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VAE

Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex-Japan Shares Index ETF

Passive ETF Equity

Not rated

The VAE Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by Vanguard. It is built to track an index: FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Index. The VAE ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 1,740 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

A$108.58

N/A

Data as of 10/14/26

1D price range

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52W price range

N/A

YTD Perf.

+14.88%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€490M

Share class AuM

€490M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

AU000000VAE1

TER

0.4%

Inception date

12/9/2015

Issuer

Vanguard

Benchmark

FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

API

PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Oct 14, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 08/31/26

Technology

45.91%

Finance

19.83%

Industrials

7.19%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

5.74%

Non-Energy Materials

5.00%

Consumer Cyclicals

4.08%

Healthcare

3.20%

Energy

2.38%

Unavailable

1.78%

Other

4.91%

Latest VAE news

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FAQ about VAE

VAE is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Large and Mid-Cap Asia Pacific Equities.

VAE tracks the FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Net Total Return Index - AUD, through a full replication replication method.

VAE carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.4%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

VAE was introduced to the market on December 9, 2015. It trades on Australia

Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex-Japan Shares Index ETF, VAE, is provided by Vanguard. Learn more about Vanguard here.

VAE oversees €490M in assets as of October 14, 2026.

VAE follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of October 14, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 1.39%.

As of August 31, 2026, VAE has significant geographic allocations in Taiwan, China and Republic of Korea.

As of August 31, 2026, VAE focuses largely on Technology, Finance and Industrials.

As of August 31, 2026, VAE holds 1740 positions in its portfolio, with 41.18% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of August 31, 2026, VAE top three holdings include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and SK hynix, Inc..

The base currency of VAE is AUD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 08/31/26

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

14.79%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

7.04%

SK hynix, Inc.

5.45%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

2.91%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

2.21%

MediaTek, Inc.

1.47%

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

1.00%

Delta Electronics, Inc.

0.90%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

0.88%

China Construction Bank Corp.

0.87%

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