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VHY

Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF

Passive ETF Equity

Not rated

The VHY Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by Vanguard. It is built to track an index: FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index. The VHY ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 92 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

A$87.15

N/A

Data as of 08/07/26

1D price range

N/A

52W price range

A$75.98A$87.45

YTD Perf.

+13.39%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€4.98B

Share class AuM

€4.98B

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

AU000000VHY4

TER

0.25%

Inception date

5/23/2011

Issuer

Vanguard

Benchmark

FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Aug 7, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 06/30/26

Finance

39.73%

Non-Energy Materials

21.62%

Industrials

9.70%

Energy

9.46%

Telecommunications

5.39%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

4.29%

Healthcare

3.74%

Utilities

2.11%

Unavailable

0.15%

Other

3.74%

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FAQ about VHY

VHY is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Australian Equities.

VHY tracks the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield TR Index - AUD, through a full replication replication method.

VHY carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.25%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

VHY was introduced to the market on May 23, 2011. It trades on Australia

Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF, VHY, is provided by Vanguard. Learn more about Vanguard here.

VHY oversees €4.98B in assets as of August 7, 2026.

VHY follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of August 7, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 3.41%.

As of June 30, 2026, VHY has significant geographic allocations in Australia.

As of June 30, 2026, VHY focuses largely on Finance, Non-Energy Materials and Industrials.

As of June 30, 2026, VHY holds 92 positions in its portfolio, with 73.97% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of June 30, 2026, VHY top three holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia, BHP Group Ltd. and Westpac Banking Corp..

The base currency of VHY is AUD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 06/30/26

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

10.01%

BHP Group Ltd.

9.57%

Westpac Banking Corp.

6.38%

National Australia Bank Ltd.

6.15%

Rio Tinto Ltd.

5.67%

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

5.66%

Telstra Group Ltd.

5.03%

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

4.74%

Macquarie Group Ltd.

4.64%

Transurban Group Ltd.

3.98%

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