VDBA
DiversifiedVanguard Diversified Balanced Index ETF
About this ETF
An all-in-one portfolio of underlying Vanguard index funds with a fixed strategic asset allocation split evenly between growth assets (shares) and defensive assets (bonds), rebalanced automatically.
IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.27% p.a.
Inception date20 Nov 2017
BenchmarkBalanced Composite Index
Scout Score
73/100
Ranked #2 of 16 in DiversifiedAn 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.
Cost60
Diversification75
Tracking92
Liquidity69
Fund Strength88
Performance36
Income87
Strengths
- Tight index tracking — 0.70% tracking error, tighter than 92% of Diversified peers.
- Large, established fund — $942M in assets, bigger than 88% of Diversified funds.
- Attractive yield — 5.48%, higher than 87% of Diversified peers.
Weaknesses
No notable weaknesses found relative to category peers.
Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)
Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.
1 Month-1.07%
3 Months-0.84%
YTD+3.01%
1 Year+3.80%
3 Years (p.a.)+9.55%
5 Years (p.a.)+4.50%
Price history
Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.
Top holdings (as of 30 Jun 2026)
The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.
- 1.Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund Hedged27.21%
- 2.Vanguard Australian Shares Index Fund18.30%
- 3.Vanguard International Shares Index Fund13.93%
- 4.Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index Fund12.65%
- 5.Vanguard International Shares Index Fund Hedged7.71%
- 6.Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund Hedged ETF6.75%
- 7.Vanguard International Small Companies Index Fund3.83%
- 8.Vanguard Emerging Markets Shares Index Fund3.41%
- 9.Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF2.29%
- 10.Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF1.84%