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Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

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Overview
Performance

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

Community Stats

VAS

STW

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,091

341

Median incremental investment

$1,004.00

$1,002.31

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,895.20

$4,744.53

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAS

STW

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).

STW.AX was created on 2001-08-24 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The ETF currently has 5535.91m in AUM and 203 holdings. The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund, seeks to closely match, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX 200 Index.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (10.36 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.92 %)

CSL Ltd. (5.76 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (9.84 %)

BHP Group Ltd (8.73 %)

CSL Ltd (5.58 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (27.66 %)

Materials (23.74 %)

Health Care (8.77 %)

Financials (55.36 %)

Materials (17.35 %)

Health Care (11.58 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.07 %

0.05 %


Key Summary

VAS

STW

Issuer

Vanguard

SPDR

Tracking index

S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

S&P ASX 200

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

0.05 %

Price

$103.40

$75.31

Size

N/A

$5.566 billion

10Y return

51.35 %

48.13 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.52 %

5.64 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

27/08/2001

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAS

STW

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

18,091

341

Median incremental investment

$1,004.00

$1,002.31

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,895.20

$4,744.53

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAS

STW

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower price growth

VAS

STW

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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