VHY

Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF

About this ETF

Tracks the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index, giving exposure to ASX-listed companies forecast to pay above-average dividend yields.

IssuerVanguard

Management fee (MER)0.25% p.a.

Inception date23 May 2011

BenchmarkFTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index

Scout Score

60/100

Ranked #11 of 42 in Australian Shares

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.

Cost66

Diversification28

Tracking41

Liquidity89

Fund Strength84

Performance91

Income56

Strengths

Strong long-term return — +13.0% p.a. (blended), beats 91% of rated Australian Shares peers.
Highly liquid — 0.04% bid/ask spread, better than 89% of Australian Shares peers.
Large, established fund — $8.2B in assets, bigger than 84% of Australian Shares funds.

Weaknesses

Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 61.6% of the fund, more concentrated than 72% of Australian Shares 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+2.45%

YTD+10.26%

1 Year+12.30%

3 Years (p.a.)+14.85%

5 Years (p.a.)+11.91%

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).

Australia

99.96%

Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Financials

39.15%

Materials

21.63%

Energy

10.85%

Industrials

7.66%

Communication Services

5.17%

Health Care

5.11%

Consumer Staples

3.89%

Consumer Discretionary

3.87%

Utilities

2.08%

Information Technology

0.56%

Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)

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