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Vanguard Diversified Income ETF

About this ETF

An all-in-one, income-focused portfolio of underlying Vanguard funds with a fixed strategic asset allocation of 60% growth assets (high dividend yield shares) and 40% defensive assets (investment-grade bonds).

IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.32% p.a.
Inception date4 Mar 2025
BenchmarkDiversified Income Composite Index

Scout Score

57/100
Ranked #8 of 16 in Diversified

An 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.

Cost27
Diversification92
Tracking42
Liquidity48
Fund Strength39
Performance45
Income93

Strengths

  • Attractive yield — 5.59%, higher than 93% of Diversified peers.
  • Well diversified — top holdings are 89.7% of the fund, less concentrated than 92% of Diversified peers.

Weaknesses

  • Higher fee — 0.32% p.a., more expensive than 73% of Diversified funds.

Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-1.40%
3 Months-0.43%
YTD+4.63%
1 Year+6.28%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-7%+0%+8%+15%+23%2025-032025-082026-012026-062026-11

Top holdings (as of 30 Jun 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF22.79%
  2. 2.Vanguard International Shares High Yield ETF20.19%
  3. 3.Vanguard International Credit Securities Index Hedged ETF9.20%
  4. 4.Vanguard International Credit Securities Index Fund Hedged7.45%
  5. 5.Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index Fund Hedged5.62%
  6. 6.Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF5.22%
  7. 7.Vanguard International Property Securities Index Fund Hedged5.14%
  8. 8.Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield Fund5.10%
  9. 9.Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index Fund4.94%
  10. 10.Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund4.08%