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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 MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VDCO

VGS

Popularity

Low

High

Pearlers invested

9

12,100

Median incremental investment

$513.25

$1,073.56

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,100.44

$3,880.53

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VDCO

VGS

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 MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS) seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World ex-Australia index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks the large and mid-cap stocks from 22 developed markets including the US, UK, Japan, Canada, France, Germany and Israel.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (1.27 %)

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

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1.01 %)

Apple Inc. (5.40 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.13 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.15 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (70.31 %)

Financials (5.88 %)

Information Technology (4.02 %)

Information Technology (22.51 %)

Financials (13.70 %)

Health Care (12.53 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (38.87 %)

Australia (38.46 %)

Japan (3.49 %)

United States (72.93 %)

Japan (5.73 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3.77 %)

Management fee

0.27 %

0.18 %


Key Summary

VDCO

VGS

Issuer

Vanguard

Vanguard

Tracking index

Conservative Composite Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net

MSCI WorldexAustralia Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.27 %

0.18 %

Price

$54.26

$141.11

Size

$1.071 million

N/A

10Y return

N/A

159.58 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

3.43 %

2.37 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

22/11/2017

20/11/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VDCO

VGS

Popularity

Low

High

Pearlers invested

9

12,100

Median incremental investment

$513.25

$1,073.56

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,100.44

$3,880.53

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VDCO

VGS

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower distribution yield

VDCO

VGS

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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