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Vanguard Conservative Index - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to track the weighted average return of the indices of the underlying funds in proportion to the Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA), before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
Fund Strategy
The Fund will hold or be exposed to securities in the indices by investing in the underlying funds which include but are not limited to: - Vanguard Cash Reserve Fund - Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index Fund - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) - Vanguard Australian Shares Index Fund - Vanguard International Shares Index Fund - Vanguard International Shares Index Fund (Hedged) - Vanguard International Small Companies Index Fund - Vanguard Emerging Markets Shares Index Fund.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 0.19% 0.89% 3.08% 7.5% 7.66% 3.1% 2.79% 3.94%
Growth return 0.19% 0.29% 2.06% 4.77% 5.6% 1.09% -0.86% -0.21%
Income return 0% 0.6% 1.02% 2.73% 2.06% 2.01% 3.65% 4.15%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Mod Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 0.11% 0.93% 2.71% 7.09% 7.23% 3.43% 3.02% 3.94%
As at 28 Feb 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vanguard Conservative Index
Australian Equities
11.38%
International Equities
17.75%
Cash
4.73%
Property
1.10%
Fixed Interest
65.04%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
10.91%
International Equities
13.75%
Cash
14.56%
Property
4.12%
Fixed Interest
50.35%
Alternatives
6.31%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vanguard Conservative Index (Wholesale)
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
VAN0109AU
Multisector Moderate
starstarstar (as at 31 Jan 2025)
Investment Fund
20 Nov 2002
$2673 million (as at 31 Dec 2024)
$1.2074 (as at 6 Mar 2025)
$1.2066 (as at 6 Mar 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.29% (as at 30 Sep 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.29% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jan 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jan 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Vanguard Global Agg Bd Indx Fd (Hdg) Mutual Fund - Open End 40.31%
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FAQs about the Vanguard Conservative Index

The objective of the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund is The Fund seeks to track the weighted average return of the indices of the underlying funds in proportion to the Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA), before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

The strategy of the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund is The Fund will hold or be exposed to securities in the indices by investing in the underlying funds which include but are not limited to: - Vanguard Cash Reserve Fund - Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index Fund - Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) - Vanguard Australian Shares Index Fund - Vanguard International Shares Index Fund - Vanguard International Shares Index Fund (Hedged) - Vanguard International Small Companies Index Fund - Vanguard Emerging Markets Shares Index Fund.

The APIR code of the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund is VAN0109AU.

Vanguard Conservative Index’s total return last month was 0.19%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.19% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2025.

Vanguard Conservative Index’s total return for the last three months was 0.89%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.29% and an income return of 0.6%%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2025.

Vanguard Conservative Index’s one-year total return is 7.5%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.77% and an income return of 2.73%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2025.

Vanguard Conservative Index’s one-year total return is 3.1%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.09% and an income return of 2.01%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund is :

Australian Equities
11.38%
International Equities
17.75%
Cash
4.73%
Property
1.10%
Fixed Interest
65.04%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund is Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

The Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund belongs to the Multisector Moderate sector/asset class.

As at 31 Dec 2024, the size of the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund was $2673 million.

The Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund has an inception date of 20 Nov 2002.

The current entry price of the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund is $1.2074 per unit and the current exit price is $1.2066 per unit (as at 6 Mar 2025).

The current exit price of the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund is $1.2066 per unit and the current entry price is $1.2074 per unit (as at 6 Mar 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vanguard Conservative Index managed fund is $500,000. Minimum additional investment is $5000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.