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Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

Fee p.a.
0.07%
ASX report
Fund size
A$26.2b
12m flow A$3.9b
Yield
2.9%
4 payments / yr
Volatility 3y
12.1%
annualised
Max DD 3y
−13.2%
all-time −35.8%
Listed
2009
8 May 2009 · spread 0.02%

Growth of $10,000

Since listing, distributions reinvested
$10k$15k$20k$25k$30k$35k$40k$45k200920112013201520172019202120232025
$10,000 at listing$40,055 at 4 Sept 2026. Monthly points, distributions reinvested, before franking.

Performance

Period
Total
ASX
1 month
−0.5%
2.1%
3 months
5.8%
6 months
3.1%
Year to date
5.5%
1 year
5.2%
6.7%
3 years p.a.
10.9%
11.4%
5 years p.a.
7.4%
9.1%
10 years p.a.
9.4%
Since listing p.a.
8.3%

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 0.57Vol 1y 12.2%Vol 5y 12.9%Max DD 1y −8.6%Max DD 5y −15.2%Best year 23.8%75% positive years

Calendar-year returns

2010
−2.3%
2011
−15.1%
2012
14.1%
2013
19.4%
2014
4.9%
2015
3.0%
2016
11.3%
2017
11.8%
2018
−3.1%
2019
23.8%
2020
1.9%
2021
17.4%
2022
−1.7%
2023
12.0%
2024
11.4%
2025
10.7%
2026
5.5%

Where the money is

Look-through exposure as at 31 July 2026 · 314 securities · top 10 = 48.0%

Country

Australia100.0%

Sector

Financials34.0%
Materials24.9%
Consumer Discretionary7.3%
Industrials7.0%
Real Estate6.0%
Health Care5.3%
Energy4.4%
Consumer Staples3.7%
Communication Services3.4%
Information Technology2.7%
Utilities1.3%

Top holdings

BHP Group LtdAustralia
10.9%
Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAustralia
10.6%
Westpac Banking CorpAustralia
4.6%
National Australia Bank LtdAustralia
4.5%
ANZ Group Holdings LtdAustralia
4.0%
Wesfarmers LtdAustralia
3.6%
Macquarie Group LtdAustralia
3.2%
Rio Tinto LtdAustralia
2.3%
Woodside Energy Group LtdAustralia
2.2%
GOODMAN GROUPAustralia
2.2%
CSL LtdAustralia
2.1%
Telstra Group LtdAustralia
2.0%
Woolworths Group LtdAustralia
1.7%
Transurban GroupAustralia
1.6%
Aristocrat Leisure LtdAustralia
1.4%

Top 15 of 314 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
Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF
0.78%
94%
0.99
Global X S&P/ASX 200 Covered Call ETF
0.60%
94%
0.65
SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF
0.05%
94%
0.99
Betashares Wealthbuilder Aus200 Geared Complex ETF
0.35%
93%
0.96
Betashares Managed Risk Australian Shares Complex ETF
0.49%
93%
0.81
Betashares Australia 200 ETF
0.04%
93%
0.99
Global X Australia 300 ETF
0.03%
92%
0.92
iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF
0.05%
90%
0.99
SPDR S&P/ASX 50 ETF
0.20%
78%
0.95
Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active ETF
0.72%
76%
0.94
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