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VAS
Description
Description
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).
ASX
Super
HomeSoon
ETF - A bundle of shares
Australia
Financials
Diversified
Materials
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Performance
Performance
$109.59
AUD
▲ $44.09 (67.31%)
30th November 2025, 12:00 a.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
▲ 7.24% Growth
5 year average annual growth
▲ 4.16% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$ 500 minimum investment
Due to regulatory requirements
▲ $2,739.75 median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
BHP (BHP Group Ltd.)
10%
CBA (Commonwealth Bank of Australia)
8%
CSL (CSL Ltd.)
6%
Top country exposure
Australia
95%
United States
3%
New Zealand
2%
Top industry exposure
Financials
28%
Materials
24%
Health
9%
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Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
3.15%
Average franked amount
71.11%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
4.16%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
91.94%
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.07% p.a.
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ESG
ESG
55.36
Environmental score
73.49
Social score
57.66
Governance score
Advanced information
Advanced information
Leveraged
No
P/E ratio
20.42
Inverse
No
P/B ratio
2.46
Expense ratio
0.07
Inception date
2009-05-04
Community insights
Community insights
General statistics
26,923 investors hold VAS
46 weeks average time between investments
$2,667 average holding per investor
3 mins last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
Less than 50k
48%
50k - 100k
30%
100k - 150k
14%
150k - 200k
5%
More than 200k
3%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
46%
26-34 years old
41%
18-25 years old
13%
Legal gender of investors
43% male
57% female
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October Investing Q&A with Dave Gow
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Long Term Investing
Practical answers to common FIRE questions, from starting at 18 to LICs vs VAS, getting both dividends and growth, DHHF ...
15 October 2025
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Dave Gow
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8 min read
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1005 views
VAS vs VDHG | Get Rich Slow Club
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Portfolios
In this Get Rich Slow Club episode, Tash and Ana compare two popular ETFs: VAS and VDHG. Read our wrap below, or listen ...
20 January 2025
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Tash & Ana
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4 min read
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Episode 112. VAS vs VDHG
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In this episode, we dive into the popular Vanguard ETFs, VAS (Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF) and VDHG (Vanguard D...
Mon, 25th November 2024
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17 min
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Chapter 1: Find your why and type of FI
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Learning how to attain FIRE is one thing. But it's just as important to recognise why you want to reach it in the first ...
Fri, 12th May 2023
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19 min
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The Aussie FIRE Audiobook | Conclusion
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Congratulations! You've made it to the final chapter of our original Aussie FIRE audiobook. In each chapter, we've cover...
Fri, 3rd November 2023
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8 min
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Episode 0. Welcome to the Aussie FIRE podcast
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Welcome to Aussie FIRE, the podcast designed to educate and inspire you towards a better future! This podcast evolved fr...
Fri, 24th November 2023
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30 min
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VAS vs A200
ASK & ANSWER
Investing Strategy
Does anyone really notice any difference between VAS and A200 etf’s?
Ailise
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August 4th, 2025
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365 views
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VAS vs A200
ASK & ANSWER
Investing Strategy
Hi everyone! I’m trying to decide between VAS and A200 for my portfolio, but I'm not sure which one is the better fit. C...
Grace Johnson
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November 18th, 2024
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US ETFs vs AU ETFs
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Investing Strategy
Are there any downsides to choosing US ETFs over AU ones? Some of the US ETFs outperform AU ones, but as an Australian c...
Stephanie Conroy
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April 3rd, 2024
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33 views
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AU vs US shares
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First Time Investor
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...
Molly Pearse
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January 29th, 2023
5 likes
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29 views
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What’s happened to my shares and it’s value if I suddenly die
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Investing Strategy
Hi, I just started my investment with ASX last month. But I started worrying and wanted to know what’s happened to my sh...
Ngoc Nguyen
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September 30th, 2022
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23 views
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