Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF
About this ETF
Tracks a FTSE index of companies listed across Asia excluding Japan, Australia and New Zealand, with heavy weightings to Taiwan, Korea, China and India.
IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.40% p.a.
Inception date9 Dec 2015
BenchmarkFTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Net Index in AUD
Scout Score
60/100
Ranked #22 of 76 in International SharesAn independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.
Cost52
Diversification44
Tracking86
Liquidity60
Fund Strength71
Performance77
Income26
Strengths
- Tight index tracking — 1.26% tracking error, tighter than 86% of International Shares peers.
- Strong long-term return — +16.3% p.a. (blended), beats 77% of rated International Shares peers.
- Large, established fund — $810M in assets, bigger than 71% of International Shares funds.
Weaknesses
- Below-average yield — 1.49%, lower than 74% of International Shares peers.
Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)
Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.
1 Month+2.53%
3 Months-0.78%
YTD+18.79%
1 Year+22.88%
3 Years (p.a.)+21.04%
5 Years (p.a.)+9.72%
Price history
Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.
Geographic exposure (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Country (where the company is based).
Taiwan30.14%
South Korea22.15%
Hong Kong20.68%
India12.84%
China5.14%
Singapore3.42%
Malaysia1.29%
Thailand1.26%
United States0.66%
Indonesia0.58%
Philippines0.33%
Vietnam0.02%
Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)
How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.
Information Technology
48.92%
Financials
16.86%
Industrials
8.53%
Consumer Discretionary
7.90%
Materials
3.40%
Health Care
3.15%
Energy
2.59%
Consumer Staples
2.13%
Utilities
1.83%
Real Estate
1.71%
Communication Services
1.49%
Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)
The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.
- 1.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd15.22%
- 2.Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930)7.37%
- 3.SK hynix Inc6.05%
- 4.
Tencent Holdings Ltd2.77%
- 5.Alibaba Group Holding Ltd2.08%
- 6.MediaTek Inc1.83%
- 7.
DBS Group Holdings Ltd0.99%
- 8.Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005935)0.93%
- 9.Delta Electronics Inc0.92%
- 10.China Construction Bank Corp (939)0.90%
- 11.
AIA Group Ltd0.79%
- 12.Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.77%
- 13.HDFC Bank Ltd0.68%
- 14.Reliance Industries Ltd0.67%
- 15.Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd0.66%
- 16.Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd (1398)0.64%
- 17.SK Square Co Ltd0.60%
- 18.ICICI Bank Ltd0.60%
- 19.ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.58%
- 20.Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd (009150)0.49%