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About Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF
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Inception date
Oct 29, 2012
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
ISIN
AU000000VAF8
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other99.02%
Government87.26%
Corporate11.09%
Cash0.67%
Stock breakdown by region
Oceania88.51%
North America5.23%
Europe4.75%
Asia1.08%
Africa0.23%
Middle East0.16%
Latin America0.05%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VAF invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 87.26% stocks, and Corporate, with 11.09% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Pacific region.
VAF top holdings are Australia 4.25% 21-APR-2026 and Australia 2.75% 21-NOV-2028, occupying 2.45% and 2.45% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VAF last dividends amounted to 0.33 AUD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.21 AUD in dividends, which shows a 36.32% increase.
VAF assets under management is 6.94 M AUD. It's fallen 0.34% over the last month.
VAF fund flows account for 0.00 AUD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VAF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.98%. The last dividend (Jul 16, 2025) amounted to 0.54 AUD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VAF shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Oct 29, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
VAF expense ratio is 0.20% meaning you'd have to pay 0.20% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VAF follows the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index - AUD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VAF invests in bonds.
VAF price has fallen by −0.09% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 0.91% increase. See more dynamics on VAF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.12% over the last month, have fallen by −0.12% over the last month, showed a 0.84% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.95% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.12% over the last month, have fallen by −0.12% over the last month, showed a 0.84% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.95% in a year.
VAF trades at a premium (0.04%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.