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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 S&P Europe 350 Large-Caps (IEU). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAS

IEU

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,379

57

Median incremental investment

$1,003.21

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,922.08

$2,139.75

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VAS

IEU

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).

IEU.AX was created on 2000-07-25 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the S&P Europe 350TM Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of large capitalisation equities and covers 16 major developed European markets

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (10.36 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.92 %)

CSL Ltd. (5.76 %)

ISHARES EUROPE ETF TRUST (99.88 %)

AUD CASH (0.11 %)

USD CASH (0.02 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (27.66 %)

Materials (23.74 %)

Health Care (8.77 %)

Other (99.93 %)

Communication Services (0.07 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (94.56 %)

United States (3.02 %)

New Zealand (1.65 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (22.73 %)

Switzerland (16.15 %)

France (15.81 %)

Management fee

0.07 %

0.59 %


Key Summary

VAS

IEU

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

S&P Europe 350 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

0.59 %

Price

$103.88

$85.16

Size

N/A

$720.410 million

10Y return

55.88 %

61.81 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.52 %

2.40 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

10/10/2007

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAS

IEU

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,379

57

Median incremental investment

$1,003.21

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,922.08

$2,139.75

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VAS

IEU

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VAS

IEU

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower 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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