Investment
Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF
Investing internationally offers investment diversification and access to industries and companies not available in Australia. After all, the Australian sharemarket represents less than 3% of the total world sharemarket while the US market accounts for approximately 55%.*
International shares are considered higher risk, higher return investments and are suited to longer-term investors (seven years plus).
The Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF seeks to track the performance of the overall U.S. stockmarket using the benchmark MSCI® US Broad Market Index which represents approximately 99.5% of the total market capitalisation of all the U.S. common stocks regularly traded on the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the NASDAQ over-the-counter market. This ETF invests all, or substantially all, of its assets in a representative sample of the stocks that make up this index.
VTS is invested in US shares so there is a possibility that the value of a foreign investment, measured in Australian dollars, will decrease because of unfavourable changes in the currency exchange rates.
* MSCI ex Australia as at end February’09.
The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities. The Prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with Vanguard and any related funds.More about ETFs
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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) at a Glance*
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| ASX Code | Benchmark | Local / International | Management Costs (p.a) | Distribution Schedule | Lonsec Rating | Product Profile | |
| Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF | VAP | S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Index | Local | 0.25%** | Quarterly | Highly Recommended |
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| Australian Shares | |||||||
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| ASX Code | Benchmark | Local / International | Management Costs (p.a) | Distribution Schedule | Lonsec Rating | Product Profile | |
| Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF | VAS | S&P/ ASX 300 Index | Local | 0.15%** | Quarterly | Recommended |
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| Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF | VHY | FTSE ASFA Australia High Dividend Yield Index | Local | 0.25% | Quarterly | n/a |
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| Vanguard MSCI Australian Large Companies Index ETF | VLC | MSCI Australian Shares Large Cap Index | Local | 0.20% | Quarterly | n/a |
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| Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF | VSO | MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index | Local | 0.30% | Semi-annually | n/a |
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| International Shares | |||||||
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| ASX Code | Benchmark | Local / International | Management Costs (p.a) | Distribution Schedule | Lonsec Rating | Product Profile | |
| Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF | VTS | MSCI US Broad Market Index | International | 0.07% | Quarterly | Recommended |
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| Vanguard All-World ex-US Shares Index ETF | VEU | FTSE All-World ex-US Index | International | 0.22% | Annually (December) | Recommended |
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* Information correct as at 16 May 2011
** Effective as at 16 May 2011
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The Lonsec Limited (“Lonsec”) ABN 56 061 751 102 ratings presented in this document are limited to “General Advice” and based solely on consideration of the investment merits of the financial product(s). It is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold the relevant product(s), and you should seek independent financial advice before investing in this product(s). The rating is subject to change without notice and Lonsec assumes no obligation to update this document following publication. Lonsec receives a fee from the fund manager for rating the product(s) using comprehensive and objective criteria.
The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities. The Prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with The Vanguard Group and any related funds. ”FTSE®”, “FT-SE®” and “Footsie®” are trade marks jointly owned by the London Stock Exchange Plc and The Financial Times Limited and are used by FTSE International Limited under licence. “All-World” is a trade mark of FTSE International Limited. The FTSE All-World ex-US Index is calculated by FTSE International Limited. FTSE International Limited does not sponsor, endorse or promote this product and is not in any way connected to it and does not accept any liability in relation to its issue, operation and trading.