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VGS
Description
Description
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS) seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World ex-Australia index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks the large and mid-cap stocks from 22 developed markets including the US, UK, Japan, Canada, France, Germany and Israel.
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ETF - A bundle of shares
Global
High Price Growth
Technology
Diversified
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Performance
Performance
$153.80
AUD
▲ $95.23 (162.59%)
30th November 2025, 12:00 a.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
▲ 16.45% Growth
5 year average annual growth
▲ 2.32% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$ 500 minimum investment
Due to regulatory requirements
$3,845.00 median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
AAPL (Apple Inc.)
5%
MSFT (Microsoft Corp.)
4%
AMZN (Amazon.com Inc.)
2%
Top country exposure
United States
73%
Japan
6%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4%
Top industry exposure
Information
23%
Financials
14%
Health
13%
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Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
2.56%
Average franked amount
0%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
2.32%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
0%
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.18% p.a.
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Advanced information
Advanced information
Leveraged
No
P/E ratio
23.17
Inverse
No
P/B ratio
3.71
Expense ratio
0.18
Inception date
2014-11-18
Community insights
Community insights
General statistics
18,508 investors hold VGS
43 weeks average time between investments
$3,076 average holding per investor
1 hours last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
Less than 50k
49%
50k - 100k
29%
100k - 150k
14%
150k - 200k
5%
More than 200k
3%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
45%
26-34 years old
42%
18-25 years old
13%
Legal gender of investors
46% male
54% female
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VGS
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Investing Strategy
Hi! I am planning my portfolio targets and have been thinking something like: 40% VAS - Aussie index 50% VGS - internati...
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July 29th, 2024
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August 8th, 2023
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Are there any downsides to choosing US ETFs over AU ones? Some of the US ETFs outperform AU ones, but as an Australian c...
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April 3rd, 2024
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AU vs US shares
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Hi, I’m fairly new to investing and this is a dumb question but what is the difference when investing in the AU shares v...
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January 29th, 2023
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What’s happened to my shares and it’s value if I suddenly die
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Hi, I just started my investment with ASX last month. But I started worrying and wanted to know what’s happened to my sh...
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September 30th, 2022
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