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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 Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF (VCF). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAS

VCF

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

17,793

5

Median incremental investment

$1,005.20

$520.57

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$2,848.44

$2,736.34

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VAS

VCF

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).

VCF.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate and Government-Related Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (10.36 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.92 %)

CSL Ltd. (5.76 %)

Korea National Housing Bond I 1.75 2024-04-30 (0.29 %)

NTT Finance Corp. 0.18 2025-12-19 (0.22 %)

Major Joint Local Government Bond 0.18 2028-04-25 (0.22 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (27.66 %)

Materials (23.74 %)

Health Care (8.77 %)

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (97.30 %)

New Zealand (1.50 %)

Ireland (0.86 %)

United States (52.78 %)

Canada (6.13 %)

France (4.24 %)

Management fee

0.07 %

0.3 %


Key Summary

VAS

VCF

Issuer

Vanguard

Vanguard

Tracking index

S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Government-related and Corporate Index hedged into Australian Dollars - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

0.3 %

Price

$101.73

$38.54

Size

N/A

$3.939 million

10Y return

44.58 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.52 %

4.59 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

08/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAS

VCF

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

17,793

5

Median incremental investment

$1,005.20

$520.57

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$2,848.44

$2,736.34

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VAS

VCF

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VAS

VCF

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

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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