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VSOVanguard · Equity - Australia Small/Mid Cap · Equity · Australia

Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF

Fee p.a.
0.30%
ASX report
Fund size
A$1.1b
12m flow A$108m
Yield
4.7%
2 payments / yr
Volatility 3y
15.5%
annualised
Max DD 3y
−16.8%
all-time −40.6%
Listed
2011
27 May 2011 · spread 0.07%

Growth of $10,000

Since listing, distributions reinvested
$5k$10k$15k$20k$25k$30k20112013201520172019202120232025
$10,000 at listing$26,353 at 4 Sept 2026. Monthly points, distributions reinvested, before franking.

Performance

Period
Total
ASX
1 month
2.9%
−1.1%
3 months
4.5%
6 months
3.8%
Year to date
0.7%
1 year
6.2%
7.6%
3 years p.a.
11.4%
10.1%
5 years p.a.
5.6%
6.3%
10 years p.a.
9.2%
Since listing p.a.
6.7%

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 0.48Vol 1y 17.7%Vol 5y 16.5%Max DD 1y −16.8%Max DD 5y −23.5%Best year 24.1%79% positive years

Calendar-year returns

2012
5.8%
2013
4.5%
2014
−1.1%
2015
5.6%
2016
16.0%
2017
17.7%
2018
−7.4%
2019
21.7%
2020
14.8%
2021
21.8%
2022
−11.7%
2023
6.3%
2024
8.9%
2025
24.1%
2026
0.7%

Where the money is

Look-through exposure as at 31 July 2026 · 191 securities · top 10 = 20.9%

Country

Australia100.0%

Sector

Materials30.0%
Industrials13.5%
Real Estate12.2%
Financials11.6%
Consumer Discretionary7.8%
Information Technology7.7%
Energy6.1%
Health Care4.7%
Consumer Staples2.7%
Communication Services2.5%
Utilities1.0%

Top holdings

BlueScope Steel LtdAustralia
2.9%
ALS LtdAustralia
2.2%
Orica LtdAustralia
2.2%
Charter Hall GroupAustralia
2.1%
NEXTDC LtdAustralia
2.0%
Mineral Resources LtdAustralia
2.0%
GPT Group/TheAustralia
2.0%
Ampol LtdAustralia
1.9%
Technology One LtdAustralia
1.8%
JB Hi-Fi LtdAustralia
1.8%
Sandfire Resources LtdAustralia
1.8%
Ramsay Health Care LtdAustralia
1.6%
Mirvac GroupAustralia
1.4%
Aurizon Holdings LtdAustralia
1.4%
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank LtdAustralia
1.3%

Top 15 of 191 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
VanEck S&P/ASX MidCap ETF
0.45%
50%
0.79
Betashares Australian Ex-20 Portfolio Diversifier ETF
0.25%
48%
0.83
SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF
0.50%
42%
0.84
iShares Edge MSCI Australia Multifactor ETF
0.30%
41%
0.80
iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF
0.55%
41%
0.89
VanEck MSCI Australian Sustainable Equity ETF
0.35%
32%
0.73
VanEck Geared Australian Equal Weight Complex ETF
0.35%
32%
0.83
VanEck Australian Equal Weight ETF
0.35%
32%
0.73
Global X Australia Ex Financials & Resources ETF
0.25%
30%
0.48
Betashares Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF
0.49%
27%
0.71
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