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Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF

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Fee p.a.

0.25%

ASX report

Fund size

A$8.0b

12m flow A$2.0b

Yield

3.5%

4 payments / yr

Volatility 3y

11.5%

annualised

Max DD 3y

−11.7%

all-time −35.5%

Listed

2011

27 May 2011 · spread 0.03%

Growth of $10,000

Since listing, distributions reinvested

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$10,000 at listing → $38,070 at 4 Sept 2026. Monthly points, distributions reinvested, before franking.

Performance

Period

Total

ASX

1 month

−1.1%

3.5%

3 months

3.2%

—

6 months

5.1%

—

Year to date

12.1%

—

1 year

13.1%

19.4%

3 years p.a.

14.7%

16.1%

5 years p.a.

11.7%

13.6%

10 years p.a.

10.6%

—

Since listing p.a.

9.3%

—

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 0.93Vol 1y 10.4%Vol 5y 12.6%Max DD 1y −4.8%Max DD 5y −14.4%Best year 26.9%86% positive years

Calendar-year returns

2012

17.4%

2013

26.9%

2014

4.0%

2015

−3.8%

2016

10.7%

2017

9.9%

2018

−7.5%

2019

20.4%

2020

1.7%

2021

16.7%

2022

8.5%

2023

11.1%

2024

11.8%

2025

14.8%

2026

12.1%

Where the money is

Look-through exposure as at 31 July 2026 · 91 securities · top 10 = 62.6%

Country

Australia100.0%

Sector

Financials51.6%

Materials26.8%

Industrials8.0%

Communication Services6.7%

Information Technology4.1%

Utilities2.5%

Consumer Discretionary0.2%

Health Care0.1%

Top holdings

Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAustralia· Financials

10.4%

BHP Group LtdAustralia· Materials

9.4%

Westpac Banking CorpAustralia· Financials

6.6%

National Australia Bank LtdAustralia· Financials

6.5%

ANZ Group Holdings LtdAustralia· Financials

5.8%

Rio Tinto LtdAustralia· Materials

5.4%

Woodside Energy Group LtdAustralia

5.3%

Telstra Group LtdAustralia· Communication Services

4.8%

Macquarie Group LtdAustralia· Financials

4.5%

Transurban GroupAustralia· Industrials

3.9%

Coles Group LtdAustralia

2.8%

CSL LtdAustralia· Information Technology

2.6%

Fortescue LtdAustralia· Materials

2.5%

Santos LtdAustralia

2.2%

QBE Insurance Group LtdAustralia· Financials

1.9%

Top 15 of 91 holdings.

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