Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX:VAS)

Australia flag Australia · Delayed Price · Currency is AUD
113.68
-0.46 (-0.40%)
Mar 2, 2026, 1:10 PM AEST
11.37%
Assets 23.67B
Expense Ratio 0.07%
PE Ratio 20.78
Dividend (ttm) 3.29
Dividend Yield 2.89%
Ex-Dividend Date Jan 2, 2026
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Payout Ratio 59.96%
1-Year Return +11.83%
Volume 249,981
Open 113.89
Previous Close 114.14
Day's Range 113.25 - 114.03
52-Week Low 88.64
52-Week High 114.25
Beta 0.61
Holdings 301
Inception Date May 4, 2009

About VAS

Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. It invests in the public equity markets of Australia. The fund seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It also invests some portion of its portfolio in property trusts. The fund invests in the stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap companies. It seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P/ASX 300 Index, by investing in the stocks of companies as per their weightings in the index. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF was formed on June 13, 1997 and is domiciled in Australia.

Asset Class Equity
Category Total Market
Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange
Ticker Symbol VAS
Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked S&P/ASX 300 Index - AUD

Performance

VAS had a total return of 15.36% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.36%, including dividends.

Top 10 Holdings

45.66% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
BHP Group Limited BHP 10.36%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA 7.92%
CSL Limited CSL 5.76%
National Australia Bank Limited NAB 3.97%
Westpac Banking Corporation WBC 3.48%
ANZ Group Holdings Limited ANZ 3.44%
Woodside Energy Group Ltd WDS 3.21%
Macquarie Group Limited MQG 2.83%
Wesfarmers Limited WES 2.51%
Telstra Group Limited TLS 2.19%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jan 2, 2026 0.82083 AUD Jan 19, 2026
Oct 1, 2025 1.09594 AUD Oct 16, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 0.65015 AUD Jul 16, 2025
Apr 1, 2025 0.72743 AUD Apr 16, 2025
Jan 2, 2025 0.9799 AUD Jan 17, 2025
Oct 1, 2024 1.03574 AUD Oct 16, 2024
Full Dividend History