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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 Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex Japan Shares Index ETF (VAE). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VDCO

VAE

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

462

Median incremental investment

$509.50

$1,059.18

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,561.20

$3,237.60

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VDCO

VAE

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

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF objective is to track the performance of the FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before accounting for fees, expenses and tax.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (1.27 %)

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

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1.01 %)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (6.57 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (4.32 %)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (3.96 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (70.31 %)

Financials (5.88 %)

Information Technology (4.02 %)

Information Technology (21.30 %)

Other (15.91 %)

Financials (15.36 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (38.87 %)

Australia (38.46 %)

Japan (3.49 %)

China (31.42 %)

India (23.33 %)

Taiwan (18.76 %)

Management fee

0.27 %

0.4 %


Key Summary

VDCO

VAE

Issuer

Vanguard

Vanguard

Tracking index

Conservative Composite Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net

FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan Australia and New Zealand Net - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.27 %

0.4 %

Price

$54.30

$80.94

Size

$1.071 million

N/A

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

3.50 %

2.13 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

22/11/2017

11/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VDCO

VAE

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

462

Median incremental investment

$509.50

$1,059.18

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,561.20

$3,237.60

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VDCO

VAE

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VDCO

VAE

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower 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

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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