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Description

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.

ASX

ETF - A bundle of shares

Materials

Diversified

Australia

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Performance
$71.75

AUD

▲ $21.43 (42.59%)

1st October 2026, 06:41 a.m.

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Quick facts
▲ 1.57% Growth

5 years capital growth

▲ 4.87% Dividends

5 year average dividend yield

$500 minimum investment

Due to regulatory requirements

$2,783.12 median portfolio

Median amount held by the community

Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
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CAR (carsales.com Ltd.)

2%

ALX (Atlas Arteria Ltd.)

2%

AKE (Allkem Ltd.)

2%
Top country exposure
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Australia

98%

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1%

United States

1%
Top industry exposure
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Materials

24%

Industrials

15%

Financials

12%
Distributions

Annual dividend yield

4.87%

Average franked amount

40.37%

5yr avg. dividend yield

4.87%

Dividend reinvestment

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Highest franked amount

77.14%

Payout dates

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Costs

PURCHASE FEE

$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)

MANAGEMENT FEE

0.30% p.a.

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ESG
54

Environmental score

72.52

Social score

52.68

Governance score

Advanced information

Leveraged

No

P/E ratio

0.00

Inverse

No

P/B ratio

0.00

Expense ratio

0.3

Inception date

2011-05-23
Pearler community insights
General statistics
311 investors hold VSO
39 weeks average time between investments
$2,674 average holding per investor
14 hours since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors

Less than 50k

47%

50k - 100k

23%

100k - 150k

19%

150k - 200k

8%

More than 200k

3%
Age of investors

35-90 years old

75%

26-34 years old

18%

18-25 years old

7%
Legal gender of investors
58% male
42% female
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