Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

VAS

VAS.AX was created on 2009-05-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited

AFI

Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd is a AU-based company operating in industry. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited is an investment company, which is focused on investing in Australian and New Zealand equities. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with investment returns through access to a stream of franked dividends and growth of capital invested. The company has two portfolios of securities: the investment portfolio and the trading portfolio. The investment portfolio holds securities which the Company intends to retain on a long-term basis and includes a small sub-component over which options may be written and an additional small sub-component of international (non-Australian/New Zealand listed stocks). The trading portfolio consist of securities that are held for short term trading only, including call option contracts written over securities that are held in the specific sub-component of the investment portfolio and on occasion put options and is relatively small in size. Its investment sectors include banks, healthcare, and materials.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF

VGS

VGS.AX was created on 2014-11-18 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard MSCI International Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Whitefield Industrials Limited

WHF

Whitefield Industrials Ltd is a AU-based company operating in industry. The company is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales. Whitefield Industrials Limited is an Australia-based investment company holding a diversified portfolio of Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed Industrial (non-resource) shares. The firm's principal activity is to invests in companies and trusts listed on the ASX. The firm's return objective includes a reliable stream of franked income; risk adjusted return higher than average of peer group, and portfolio return 0-100 basis points above the benchmark (S&P/ASX200 Industrials Accumulation) over rolling five-year periods. Its risk objective is to have a lower degree of variation against benchmark (target 0.7% - 1.0% tracking error). The company invests in various sectors, such as banks, health care, consumer discretionary, non-bank financials, industrials, real estate, consumer staples, communication services, information technology, materials and utilities. The firm's investment manager is Whitefield Capital Management Pty Ltd.

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Limited

SOL

Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. engages in the ownership of shares, coal mining, distribution and retail of pharmaceutical products; and manufacture of building products. The company is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales and currently employs 51 full-time employees. Its segments include Strategic Investments Portfolio, Large Caps Portfolio, Private Equity Portfolio, Credit Portfolio, Emerging Companies Portfolio and Property Portfolio. The Strategic Investments Portfolio segment includes significant investments in uncorrelated listed companies where it generally has board representation. Large Caps Portfolio segment is an actively managed, Australian listed equities portfolio. The Private Equity Portfolio segment includes long-term investments in unlisted companies to support their future growth. The Credit Portfolio segment includes investments in corporate loans, bonds, and structured instruments. The Emerging Companies Portfolio segment includes investments in attractive, early stage and high growth companies that are listed, about to undertake an Initial Public Offering (IPO) or are at a pre-IPO stage. Property Portfolio segment comprises direct property investments.