Media Releases
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The Vanguard / Investment Trends Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) Report*, released today, tells a clear story of a lack of confidence in future market directions within the self managed fund sector, according to Robin Bowerman, Head of Corporate Affairs and Market Development from Vanguard Investments.
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Three new Vanguard Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) will this morning be officially quoted for trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
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Vanguard Investments Australia today released details of its three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) along with a decrease in the expense ratios across its existing range of Australian ETFs.
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Vanguard today announced its intention to launch three new Australian Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) which will all track segments of the Australian share market.
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Investors in Vanguard's wholesale index funds saved $8,685,580 in 2010 through 'crossing savings', or reduced spread costs.
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News & Commentary
Vanguard Investments Australia launches property ETF 11 Oct 10
Vanguard Investments Australia (Vanguard) today announced the expansion of its range of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with the upcoming launch of the Vanguard® Australian Property Securities Index ETF.
The Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (VAP) will join the Vanguard® Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS), the Vanguard® All-World ex-US Shares Index ETF (VEU) and the Vanguard® US Total Market Shares Index ETF (VTS) offering investors another way to access Vanguard’s indexing expertise. The ETF is expected to be quoted for trading on the ASX from 15 October 2010.
ETFs provide all of the diversification benefits and cost and tax efficiency of indexing coupled with the trading flexibility, liquidity and pricing transparency of shares. The Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF seeks to track the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Index, presenting low cost access to the broader Australian listed property market with the objective of capturing market returns before costs and tax.
“In an environment where costs are playing an increasingly important role investors are gravitating toward transparent investment options at minimal cost. Vanguard’s new property ETF will list on the ASX AQUA platform as the lowest cost property ETF currently available for Australian investors at 0.34 per cent” said Robyn Laidlaw, Vanguard’s ETF Product Manager.
“Vanguard’s ETFs are flexible investment vehicles that continue to grow in popularity as investors, advisers and institutions realise their benefits,” she said.
Joseph Brennan, Vanguard Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific said “We are committed to providing investors low cost building blocks for portfolio construction. VAP represents a new way to purchase a yield-oriented diversifier that we have successfully offered in traditional managed fund form for many years."
VAP is a share class of Vanguard’s Australian Property Securities Index Fund. This fund was established in October 1998 and currently has over $2 billion in funds under management.
Vanguard is a global pioneer of indexing and leading manager of ETFs in the United States. Locally, Vanguard ETF assets recently surpassed $200 million in Australia.
