Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (ASX:VGAD)

Australia flag Australia · Delayed Price · Currency is AUD
119.97
+0.17 (0.14%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025
10.11%
Assets 5.96B
Expense Ratio 0.21%
PE Ratio 22.87
Dividend (ttm) 5.16
Dividend Yield 4.31%
Ex-Dividend Date Jul 1, 2025
Payout Frequency Semi-Annual
Payout Ratio 98.66%
1-Year Return +15.46%
Volume 46,950
Open 119.80
Previous Close 119.80
Day's Range 119.70 - 120.00
52-Week Low 88.01
52-Week High 120.24
Beta 1.01
Holdings 1465
Inception Date Nov 18, 2014

About VGAD

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. It invests in the public equity markets of developed countries across the globe, excluding Australia. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in stocks of large-cap and mid-cap companies, the returns being hedged to Australian Dollar. It seeks to replicate the performance of the MSCI World ex-Australia (with net dividends reinvested), hedged into Australian dollars Index, by investing in the stocks of companies as per their weightings in the index. Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF was formed on June 6, 1997 and is domiciled in Australia.

Asset Class Equity
Category Total Market
Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange
Ticker Symbol VGAD
Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked MSCI World ex Australia - AUD - Benchmark TR Net Hedged

Performance

VGAD had a total return of 15.46% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 13.88%.

Top 10 Holdings

20.52% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Apple Inc. AAPL 5.41%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 4.14%
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 2.15%
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 2.01%
Alphabet, Inc. GOOGL 1.37%
Tesla, Inc. TSLA 1.33%
Alphabet Inc. GOOG 1.25%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 1.23%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH 0.82%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 0.81%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jul 1, 2025 3.95782 AUD Jul 16, 2025
Jan 2, 2025 1.20128 AUD Jan 17, 2025
Jul 1, 2024 4.7454 AUD Jul 16, 2024
Jul 1, 2022 0.00058 AUD Jul 18, 2022
Jul 1, 2021 6.50779 AUD Jul 16, 2021
Jan 4, 2021 3.05134 AUD Jan 19, 2021
Full Dividend History