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Vanguard Diversified Conservative 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 Diversified Conservative Index ETF (VDCO) and the VanEck Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF (PLUS). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VDCO

PLUS

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

2

Median incremental investment

$517.00

$4,993.50

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$4,423.83

$9,254.60

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

VDCO

PLUS

Strategy

VDCO.AX was created on 2017-11-20 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target risk asset allocation. Vanguard Diversified Conservative Index ETF seeks to track the weighted average return of the various indices of the underlying funds in which it invests, in proportion to the Strategic Asset Allocation, before taking into account fees, expenses and tax

PLUS.AX was created on 2017-05-09 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. PLUS.AX invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian dollar denominated bonds consisting predominantly of the highest yielding investment grade corporate bonds issued in Australia with the aim of providing investment returns (before fees and other costs) that track the performance of the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates Yield Plus Index.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (1.27 %)

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank 4.25 2023-01-24 (1.02 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1.01 %)

Telstra Group Ltd. (2.34 %)

Credit Agricole S.A. (1.86 %)

AusNet Services Holdings Pty Ltd. (1.86 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (70.31 %)

Financials (5.88 %)

Information Technology (4.02 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (39.76 %)

United States (29.48 %)

Japan (4.37 %)

Australia (100.00 %)

Management fee

0.27 %

0.32 %


Key Summary

VDCO

PLUS

Issuer

Vanguard

VanEck

Tracking index

Conservative Composite Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net

Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates Yield Plus Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.27 %

0.32 %

Price

$53.02

$16.55

Size

$1.071 million

$327.876 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

3.43 %

3.00 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

22/11/2017

11/05/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VDCO

PLUS

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

2

Median incremental investment

$517.00

$4,993.50

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$4,423.83

$9,254.60

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VDCO

PLUS

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to AU market

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VDCO

PLUS

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

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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