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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

Diversified

Materials

Australia

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Performance
$75.31

AUD

▲ $32.37 (75.38%)

30th November 2025, 12:00 a.m.

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Quick facts
▲ 4.94% Growth

5 year average annual growth

▲ 4.68% Dividends

5 year average dividend yield

$ 500 minimum investment

Due to regulatory requirements

$2,409.92 median portfolio

Median amount held by the community

Holdings & exposure
Top holdings

CAR (carsales.com Ltd.)

2%

ALX (Atlas Arteria Ltd.)

2%

AKE (Allkem Ltd.)

2%
Top country exposure

Australia

99%

China

1%

United States

0%
Top industry exposure

Materials

24%

Industrials

15%

Financials

12%

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Distributions

Annual dividend yield

7.93%

Average franked amount

42.60%

5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)

4.68%

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
51.74

Environmental score

71.84

Social score

52.16

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
Community insights
General statistics
287 investors hold VSO
36 weeks average time between investments
$2,623 average holding per investor
2 days last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors

Less than 50k

40%

50k - 100k

25%

100k - 150k

20%

150k - 200k

9%

More than 200k

5%
Age of investors

35-90 years old

72%

26-34 years old

22%

18-25 years old

6%
Legal gender of investors
60% male
40% female
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