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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 SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REIT Fund (OZF). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAS

OZF

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,400

8

Median incremental investment

$1,003.20

$523.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,908.64

$1,012.20

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAS

OZF

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).

OZF.AX was created on 2011-04-13 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on financials equity. The ETF currently has 35.89m in AUM and 32 holdings. The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials EX A-REIT Fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REIT Index.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (10.36 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.92 %)

CSL Ltd. (5.76 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (30.37 %)

National Australia Bank Ltd (14.08 %)

Westpac Banking Corp (13.26 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (27.66 %)

Materials (23.74 %)

Health Care (8.77 %)

Financials (100.00 %)

Other (4.52 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (94.56 %)

United States (3.02 %)

New Zealand (1.65 %)

Australia (99.41 %)

United States (0.59 %)

Management fee

0.07 %

0.4 %


Key Summary

VAS

OZF

Issuer

Vanguard

SPDR

Tracking index

S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex-A-REIT - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

0.4 %

Price

$103.67

$28.92

Size

N/A

$44.595 million

10Y return

55.66 %

37.65 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.52 %

5.17 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

13/04/2011

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAS

OZF

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,400

8

Median incremental investment

$1,003.20

$523.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,908.64

$1,012.20

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAS

OZF

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VAS

OZF

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher 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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