Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF
About this ETF
The currency-hedged version of VGS, tracking the MSCI World ex-Australia Index with currency exposure hedged back to Australian dollars to reduce the impact of exchange-rate movements.
Scout Score
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.
Strengths
- Tight index tracking — 0.41% tracking error, tighter than 92% of International Shares peers.
- Highly liquid — 0.03% bid/ask spread, better than 92% of International Shares peers.
- Large, established fund — $7.9B in assets, bigger than 91% of International Shares funds.
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.
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).
United States
Japan
United Kingdom
Canada
France
Switzerland
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
Italy
Sweden
Singapore
Hong Kong
Denmark
Finland
Belgium
Israel
Norway
Ireland
Austria
Portugal
New ZealandSector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)
How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.
Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)
The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.
- 1.
NVIDIA Corp5.79%
- 2.
Apple Inc5.39%
- 3.
Microsoft Corp3.99%
- 4.
Amazon.com Inc2.66%
- 5.
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL)2.24%
- 6.
Meta Platforms Inc1.76%
- 7.
Broadcom Inc1.75%
- 8.
- 9.
Micron Technology Inc1.33%
- 10.
Tesla Inc1.12%
- 11.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.10%
- 12.
Eli Lilly & Co1.02%
- 13.
JPMorgan Chase & Co0.97%
- 14.
ASML Holding NV0.78%
- 15.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc0.77%
- 16.
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp0.74%
- 17.
Johnson & Johnson0.70%
- 18.
Visa Inc0.66%
- 19.
Intel Corp0.58%
- 20.
AbbVie Inc0.51%