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Actively managedInternational Shares

Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Active ETF

About this ETF

The Fund invests primarily in a group of global equity common stocks that together are deemed by the portfolio manager to have the potential to generate lower volatility relative to the broad equity markets. The portfolio includes a diverse mix of companies representing many different market sectors, countries, and industry groups.

IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.28% p.a.
Inception date17 Apr 2018
BenchmarkFTSE Global All Cap TR HAUD

Scout Score

72/100
Ranked #9 of 64 in active International Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 6 real-data factors (cost, diversification, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other actively-managed funds in the same category. Tracking isn't scored, since active funds don't target an index.

Cost95
Diversification—
Liquidity49
Fund Strength50
Performance—
Income66

Strengths

  • Low fee — 0.28% p.a., cheaper than 95% of active 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.

1 Month-1.80%
3 Months+0.29%
YTD+8.10%
1 Year+8.65%
3 Years (p.a.)+12.35%
5 Years (p.a.)+6.87%

Price history

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

-15%+0%+16%+32%+47%2021-092022-122024-032025-062026-09

Geographic exposure (as at 30 Sep 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
66.30%
Canada flagCanada
5.80%
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
4.14%
South Korea flagSouth Korea
3.95%
Hong Kong flagHong Kong
3.32%
Japan flagJapan
3.12%
Australia flagAustralia
3.07%
Netherlands flagNetherlands
1.58%
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
1.49%
France flagFrance
1.38%
Belgium flagBelgium
0.79%
Singapore flagSingapore
0.75%
Denmark flagDenmark
0.63%
Sweden flagSweden
0.60%
Germany flagGermany
0.41%
Norway flagNorway
0.37%
Israel flagIsrael
0.36%
Finland flagFinland
0.35%
Spain flagSpain
0.13%

Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)

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

Information Technology
28.19%
Financials
11.43%
Consumer Staples
10.80%
Industrials
8.66%
Health Care
7.45%
Communication Services
7.30%
Consumer Discretionary
6.94%
Energy
6.73%
Utilities
6.33%
Real Estate
4.71%

Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)

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

  1. 1.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd1.76%
  2. 2.Microsoft Corp logoMicrosoft Corp1.74%
  3. 3.Apple Inc logoApple Inc1.68%
  4. 4.NVIDIA Corp logoNVIDIA Corp1.64%
  5. 5.Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd1.62%
  6. 6.Johnson & Johnson logoJohnson & Johnson1.57%
  7. 7.Coca-Cola Co/The logoCoca-Cola Co/The1.50%
  8. 8.Republic Services Inc logoRepublic Services Inc1.46%
  9. 9.Shell PLC logoShell PLC1.44%
  10. 10.Texas Instruments Inc logoTexas Instruments Inc1.42%
  11. 11.Waste Management Inc logoWaste Management Inc1.41%
  12. 12.Procter & Gamble Co/The logoProcter & Gamble Co/The1.40%
  13. 13.Pearson PLC logoPearson PLC1.37%
  14. 14.General Dynamics Corp logoGeneral Dynamics Corp1.35%
  15. 15.Analog Devices Inc logoAnalog Devices Inc1.30%
  16. 16.Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc1.28%
  17. 17.Great-West Lifeco Inc logoGreat-West Lifeco Inc1.27%
  18. 18.Alphabet Inc logoAlphabet Inc1.24%
  19. 19.TJX Cos Inc/The1.23%
  20. 20.Roper Technologies Inc logoRoper Technologies Inc1.20%