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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 Australian Financials Sector ETF (QFN). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAS

QFN

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,609

23

Median incremental investment

$1,002.95

$536.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,863.84

$2,056.25

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VAS

QFN

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).

QFN.AX was created on 2010-12-10 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on financials equity. QFN.AX aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) comprising the largest ASX-listed companies in the financial sector, including the Big 4 banks and insurance companies but excluding Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (10.36 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.92 %)

CSL Ltd. (5.76 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (29.78 %)

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD (15.53 %)

WESTPAC BANKING CORP (13.12 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (27.66 %)

Materials (23.74 %)

Health Care (8.77 %)

Financials (99.61 %)

Communication Services (2.56 %)

Other (0.39 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (94.56 %)

United States (3.02 %)

New Zealand (1.65 %)

Australia (99.69 %)

United States (0.31 %)

Management fee

0.07 %

0.34 %


Key Summary

VAS

QFN

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

Solactive Australia Financials Ex-REITs Sector Index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

0.34 %

Price

$102.28

$16.45

Size

N/A

$93.399 million

10Y return

48.68 %

40.72 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.52 %

5.63 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

15/12/2010

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAS

QFN

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,609

23

Median incremental investment

$1,002.95

$536.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,863.84

$2,056.25

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VAS

QFN

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

VAS

QFN

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

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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