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

Current share price for VGAD : $114.630 0.83 (0.73%)⁺

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) is an Exchange Traded Fund - commonly known as an ETF. For more details about how ETFs work, feel free to check out our What is an ETF? overview. 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 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.

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General Information

Fund Name	Vanguard MSCI International (Hedged) ETF
Responsible Entity	Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
APIR Code
Sector/Asset Class	Equity World - Currency Hedged
Benchmark	Vanguard Intl Shares Index Hdg AUD TR
InvestSMART Rating
Morningstar Rating	(as at 31 Aug 2025)
Legal Structure	Investment Fund
Fund Inception	18 Nov 2014
Fund Size	$5353.91 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Entry Price	$114.4423 (as at 11 Sep 2025)
Exit Price	$114.4423 (as at 11 Sep 2025)

VGAD ETF performance (31 Aug 2025)

NOTE : returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised

	1 Month %	3 Month %	6 Month %	1 Year % p.a.	2 Year % p.a.	3 Year % p.a.	5 Year % p.a.	10 Year % p.a.
Total return	2.04	8.07	8.3	14.75	18.65	16.76	12.44	11.35
Growth return	2.04	4.24	4.46	9.42	13.21	13.17	7.92	8.27
Income return (Yield)	0	3.83	3.84	5.33	5.44	3.59	4.52	3.08
Market index (Vanguard Intl Shares Index Hdg AUD TR)
Total return	0.87	5.67	9.66	13.17	16.48	15.02	12.89	11.13

Asset Allocation (31 Aug 2025)

Australian Equities	0%
International Equities	96.72%
Cash	2.02%
Property & Infrastructure	1.26%
Fixed Interest	0%
Alternatives	0%
Asset Allocation

Objectives and Strategy

Fund Objective	The Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia (with net dividends reinvested) hedged into Australian dollars Index, before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
Fund Strategy	The Fund meets its investment objective by investing in the Vanguard International Shares Index Fund, forward foreign exchange contracts and futures traded on a licensed exchange. Vanguard may, at its discretion, commence investing directly in the securities that are, have been or are expected to be in the Index. 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.

Fund Objective

The Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia (with net dividends reinvested) hedged into Australian dollars Index, before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Fund Strategy

The Fund meets its investment objective by investing in the Vanguard International Shares Index Fund, forward foreign exchange contracts and futures traded on a licensed exchange. Vanguard may, at its discretion, commence investing directly in the securities that are, have been or are expected to be in the Index. 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.

Offer information

MER	0.22% (as at 1 Sep 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR)	0.21% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR)	0
Minimum initial investment

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2025)

Holding	Type	% of Portfolio
NVIDIA Corp	Equity	5.63%
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