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VSO
Description
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
Performance
$71.12
AUD
▲ $26.92 (60.90%)
13th March 2026, 05:41 a.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
▲ 1.83% Growth
5 year average annual growth
▲ 4.77% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$500 minimum investment
Due to regulatory requirements
$2,564.64 median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
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
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
6.83%
Average franked amount
41.78%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
4.77%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
77.14%
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.30% p.a.
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ESG
ESG
51.69
Environmental score
71.69
Social score
52.11
Governance score
Advanced information
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
Community insights
General statistics
313 investors hold VSO
36 weeks average time between investments
$2,734 average holding per investor
6 hours since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
Less than 50k
44%
50k - 100k
24%
100k - 150k
19%
150k - 200k
8%
More than 200k
5%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
74%
26-34 years old
20%
18-25 years old
6%
Legal gender of investors
58% male
42% female
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