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Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex-Japan Shares Index ETF

Fee p.a.
0.40%
ASX report
Fund size
A$756m
12m flow A$-51.6m
Yield
1.4%
4 payments / yr
Volatility 3y
16.3%
annualised
Max DD 3y
−13.1%
all-time −29.7%
Listed
2016
21 Jan 2016 · spread 0.18%

Growth of $10,000

Since listing, distributions reinvested
$5k$10k$15k$20k$25k$30k201520172019202120232025
$10,000 at listing$27,700 at 4 Sept 2026. Monthly points, distributions reinvested, before franking.

Performance

Period
Total
ASX
1 month
2.9%
−6.3%
3 months
−2.5%
6 months
16.4%
Year to date
16.1%
1 year
25.6%
24.5%
3 years p.a.
18.6%
17.4%
5 years p.a.
8.7%
8.9%
10 years p.a.
10.0%
Since listing p.a.
10.1%

Total return to 4 Sept 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 31 July 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.

Sharpe 3y 0.90Vol 1y 20.9%Vol 5y 15.9%Max DD 1y −13.1%Max DD 5y −25.8%Best year 29.3%80% positive years

Calendar-year returns

2016
6.1%
2017
29.3%
2018
−5.2%
2019
17.4%
2020
13.5%
2021
1.6%
2022
−12.5%
2023
3.5%
2024
21.2%
2025
23.4%
2026
16.1%

Where the money is

Look-through exposure as at 31 July 2026 · 948 securities · top 10 = 38.3%

Country

Taiwan29.0%
Hong Kong23.0%
South Korea21.9%
India14.6%
Singapore3.7%
China3.2%
Malaysia1.4%
Thailand1.4%
United States0.9%
Indonesia0.6%

Sector

Information Technology48.9%
Financials19.9%
Communication Services13.0%
Industrials7.4%
Materials3.4%
Consumer Discretionary3.1%
Real Estate2.1%
Consumer Staples1.0%
Utilities0.6%
Health Care0.4%
Energy0.2%

Top holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co LtdTaiwan
15.2%
Samsung Electronics Co LtdSouth Korea
7.1%
SK hynix IncSouth Korea
5.6%
Tencent Holdings LtdHong Kong
3.2%
Alibaba Group Holding LtdHong Kong
2.3%
MediaTek IncTaiwan
1.4%
DBS Group Holdings LtdSingapore
1.0%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS-PREFSouth Korea
0.9%
AIA Group LtdHong Kong
0.9%
China Construction Bank CorpHong Kong
0.9%
Delta Electronics IncTaiwan
0.8%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co LtdTaiwan
0.8%
Reliance Industries LtdIndia
0.8%
HDFC Bank LtdIndia
0.8%
ICICI Bank LtdIndia
0.7%

Top 15 of 948 holdings.

Most similar funds

Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.

Code
Fund
Fee
Overlap
Corr 3y
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF
0.48%
63%
0.78
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
0.69%
63%
0.89
Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF
0.35%
55%
0.91
iShares Asia 50 ETF
0.29%
52%
0.84
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Carbon Aware ETF
0.35%
28%
0.73
Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF
0.67%
27%
0.87
Vanguard All-World ex US Shares Index ETF
0.04%
22%
0.75
Vaneck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF
0.69%
21%
0.81
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
0.45%
19%
0.75
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
0.60%
15%
0.49
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