Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF
About this ETF
Tracks the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, providing low-cost exposure to over 1,200 large and mid-cap companies across major developed markets (unhedged).
IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.18% p.a.
Inception date18 Nov 2014
BenchmarkMSCI World ex-Australia Index (net dividends reinvested) in AUD
Scout Score
79/100
Ranked #2 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.
Cost88
Diversification61
Tracking100
Liquidity100
Fund Strength92
Performance61
Income22
Strengths
- Tight index tracking — 0.03% tracking error, tighter than 100% of International Shares peers.
- Highly liquid — 0.01% bid/ask spread, better than 100% of International Shares peers.
- Large, established fund — $52.5B in assets, bigger than 92% of International Shares funds.
Weaknesses
- Below-average yield — 1.24%, lower than 78% of International Shares peers.
Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)
Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.
1 Month+1.86%
3 Months+1.45%
YTD+7.16%
1 Year+9.89%
3 Years (p.a.)+18.58%
5 Years (p.a.)+12.87%
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 States73.23%
Japan5.92%
United Kingdom3.41%
Canada3.30%
France2.21%
Switzerland2.14%
Germany2.07%
Netherlands1.37%
Spain0.95%
Italy0.78%
Sweden0.71%
Singapore0.41%
Hong Kong0.41%
Denmark0.37%
Finland0.28%
Belgium0.26%
Israel0.22%
Norway0.15%
Ireland0.10%
Austria0.09%
Portugal0.05%
New Zealand0.04%
Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)
How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.
Information Technology
31.79%
Financials
15.05%
Industrials
10.73%
Health Care
9.12%
Communication Services
8.28%
Consumer Discretionary
8.27%
Consumer Staples
4.71%
Energy
3.97%
Materials
2.82%
Utilities
2.28%
Real Estate
1.47%
Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)
The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.
- 1.
NVIDIA Corp5.81%
- 2.
Apple Inc5.42%
- 3.
Microsoft Corp4.01%
- 4.
Amazon.com Inc2.67%
- 5.
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL)2.25%
- 6.
Meta Platforms Inc1.76%
- 7.
Broadcom Inc1.76%
- 8.
- 9.
Micron Technology Inc1.33%
- 10.
Tesla Inc1.12%
- 11.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.10%
- 12.
Eli Lilly & Co1.03%
- 13.
JPMorgan Chase & Co0.97%
- 14.
ASML Holding NV0.78%
- 15.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc0.78%
- 16.
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp0.75%
- 17.
Johnson & Johnson0.71%
- 18.
Visa Inc0.66%
- 19.
Intel Corp0.59%
- 20.
AbbVie Inc0.51%