Start your investment journey in three easy steps
Open a Vanguard Personal Investor Account
Open an account today* – it takes less than 10 minutes. You'll need your identification ready.
Deposit cash
Once your account is complete, you'll need to deposit cash into your Vanguard Cash Account to fund your investments.
Start investing
With a minimum of $500, you can start investing in Vanguard ETFs and managed funds, as well as shares in the largest companies on the ASX.
Why Vanguard?
At Vanguard we're a little bit different. Our focus is always on you, where it belongs.
Our client-owned funds structure in the US means we don't have any external shareholders. With no conflicting loyalties we can keep our costs low, so you get to keep more of your returns.
That's the Vanguard difference.
Investing with Vanguard gives you access to:
Opening a Vanguard Personal Investor account is quick and easy.Our investment options
Access a wide range of managed funds, exchange traded funds and individual listed shares, and invest directly into them using Vanguard's secure online platform.
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Smart Investing™
"Stay the course. No matter what happens, stick to your program. I’ve said 'Stay the course' a thousand times, and I meant it every time. It is the most important single piece of investment wisdom I can give to you."
John C. Bogle (1929 – 2019)| Vanguard Founder
From the book Common Sense on Mutual Funds, 1999