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About Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF
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Inception date
May 23, 2011
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
ISIN
AU000000VHY4
Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF seeks to track the return of the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Non-Energy Minerals
Energy Minerals
Stocks99.49%
Finance39.51%
Non-Energy Minerals21.06%
Energy Minerals10.95%
Transportation6.73%
Retail Trade6.41%
Communications5.87%
Industrial Services2.22%
Utilities1.80%
Consumer Services1.79%
Process Industries1.06%
Distribution Services0.69%
Health Services0.52%
Commercial Services0.33%
Consumer Non-Durables0.25%
Miscellaneous0.18%
Consumer Durables0.12%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.51%
Cash0.27%
Futures0.23%
Stock breakdown by region
Oceania100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VHY invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 39.51% stocks, and Non-Energy Minerals, with 21.06% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Pacific region.
VHY top holdings are BHP Group Ltd and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, occupying 10.40% and 8.89% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VHY last dividends amounted to 0.96 AUD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.14 AUD in dividends, which shows a 85.79% increase.
VHY assets under management is 5.90 B AUD. It's fallen 0.52% over the last month.
VHY fund flows account for 1.47 B 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, VHY pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 9.52%. The last dividend (Oct 16, 2025) amounted to 1.10 AUD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VHY shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on May 23, 2011, and its management style is Passive.
VHY expense ratio is 0.25% meaning you'd have to pay 0.25% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VHY follows the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index - AUD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VHY invests in stocks.
VHY price has fallen by −4.14% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 0.01% increase. See more dynamics on VHY price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.98% over the last month, have fallen by −1.98% over the last month, showed a −0.10% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 10.93% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.98% over the last month, have fallen by −1.98% over the last month, showed a −0.10% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 10.93% in a year.
VHY trades at a premium (0.01%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.