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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 Small Ordinaries Fund (SSO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAS

SSO

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,442

2

Median incremental investment

$1,003.13

$6,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Weekly

Median total investment

$2,889.32

$1,665.20

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAS

SSO

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).

SSO.AX was created on 2011-04-13 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. The ETF currently has 27.38m in AUM and 203 holdings. The SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (10.36 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.92 %)

CSL Ltd. (5.76 %)

Life360 Inc Chess Depository Interest (1.85 %)

Alcoa Corp Chess Depository Receipt (1.50 %)

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (1.48 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (27.66 %)

Materials (23.74 %)

Health Care (8.77 %)

Financials (38.39 %)

Other (23.96 %)

Energy (22.19 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (94.56 %)

United States (3.02 %)

New Zealand (1.65 %)

Australia (88.20 %)

United States (5.61 %)

New Zealand (3.84 %)

Management fee

0.07 %

0.5 %


Key Summary

VAS

SSO

Issuer

Vanguard

SPDR

Tracking index

S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

S&P ASX Small Ordinaries

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

0.5 %

Price

$103.19

$14.48

Size

N/A

$26.966 million

10Y return

57.18 %

40.72 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.52 %

6.16 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

13/04/2011

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAS

SSO

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,442

2

Median incremental investment

$1,003.13

$6,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Weekly

Median total investment

$2,889.32

$1,665.20

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAS

SSO

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

VAS

SSO

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

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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