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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 BetaShares Global Quality Leaders Currency Hedged ETF (HQLT). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAS

HQLT

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

17,890

7

Median incremental investment

$1,005.00

$903.12

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$2,873.64

$3,411.10

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAS

HQLT

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).

HQLT.AX was created on 2020-06-05 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide an investment return that aims to track the performance of the iSTOXX MUTB Global ex-Australia Quality Leaders Index AUD Hedged (the Index), before taking into account fees and expenses.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (10.36 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.92 %)

CSL Ltd. (5.76 %)

ADOBE INC (2.38 %)

ACCENTURE PLC (2.22 %)

INTUIT INC (2.16 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (27.66 %)

Materials (23.74 %)

Health Care (8.77 %)

Other (33.29 %)

Information Technology (28.66 %)

Industrials (9.15 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.07 %

0.38 %


Key Summary

VAS

HQLT

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

iSTOXX MUTB Global ex-Australia Quality Leaders Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

0.38 %

Price

$102.56

$31.06

Size

N/A

$82.782 million

10Y return

47.46 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.52 %

1.97 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

09/06/2020

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAS

HQLT

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

17,890

7

Median incremental investment

$1,005.00

$903.12

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$2,873.64

$3,411.10

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAS

HQLT

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VAS

HQLT

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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