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Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF

ASX

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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 MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF (VSO) and the Vanguard Diversified Growth Index ETF (VDGR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VSO

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

233

110

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,035.25

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,378.30

$3,891.36

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

VSO

VDGR

Strategy

VSO.AX was created on 2011-05-23 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

VDGR.AX was created on 2017-11-20 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by employing a passive investment strategy that tracks the weighted average return of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to the SAA for the Fund, before takinginto account fees, expenses and tax

Top 3 holdings

carsales.com Ltd. (2.47 %)

Atlas Arteria Ltd. (2.42 %)

Allkem Ltd. (2.38 %)

BHP Group Ltd. (3.01 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2.40 %)

CSL Ltd. (1.89 %)

Top 3 industries

Materials (24.32 %)

Industrials (14.76 %)

Financials (12.31 %)

Other (31.32 %)

Financials (13.67 %)

Information Technology (9.13 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (98.99 %)

China (0.62 %)

United States (0.26 %)

United States (39.83 %)

Australia (38.22 %)

Japan (3.61 %)

Management fee

0.3 %

0.27 %


Key Summary

VSO

VDGR

Issuer

Vanguard

Vanguard

Tracking index

MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index - AUD

28% S&P/ASX 300 Index - 20.5% MSCI World ex-Australia Index - 12.5% MSCI World ex Australia Hedged to AUD Index - 5% MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap Index - 34% Other Benchmark

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.27 %

Price

$69.95

$64.32

Size

N/A

$1.222 million

10Y return

52.73 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.40 %

5.04 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

26/05/2011

22/11/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VSO

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

233

110

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,035.25

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,378.30

$3,891.36

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VSO

VDGR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VSO

VDGR

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

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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