VSO

Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF

About this ETF

Tracks the MSCI Australia Small Cap Index, giving exposure to smaller companies listed on the ASX outside the large-cap segment.

IssuerVanguard

Management fee (MER)0.30% p.a.

Inception date23 May 2011

BenchmarkMSCI Australia Small Cap Index

Scout Score

60/100

Ranked #12 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.

Cost54

Diversification56

Tracking71

Liquidity58

Fund Strength76

Performance33

Income88

Strengths

Attractive yield — 4.98%, higher than 88% of Australian Shares peers.
Large, established fund — $1.2B in assets, bigger than 76% of Australian Shares funds.
Tight index tracking — 3.35% tracking error, tighter than 71% of Australian Shares peers.

Weaknesses

Weak long-term return — +6.8% p.a. (blended), trails 67% of rated Australian Shares peers.

Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)

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

1 Month-2.53%

3 Months+1.90%

YTD-1.62%

1 Year-0.08%

3 Years (p.a.)+12.16%

5 Years (p.a.)+5.63%

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

100.41%

Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)

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

Materials

30.03%

Industrials

12.94%

Real Estate

11.95%

Financials

9.89%

Health Care

8.89%

Information Technology

6.95%

Consumer Discretionary

6.07%

Energy

6.05%

Communication Services

3.58%

Consumer Staples

3.15%

Utilities

0.91%

Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)

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