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Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to track the return of the FTSE Australia 300 Choice Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
Fund Strategy
The Fund will hold or be exposed to most of the securities in the index, 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 2.83% 5.66% 12.47% 16.01% 17.09% 13.72% 12.02% -%
Growth return 2.83% 5.05% 11.18% 12.88% 13.4% 10.06% 7.83% -%
Income return 0% 0.61% 1.29% 3.13% 3.69% 3.66% 4.19% -%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl
Australian Equities
90.69%
Cash
0.15%
Property & Infrastructure
9.16%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
VAN4509AU
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Unknown
12 Aug 2020
$370.84 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$1.4596 (as at 24 Sep 2025)
$1.458 (as at 24 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.20% (as at 1 Sep 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.20% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jul 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Equity 13.44%
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FAQs about the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl

The objective of the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund is The Fund seeks to track the return of the FTSE Australia 300 Choice Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

The strategy of the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund is The Fund will hold or be exposed to most of the securities in the index, 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 Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund is VAN4509AU.

Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl’s total return last month was 2.83%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.83% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl’s total return for the last three months was 5.66%. This was made up of a growth return of 5.05% and an income return of 0.61%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl’s one-year total return is 16.01%. This was made up of a growth return of 12.88% and an income return of 3.13%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl’s one-year total return is 13.72%. This was made up of a growth return of 10.06% and an income return of 3.66%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund is :

Australian Equities
90.69%
Cash
0.15%
Property & Infrastructure
9.16%

The Responsible Entity for the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund is Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund was $370.84 million.

The Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund has an inception date of 12 Aug 2020.

The current entry price of the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund is $1.4596 per unit and the current exit price is $1.458 per unit (as at 24 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl managed fund is $1.458 per unit and the current entry price is $1.4596 per unit (as at 24 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vanguard Ethically Conservative Australian Shares Whlsl 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.