VAS
Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF
🇦🇺 ASX
🧱 MATERIALS
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA
⛳️ DIVERSIFIED
💸 FINANCIALS
👑 Overview
📈 Performance
📙 Holdings
💰 Distributions
💵 Cost
🍃 Esg
🤓 Advanced
👨👩👧👦 Community
📈
+ 2.68%
Annual Growth
5 years average annual growth
💰
3.49%
Annual distribution yield
Based on the most recent distribution
💵
$ 500
Minimum Order
Due to regulatory requirements
🌏
19,946
Pearlers Invested
Since January 2020
👑 Overview
Key information
🔎 Fund Overview
Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS) seeks to track the performance of the ASX 300 index before account fees, expenses, and taxes. The index tracks the top 300 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
VAS ETF Overview
Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS) seeks to track the performance of the ASX 300 index before account fees, expenses, and taxes. The index tracks the top 300 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). These are mostly large and established Australian companies. It is a popular choice among passive individual investors who don't have the time or the expertise to actively invest in stocks. VAS has one of the lowest management fees in the ASX. It also has a high average dividend yield of 4.2%. So, it has historically been a good option for investors wanting stable dividend income with some capital gains.
About S&P / ASX 300 index
Since this ETF seeks to match the performance of the ASX 300 index, let's further discuss the underlying index and its composition. The ASX 300 index consists of the 200 largest companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX shares). It also consists of 100 small-cap companies, and property trusts based on float-adjusted market cap. This represents ~84-87% of Australia’s stock market, giving investors a broad and diversified exposure to the Australian markets. The largest sectors included in the index are financials and materials, representing ~50-55% of the index. 6 out of the top 10 companies are large banks and established mining companies. ~98%of the companies in the index are based in the Pacific region and ~2% are international shares.
Frequently Asked Questions
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📈 Performance
Price History
+37.18%
1M
1Y
10Y
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...
$65,842.7
after 5 years
$139,397.69
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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Updated as of 31 July 2023
Industry Exposure
🏦 Financials
28%
🧱 Materials
24%
🩺 Health
9%
🏭 Industrials
7%
🛍️ Consumer
7%
📙 Other
6%
🏡 Real Estate
6%
🔋 Energy
6%
📞 Communication
4%
🤖 Information
3%
⚡️ Utilities
2%
Country Exposure
🇦🇺 Australia
95%
🇺🇸 United States
3%
🇳🇿 New Zealand
2%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1%
💰 Distributions
Payouts
💰 Annual Distribution Yield*
3.49%
💰 Annual Distribution Earnings Per $1,000 invested**
$34.91
💰 Most Recent Distribution Franked Percentage Estimate
72.35%
💰 Average Distribution Franked Percentage Estimate
72.91 %
💰 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 VAS, your last distribution payment(s) would have been:
$ 126.19
on Fri Jan 17 2025
$ 130.48
on Wed Oct 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
2025
$0.00
0.00%
2024
$3.27
24.12%
2023
$3.50
24.65%
2022
$6.30
27.24%
2021
$3.17
20.96%
2020
$2.17
26.39%
2019
$3.52
22.57%
2018
$3.49
25.65%
2017
$2.93
28.02%
2016
$3.00
30.65%
💵 Costs
💼
0.07%
Management Fee
Included in unit price, not charged by Pearler
💸
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💸 Net fee calculator🍃 Environmental, Social and Governance scores ℹ️
🌳
Environmental Score
67
A measure of an organisations or investment's impact on the natural environment, including factors such as carbon emissions, resource usage, and pollution
⚖️
Governance Score
69
An evaluation of an organisations impact on society, focusing on factors such as employee welfare, diversity and inclusion, community engagement, and product safety and quality.
🤓 Advanced information
Technical Info
💰 Price*
$102.68
💰 Price To Earnings Ratio
17.14
💰 Price To Book Ratio
2.24
💰 Leveraged
No
💰 Inverse
No
*Price may be up to 24 hours old
👩👩👦 Community Insights
How our community is investing
🌏 Pearlers invested in VAS
19,945
📊 Total Capital Earnings
$81M
🔃 Average investment frequency
45 weeks
💵 Average investment amount
$2,838
⏰ Last time a customer invested in VAS
53 mins
VAS investor breakdown
💵 Income of investors
More than 200k
150k - 200k
6%
100k - 150k
16%
50k - 100k
37%
Less than 50k
37%
👶 Age of investors
18 - 25
12%
26 - 34
42%
35 - 90
46%
🙋 Legal gender of investors
Female
56%
Male
44%
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