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Vanguard Australian Shares 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 Shares Index ETF (VAS) and the Morningstar World ex AUS 'Wide Moat' (GOAT). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAS

GOAT

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,442

47

Median incremental investment

$1,003.13

$685.44

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,889.32

$2,610.38

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAS

GOAT

Strategy

Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS) seeks to track the performance of the ASX 300 index before account fees, expenses, and taxes. The index tracks the top 300 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

GOAT.AX was created on 2020-09-08 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Each Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of the Reference Index in Australian dollars. Each Fund does not aim to perfectly replicate the Reference Index on a one-to-one basis.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (10.36 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.92 %)

CSL Ltd. (5.76 %)

U.S. Bancorp (2.59 %)

Gilead Sciences Inc (2.46 %)

Corteva Inc (2.37 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (27.66 %)

Materials (23.74 %)

Health Care (8.77 %)

Financials (39.93 %)

Industrials (30.38 %)

Other (27.20 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (94.56 %)

United States (3.02 %)

New Zealand (1.65 %)

United States (45.37 %)

Japan (13.24 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (10.80 %)

Management fee

0.07 %

0.55 %


Key Summary

VAS

GOAT

Issuer

Vanguard

VanEck

Tracking index

S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

Morningstar Developed Markets ex-Australia Wide Moat Focus Index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

0.55 %

Price

$103.19

$27.77

Size

N/A

$43.795 million

10Y return

56.04 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.52 %

2.60 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

09/09/2020

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAS

GOAT

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,442

47

Median incremental investment

$1,003.13

$685.44

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,889.32

$2,610.38

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAS

GOAT

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VAS

GOAT

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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