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Description

VAF.AX was created on 2012-10-29 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The ETF currently has 6.89m in AUM and 827 holdings. Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

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ETF - A bundle of shares

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Performance
$45.21

AUD

▼ -$4.40 (-8.87%)

13th March 2026, 05:41 a.m.

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Quick facts
▼ -1.93% Growth

5 year average annual growth

▲ 2.16% Dividends

5 year average dividend yield

$500 minimum investment

Due to regulatory requirements

$1,989.24 median portfolio

Median amount held by the community

Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
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ACGB 4.25 04.21.26 (Australia Government Bond 4.25 2026-04-21)

3%

ACGB 3.25 04.21.25 (Australia Government Bond 3.25 2025-04-21)

3%

ACGB 0.25 11.21.24 (Australia Government Bond 0.25 2024-11-21)

3%
Distributions

Annual dividend yield

3.15%

Average franked amount

0%

5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)

2.16%

Dividend reinvestment

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Highest franked amount

0%

Payout dates

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Costs

PURCHASE FEE

$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)

MANAGEMENT FEE

0.10% p.a.

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Advanced information

Leveraged

No

P/E ratio

0.00

Inverse

No

P/B ratio

0.00

Expense ratio

0.1

Inception date

2012-10-29
Community insights
General statistics
420 investors hold VAF
26 weeks average time between investments
$4,152 average holding per investor
1 day since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors

Less than 50k

51%

50k - 100k

25%

100k - 150k

16%

150k - 200k

5%

More than 200k

4%
Age of investors

35-90 years old

60%

26-34 years old

35%

18-25 years old

6%
Legal gender of investors
51% male
49% female
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