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Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to track the return (income and capital appreciation) of the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Index before taking into account fees, expenses, and tax.
Fund Strategy
The Vanguard Index Australian Property Securities Fund gains its exposure to securities in the index by investing in the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index Fund (Underlying Fund). The Fund is exposed to all of the securities in the index most of time, allowing for individual security weightings to vary marginally from the index from time to time. The Fund may be exposed to securities that have been removed from or are expected to be included in the index.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 4.39% 9.68% 16.36% 14.01% 19.36% 14.61% 12.06% 9.04%
Growth return 4.39% 7.5% 11.75% 6.42% 11.44% 7.75% 5.45% 2.58%
Income return 0% 2.18% 4.61% 7.59% 7.92% 6.86% 6.61% 6.46%
Market index (S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT TR)
Total return 4.47% 9.86% 16.7% 14.49% 20.15% 15.35% 12.27% 9%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index
Australian Equities
2.67%
Cash
0.29%
Property & Infrastructure
97.04%
International Equities
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
4.32%
Cash
2.40%
Property & Infrastructure
93.02%
International Equities
0.25%
Fixed Interest
0.01%
Alternatives
0.01%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index (Wholesale)
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
VAN0004AU
Equity Australia Real Estate
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
27 Mar 1998
$3074.75 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$1.1358 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
$1.1357 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.23% (as at 1 Sep 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.23% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jul 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Goodman Group Equity - REIT 39.21%
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FAQs about the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index

The objective of the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund is The Fund seeks to track the return (income and capital appreciation) of the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Index before taking into account fees, expenses, and tax.

The strategy of the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund is The Vanguard Index Australian Property Securities Fund gains its exposure to securities in the index by investing in the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index Fund (Underlying Fund). The Fund is exposed to all of the securities in the index most of time, allowing for individual security weightings to vary marginally from the index from time to time. The Fund may be exposed to securities that have been removed from or are expected to be included in the index.

The APIR code of the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund is VAN0004AU.

Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index’s total return last month was 4.39%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.39% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index’s total return for the last three months was 9.68%. This was made up of a growth return of 7.5% and an income return of 2.18%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index’s one-year total return is 14.01%. This was made up of a growth return of 6.42% and an income return of 7.59%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index’s one-year total return is 14.61%. This was made up of a growth return of 7.75% and an income return of 6.86%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund is :

Australian Equities
2.67%
Cash
0.29%
Property & Infrastructure
97.04%
International Equities
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund is Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

The Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Real Estate sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund was $3074.75 million.

The Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund has an inception date of 27 Mar 1998.

The current entry price of the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund is $1.1358 per unit and the current exit price is $1.1357 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund is $1.1357 per unit and the current entry price is $1.1358 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index managed fund is $500,000. Minimum additional investment is $5000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.