VAE
Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex Japan Shares Index ETF
🇦🇺 ASX
🤖 TECHNOLOGY
🌏 GLOBAL
⛳️ DIVERSIFIED
👑 Overview
📈 Performance
📙 Holdings
💰 Distributions
💵 Cost
🤓 Advanced
👨👩👧👦 Community
📈
+ 2.70%
Annual Growth
5 years average annual growth
💰
1.86%
Annual distribution yield
Based on the most recent distribution
💵
$ 500
Minimum Order
Due to regulatory requirements
🌏
429
Pearlers Invested
Since January 2020
👑 Overview
Key information
🔎 Fund Overview
Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF objective is to track the performance of the FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before accounting for fees, expenses and tax.
VAE ETF Overview
Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex Japan Shares Index ETF (VAE: ASX) was created to give investors exposure to large and mid-cap companies based in Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. It primarily focuses on emerging markets, with ~80% of the portfolio allocated to emerging markets. It provides investors with low-cost exposure to more than 1,500 companies across sectors that are typically underrepresented in the Australian markets.
About the FTSE Asia Pacific ex-Japan, Australia, and New Zealand Index
ETFs intend to track the performance of the underlying index they track. Here, the index in question is the FTSE Asia Pacific ex-Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. It is comprised of 1,500 companies across 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. From a sector perspective, the ETF is heavily concentrated in the technology and financial sectors, which account for ~27% and ~20% of the portfolio, respectively. Market capitalisation-wise, ~70% of the portfolio is large-cap companies, while 30% is allocated to mid and small-cap companies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why choose Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex Japan Shares Index ETF (VAE)?
Who is the VAE ETF best suited for?
What risks are associated with VAE?
What are the returns of the VAE ETF?
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📈 Performance
Price History
+54.19%
1M
1Y
All Time
Graph
Table
How could long term investing grow your wealth?*
Based on an initial investment of
$
and recurring investments every
for
$
Your wealth could grow to...
$65,873.73
after 5 years
$139,531.46
after 10 years
*Disclaimer: The information provided in this calculator is only a model to show you how long you need to invest for to achieve your goal, based on several factors, including past performance which is not an indicator of future performance. It is not a prediction and relies on assumptions, such as interest rates, that may vary and change the actual outcome. The results shown are only estimates and are not intended to be relied on when making a financial decision. Consider whether to get advice from a licensed financial adviser before making any financial decision.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
6.57%
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
4.32%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
3.96%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
3.28%
AIA Group Ltd.
1.76%
Reliance Industries Ltd.
1.58%
Meituan Dianping Class B
1.53%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
0.90%
Infosys Ltd.
0.88%
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H
0.83%
Updated as of 31 July 2023
Industry Exposure
🤖 Information
21%
📙 Other
21%
🏦 Financials
15%
🛍️ Consumer
10%
📞 Communication
8%
🏭 Industrials
8%
🧱 Materials
5%
🩺 Health
3%
🏡 Real Estate
3%
🔋 Energy
3%
⚡️ Utilities
2%
Country Exposure
🇨🇳 China
31%
🇮🇳 India
23%
🇹🇼 Taiwan
19%
🇰🇷 Korea
11%
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
5%
🇸🇬 Singapore
3%
🇹🇭 Thailand
2%
🇲🇾 Malaysia
2%
🇮🇩 Indonesia
2%
🇵🇭 Philippines
1%
💰 Distributions
Payouts
💰 Annual Distribution Yield*
1.86%
💰 Annual Distribution Earnings Per $1,000 invested**
$18.62
💰 Most Recent Distribution Franked Percentage Estimate
0.00%
💰 Average Distribution Franked Percentage Estimate
0.00 %
💰 Distribution reinvestment
* Based on the most recent distribution
** Calculated by multiplying the most recent distribution yield by $1,000
Estimate your distribution
If you held
$
of VAE, your last distribution payment(s) would have been:
$ 91.71
on Wed Oct 16 2024
$ 65.46
on Tue Jul 16 2024
*Disclaimer: The information provided in this calculator is only a model to show you how long you need to invest for to achieve your goal, based on several factors, including past performance which is not an indicator of future performance. It is not a prediction and relies on assumptions, such as interest rates, that may vary and change the actual outcome. The results shown are only estimates and are not intended to be relied on when making a financial decision. Consider whether to get advice from a licensed financial adviser before making any financial decision.
Distribution History
1Y
5Y
10Y
Graph
Table
Year
Yearly Distribution Earnings Per Share
Franking Estimate
2024
$1.43
0.00%
2023
$1.47
0.00%
2022
$1.64
0.00%
2021
$1.32
0.00%
2020
$1.69
0.00%
2019
$1.47
0.00%
2018
$1.78
0.00%
2017
$1.74
0.00%
2016
$1.19
0.00%
2015
$0.00
0.00%
💵 Costs
💼
0.40%
Management Fee
Included in unit price, not charged by Pearler
💸
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Technical Info
💰 Price*
$76.57
💰 Price To Earnings Ratio
17.39
💰 Price To Book Ratio
1.87
💰 Leveraged
No
💰 Inverse
No
*Price may be up to 24 hours old
👩👩👦 Community Insights
How our community is investing
🌏 Pearlers invested in VAE
429
📊 Total Capital Earnings
$1M
🔃 Average investment frequency
38 weeks
💵 Average investment amount
$2,470
⏰ Last time a customer invested in VAE
21 hours
VAE investor breakdown
💵 Income of investors
More than 200k
150k - 200k
7%
100k - 150k
18%
50k - 100k
46%
Less than 50k
24%
👶 Age of investors
18 - 25
9%
26 - 34
49%
35 - 90
41%
🙋 Legal gender of investors
Female
47%
Male
53%
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