 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.14 %

3.31 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

31/10/2012

12/04/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAF

EMKT

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

181

155

Median incremental investment

$1,018.39

$1,028.59

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,487.24

$3,256.25

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAF

EMKT

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

VAF

EMKT

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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