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In short: Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF (VSO.AX) is an exchange-traded fund from Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd charging 0.30% a year, with 1.21B AUD in assets, as of 7 October 2026.
ETF · data ~15-min delayed
Open full interactive analysis →| Price | 72.22 AUD |
| Day change | +0.36% |
| Expense ratio | 0.30% (issuer-published, gathered 7 October 2026) |
| Assets under management | 1.21B |
| Yield | 4.66% |
| Issuer | Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd |
| Asset class | Equity |
| 1-year return | 4.7% |
| 3-year return (a year) | 11.6% |
| 5-year return (a year) | 5.9% |
Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF (VSO.AX) is an equity exchange-traded fund from Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. It charges 0.30% a year. It manages 1.21B in assets. Its ten largest holdings make up 19% of the portfolio, a broadly spread one. Over three years it returned 11.6% a year against 0.0% for its category. Past returns do not predict future ones, and this is not a recommendation.
| Holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| BSL.AX BlueScope Steel Ltd | 2.39% |
| ALQ.AX ALS Ltd | 1.98% |
| MIN.AX Mineral Resources Ltd | 1.97% |
| SFR.AX Sandfire Resources Ltd | 1.88% |
| SGP.AX Stockland Corp Ltd | 1.85% |
| NXT.AX Nextdc Ltd | 1.84% |
| ORI.AX Orica Ltd | 1.81% |
| ALD.AX Ampol Ltd | 1.80% |
| CAR.AX CAR Group Ltd | 1.75% |
| TNE.AX Technology One Ltd | 1.68% |
Top ten: 19% of the fund.
basic materials 30%industrials 12%realestate 12%financial services 9%healthcare 8%technology 8%energy 7%consumer cyclical 6%
Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF charges 0.30% a year as of 7 October 2026, about $30 for every $10,000 invested. The fee is deducted from the fund's assets whatever it returns, so it never appears as a bill. Brokerage and the bid-ask spread are extra costs. Compare it with funds that track the same market.
Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF manages 1.21B AUD in assets as of 7 October 2026. Size matters because larger funds are less likely to close, which could force investors to sell at an inconvenient time, and they usually trade with tighter bid-ask spreads, a cost that does not appear in the fee.
Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF's largest holdings are BlueScope Steel Ltd (2.4%), ALS Ltd (2.0%) and Mineral Resources Ltd (2.0%), and its ten largest together make up 19% of the fund. A higher top-ten share means the fund's returns depend more heavily on a few companies. The full holdings are in the issuer's documents.
Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF returned 11.6% a year over three years and 5.9% a year over five, against 0.0% a year for its category over three years. Returns are after the fund's fees but before brokerage and tax. Past performance does not predict future returns, and funds tracking the same index usually differ by little more than cost.
Prices and fundamentals: Yahoo Finance (unofficial), as of 7 October 2026; prices are delayed about 15 minutes. Expense ratio: published by Vanguard on its own website, gathered 7 October 2026. Every source ShareSift uses: data sources.
Updated · prices ~15-min delayed, fund data as last reported
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