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Vanguard - International Shares Pension - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
This investment option seeks to match the return of the MSCI World ex Australia; ex Tobacco; ex Controversial Weapons; ex Nuclear Weapons (with net dividends reinvested) Index before taking into account fees; expenses and tax.
Fund Strategy
Provides exposure to many of the world's largest companies listed in major developed economies. It offers access to a broadly diversified range of securities that allows members to participate in the long-term growth potential of international economies outside Australia. The investment option is exposed to the fluctuating values of foreign currencies; as there will not be any hedging of foreign currencies to the Australian dollar.

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 0.92% 6.68% 4.95% 19.86% -% -% -% -%
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Total return 0.92% 6.62% 5.1% 20.06% 19.45% 20.5% 15.74% 12.6%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vanguard - International Shares Pension
International Equities
98.08%
Cash
0.60%
Property & Infrastructure
1.32%
Australian Equities
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
International Equities
95.48%
Cash
1.77%
Property & Infrastructure
1.15%
Australian Equities
1.45%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.14%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vanguard - International Shares Pension
Equity World Large Blend
Not Rated
Allocated Pension
15 Dec 2023
$3.56 million (as at 30 Sep 2024)
n/a
n/a
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.54% (as at 1 Jul 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.56% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) Not Available

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jul 2025) Type % of Portfolio
NVIDIA Corp Equity 5.92%
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FAQs about the Vanguard - International Shares Pension

The objective of the Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund is This investment option seeks to match the return of the MSCI World ex Australia; ex Tobacco; ex Controversial Weapons; ex Nuclear Weapons (with net dividends reinvested) Index before taking into account fees; expenses and tax.

The strategy of the Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund is Provides exposure to many of the world's largest companies listed in major developed economies. It offers access to a broadly diversified range of securities that allows members to participate in the long-term growth potential of international economies outside Australia. The investment option is exposed to the fluctuating values of foreign currencies; as there will not be any hedging of foreign currencies to the Australian dollar.

The APIR code of the Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund is .

Vanguard - International Shares Pension’s total return last month was 0.92%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard - International Shares Pension’s total return for the last three months was 6.68%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard - International Shares Pension’s one-year total return is 19.86%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Vanguard - International Shares Pension’s one-year total return is -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund is :

International Equities
98.08%
Cash
0.60%
Property & Infrastructure
1.32%
Australian Equities
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund belongs to the Equity World Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2024, the size of the Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund was $3.56 million.

The Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund has an inception date of 15 Dec 2023.

The current entry price of the Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund is $ per unit and the current exit price is $ per unit (as at ).

The current exit price of the Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund is $ per unit and the current entry price is $ per unit (as at ).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vanguard - International Shares Pension managed fund is $.

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.