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VAS

Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

Passive ETF Equity

Not rated

The VAS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by Vanguard. It is built to track an index: S&P/ASX 300 Index. The VAS ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 302 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

€39.82

-€1.6 (-3.82%) 2 days ago

7:00 AM 11/06/26 Closed

1D price range

€39.82€41.04

52W price range

€29.90€48.86

YTD Perf.

+5.79%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€16.92B

Share class AuM

€16.92B

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

AU000000VAS1

TER

0.07%

Inception date

5/4/2009

Issuer

Vanguard

Benchmark

S&P/ASX 300 Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Nov 6, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 09/30/26

Finance

37.45%

Non-Energy Materials

26.12%

Healthcare

6.96%

Industrials

5.64%

Energy

5.10%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

4.02%

Consumer Cyclicals

4.01%

Consumer Services

2.48%

Unavailable

0.73%

Other

7.48%

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FAQ about VAS

VAS is a passively managed ETF that invests in the APAC Blended Cap segment.

VAS tracks the S&P/ASX 300 Total Return Index - AUD, through a full replication replication method.

VAS carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.07%.

VAS was introduced to the market on May 4, 2009.

Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF, VAS, is provided by Vanguard. Learn more about Vanguard here.

VAS oversees €16.92B in assets as of November 6, 2026.

VAS follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of November 6, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 3.09%.

As of September 30, 2026, VAS has significant geographic allocations in Australia, USA and New Zealand.

As of September 30, 2026, VAS focuses largely on Finance, Non-Energy Materials and Healthcare.

As of September 30, 2026, VAS holds 302 positions in its portfolio, with 55.61% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of September 30, 2026, VAS top three holdings include BHP Group Ltd., Commonwealth Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank Ltd..

The base currency of VAS is AUD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 09/30/26

BHP Group Ltd.

11.19%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

9.15%

National Australia Bank Ltd.

4.42%

Westpac Banking Corp.

4.34%

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

4.19%

CSL Ltd.

3.20%

Wesfarmers Ltd.

3.15%

Macquarie Group Ltd.

3.04%

Rio Tinto Ltd.

2.25%

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

2.20%

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