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Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (ASX: VGAD) - Share Price and Research

- Current share price for VGAD : $99.000

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) provides exposure to many of the world's companies listed on the exchanges of developed economies around the world. The ETF offers low-cost access to a diversified range of securities that allows investors to participate in the growth potential of international companies listed outside of Australia. The ETF is hedged to Australian dollars so the return (income and capital appreciation) of the ETF is unaffected by currency fluctuations.

VGAD General Information +

ASX Code VGAD
Website http://www.vanguard.com.au
Industry/Sector Asset Management & Custody Banks
Market Cap ($M) 2,952
VGAD Share Price $99.000
Day High $99.080
Day Low $98.700
Last Close $99.000
VGAD Share Price Movement - ( No change )
Prices as at 16:40, 24 Apr 2024
+Security prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes and are indicative only.

VGAD Related Research

Exchange Traded Fund Description

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) provides exposure to many of the world's companies listed on the exchanges of developed economies around the world. The ETF offers low-cost access to a diversified range of securities that allows investors to participate in the growth potential of international companies listed outside of Australia. The ETF is hedged to Australian dollars so the return (income and capital appreciation) of the ETF is unaffected by currency fluctuations.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Upcoming Dividends & Yields

Distribution Type Dividend Franking Ex-dividend date Payment date Current Price+ Price 7D Avg Dividend Yield
HFResult 0¢ 0% 3 Jul 2023 18 Jul 2023 $99.000 $97.610 -
Result 0¢ 0% 3 Jan 2023 18 Jan 2023 $99.000 $97.610 -
HFResult 0.06¢ 0% 1 Jul 2022 18 Jul 2022 $99.000 $97.610 -

See all dividends from Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) or use our Upcoming Dividends tool to search for dividends across all ASX-listed securities.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Recent ASX Announcements

Headline Annoucement date/time+ Price at announcement+ Current price+ Price 7D Avg Gain/Loss
Outstanding ETF Securities Announcement 5 Apr 2024 9:31AM $101.050 $99.000 $97.610 fallen by 2.03%
Interim Report 13 Mar 2024 4:06PM $99.730 $99.000 $97.610 fallen by 0.73%
Outstanding ETF Securities Announcement 4 Mar 2024 3:13PM $99.010 $99.000 $97.610 fallen by 0.01%
  • + Company announcements and prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes. Prices are indicative only.

See all ASX announcements from Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) or use our ASX Announcements tool to search for announcements across all ASX-listed securities.

VGAD Financial Summary

Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2023A $327.91 $1,197.80 -217.60% 6.60 0.00 0.00% 0.0%
2022A -$222.37 -$1,018.60 -148.20% 0.00 0.10 0.00% 0.0%
2021A $412.10 $2,114.30 772.10% 3.80 955.90 11.80% 0.0%

VGAD Peer Comparison

Company Mkt Cap EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
2021 A 2022 A 2023 A 2021 A 2022 A 2023 A 2021 A 2022 A 2023 A
Magellan Financial Group (MFG) $1,647M -0.5164 -0.0458 -0.1145 9.1054 9.5423 10.7760 12.81% 6.22% 5.51%
Netwealth Group (NWL) $4,847M 0.1948 0.3656 0.1744 72.1133 52.8051 44.9626 1.21% 1.61% 1.89%
Pinnacle Investment Management Group (PNI) $2,257M -0.0127 -0.0785 0.1948 28.4872 30.9126 25.8733 3.24% 2.91% 3.09%
Perpetual (PPT) $2,803M -0.2217 0.0181 0.1179 14.7394 14.4767 12.9504 6.28% 5.27% 5.67%
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) $2,906M -2.1759 0.0000 0.0000 8.1367 0.0000 0.0000 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

VGAD Market Comparison

Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
Company 0.00 8.27 1.14 0.00
Market 0.54 15.00 1.10 1.05
Sector 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

VGAD Directors

Name Position Start Date
Mr Daniel Shrimski Non-Executive Director 21 May 2021
Mr John Bendl Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022
Mr Curt Jacques Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022
Ms Kim Petersen Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Changes in Directors' Interest & Trades

There are no directors' trades from Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD). Please use our Changes in directors' interest tool to search for changes & trades across all ASX-listed securities.

VGAD Management

Name Position
Ashley Warmbrand Company Secretary

FAQs about Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD)

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) current share price is $99.00. This constitutes a price movement of 1.42% when compared to the share price 7 days ago and is -2.47% below VGAD's 12-month high of $101.51 per share. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Relative to the previous close share price of $99.00, Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) current share price of $99.00 constitutes a movement of or 0%. Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) share price movement is 1.42% when compared to 7 days ago and is -2.47% below VGAD's 52-week high of $101.51.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) 52-week high is $101.51 which was reached on 28 Mar 2024. Relative to this, VGAD's current share price of $99.00 constitutes a -$2.51 or -2.47% drop since that high of $101.51 per VGAD share.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) 52-week low is $80.85 which was reached on 27 Apr 2023. Relative to this, VGAD's current share price of $99.00 constitutes a $18.15 or 22.45% gain since that low of $80.85 per VGAD share.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) current market capitalisation is $2,952,277,218. Market capitalisation, sometimes referred to as "market cap", is the total value of a company's or ETF's issued shares or units owned by shareholders or unitholders. Market capitalisation is equal to the market price per share or unit multiplied by the number of shares or units outstanding.

Upcoming ex-distribution date: 3 Jul 2023

Upcoming record date: 4 Jul 2023

Upcoming payment date: 18 Jul 2023

ETFs, such as Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD), pay distributions instead of dividends. The difference is that dividends are declared by companies from part of the profits made during any given year and the company’s management decide the amount of earnings retained verses how much to pay out to investors. An ETF, like Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD), must pay out all realised income. This is a combination of any dividends received plus capital gains realised from the buying and selling of underlying holdings within Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD).


A distribution has three key dates:

Ex-distribution date: Date the distribution value leaves the ETF. This will normally correspond with the ETF unit price dropping in value by the same amount as the distribution.

Record date: Date someone must be on the unit registry to receive the distribution.

Payment date date: Date the distribution is paid to the unit holder.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) has a current dividend yield of n/a this year. Last year's dividend yield was 0%. The dividend yield for VGAD is a ratio that tells you the percentage of Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD)'s share price that it pays out in dividends each year. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividends by the current share price.

The "management expense ratio" (MER) for Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) is 0.21%. This is the total expense for operating an ETF or managed fund like Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD). This includes management fees and other operating expenses which all come out of an investor's return.

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