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Vanguard Diversified Balanced Index ETF (ASX: VDBA) - Share Price and Research

- Current share price for VDBA : $58.100

Vanguard Diversified Balanced Index ETF (VDBA) is an Exchange Traded Fund - commonly known as an ETF. For more details about how ETFs work, feel free to check out our What is an ETF? overview. Vanguard Diversified Balanced Index ETF (VDBA) provides low-cost access to a range of sector funds, offering broad diversification across multiple asset classes. The Balanced ETF is designed for investors seeking a balance between income and capital growth. The ETF targets a 50% allocation to income asset classes and a 50% allocation to growth asset classes.

General Information

Vanguard Diversified Balanced ETF
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
Multisector Balanced
Morningstar AUS Balance Tgt Alloc NR AUD
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Investment Fund
20 Nov 2017
$663.47 million (as at 31 Oct 2024)
$57.9726 (as at 3 Dec 2024)
$57.9726 (as at 3 Dec 2024)

VDBA ETF performance (30 Nov 2024)

NOTE : returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised
  1 Month % 3 Month % 6 Month % 1 Year % p.a. 2 Year % p.a. 3 Year % p.a. 5 Year % p.a. 10 Year % p.a.
Total return 2.7 3.41 7.89 15.4 9.3 3.46 4.63 -
Growth return 2.7 3.07 6.4 13.03 7.29 1.12 0.26 -
Income return (Yield) 0 0.34 1.49 2.37 2.01 2.34 4.37 -

Market index (Morningstar AUS Balance Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 2.42 2.92 7.48 14.92 9.07 4.06 4.79 6.12

Asset Allocation (30 Nov 2024)

Australian Equities 18.54%
International Equities 29.32%
Cash 1.13%
Property 1.87%
Fixed Interest 49.14%
Alternatives 0%
Asset Allocation

Objectives and Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by employing a passive investment strategy that tracks the weighted average return of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to the SAA for the Fund, before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
The ETF provides low-cost access to a range of sector funds, offering broad diversifiecation across multiple asset classes. The Balanced ETF is designed for investors seeking a balance between income and capital growth. The ETF targets a 50% allocation to income asset classes and a 50% allocation to growth asset classes.

Offer information

MER 0.27% (as at 30 Sep 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.27% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Oct 2024)

Holding Type % of Portfolio
Vanguard Global Agg Bd Indx Fd (Hdg) Mutual Fund - Open End 33.60%
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