VDHG
DiversifiedVanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF
About this ETF
An all-in-one portfolio of underlying Vanguard index funds with a fixed strategic asset allocation of roughly 90% growth assets (Australian and international shares) and 10% income assets (bonds), rebalanced automatically.
IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.27% p.a.
Inception date20 Nov 2017
BenchmarkHigh Growth Composite Index (custom blend of underlying index funds)
Scout Score
68/100
Ranked #5 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
Diversification33
Tracking75
Liquidity93
Fund Strength100
Performance73
Income73
Strengths
- Large, established fund — $4.1B in assets, bigger than 100% of Diversified funds.
- Highly liquid — 0.03% bid/ask spread, better than 93% of Diversified peers.
- Tight index tracking — 0.82% tracking error, tighter than 75% of Diversified peers.
Weaknesses
- Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 100.0% of the fund, more concentrated than 67% of Diversified peers.
Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)
Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.
1 Month-0.62%
3 Months+0.55%
YTD+6.33%
1 Year+7.67%
3 Years (p.a.)+14.56%
5 Years (p.a.)+8.84%
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.Australian Shares (underlying Vanguard fund)36.10%
- 2.International Shares (underlying Vanguard fund)26.50%
- 3.International Shares – Hedged (underlying Vanguard fund)15.80%
- 4.International Small Companies (underlying Vanguard fund)6.60%
- 5.International Fixed Interest – Hedged (underlying Vanguard fund)6.60%
- 6.Emerging Markets Shares (underlying Vanguard fund)5.50%
- 7.Australian Fixed Interest (underlying Vanguard fund)2.90%