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Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
Seeks to track the return of the FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars, 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 -0.11% 8.41% 10.81% 23.15% 15.86% 12.26% 7.44% -%
Growth return -0.11% 7.56% 9.73% 20.43% 13.33% 9.72% 5.23% -%
Income return 0% 0.85% 1.08% 2.72% 2.53% 2.54% 2.21% -%
Market index (MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan NR AUD)
Total return -0.55% 8.13% 10.82% 23.32% 16.72% 12.75% 7.31% 8.45%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF
International Equities
98.25%
Cash
1.14%
Property & Infrastructure
0.61%
Fixed Interest
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
International Equities
96.54%
Cash
3.44%
Property & Infrastructure
0.02%
Fixed Interest
-0.01%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
Equity Asia Pacific w/o Japan
starstarstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
9 Dec 2015
$634.45 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$93.4022 (as at 17 Sep 2025)
$93.4022 (as at 17 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.40% (as at 1 Sep 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.40% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jul 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Equity 10.86%
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FAQs about the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF

The objective of the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund is Seeks to track the return of the FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars, before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

The strategy of the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF 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 FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund is .

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF’s total return last month was -0.11%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.11% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF’s total return for the last three months was 8.41%. This was made up of a growth return of 7.56% and an income return of 0.85%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF’s one-year total return is 23.15%. This was made up of a growth return of 20.43% and an income return of 2.72%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF’s one-year total return is 12.26%. This was made up of a growth return of 9.72% and an income return of 2.54%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund is :

International Equities
98.25%
Cash
1.14%
Property & Infrastructure
0.61%
Fixed Interest
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund is Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

The Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund belongs to the Equity Asia Pacific w/o Japan sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund was $634.45 million.

The Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund has an inception date of 9 Dec 2015.

The current entry price of the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund is $93.4022 per unit and the current exit price is $93.4022 per unit (as at 17 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund is $93.4022 per unit and the current entry price is $93.4022 per unit (as at 17 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF managed fund is $0.

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.