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Description

VGS.AX was created on 2014-11-18 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard MSCI International Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

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ETF - A bundle of shares

Global

Ex Australia

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Performance
$102.92

AUD

▲ $53.20 (104.56%)

31st May 2023, 12:00 a.m.

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Quick facts
N/A Growth

5 year average annual growth

N/A

5 year average dividend yield

$500 minimum investment

Due to regulatory requirements

$3,226.48 median portfolio

Median amount held by the community

Holdings & exposure
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AAPL (Apple Inc.)

5%

MSFT (Microsoft Corp.)

4%

AMZN (Amazon.com Inc.)

2%
Top country exposure
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United States of America (the)

67%

Japan

6%

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

5%
Top industry exposure
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Information

20%

Financials

14%

Health

14%
Distributions

Annual dividend yield

1.43%

Average franked amount

0%

5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)

N/A

Dividend reinvestment

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Highest franked amount

0%

Payout dates

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Costs

PURCHASE FEE

$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)

MANAGEMENT FEE

0.18% p.a.

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Advanced information

Leveraged

No

P/E ratio

16.58

Inverse

No

P/B ratio

2.78

Expense ratio

0.18

Inception date

2014-11-18
Community insights
General statistics
6,425 investors hold VGS
N/A average time between investments
N/A average holding per investor
468 days since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors

50k - 100k

44%

Less than 50k

28%

100k - 150k

18%

150k - 200k

6%

More than 200k

4%
Age of investors

26-34 years old

44%

35-90 years old

43%

18-25 years old

13%
Legal gender of investors
48% male
52% female
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