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Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (ASX: VGAD) - Share Price and Research

- Current share price for VGAD : $108.760

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) 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 MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) provides exposure to many of the world's companies listed on the exchanges of developed economies around the world. The ETF offers low-cost access to a diversified range of securities that allows investors to participate in the growth potential of international companies listed outside of Australia. The ETF is hedged to Australian dollars so the return (income and capital appreciation) of the ETF is unaffected by currency fluctuations.

VGAD General Information +

ASX Code VGAD
Website http://www.vanguard.com.au
Industry/Sector Asset Management & Custody Banks
Market Cap ($M) 4,027
VGAD Share Price $108.760
Day High $108.930
Day Low $108.710
Last Close $108.760
VGAD Share Price Movement - ( No change )
Prices as at 16:40, 11 Dec 2024
+Security prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes and are indicative only.

VGAD Fund Information

Equity World - Currency Hedged
Vanguard Intl Shares Index Hdg AUD TR
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Investment Fund
18 Nov 2014
$4009.3 million (as at 30 Nov 2024)

VGAD 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 4.92 5.38 10.97 27.85 19.13 8.5 11.48 10.42
Growth return 4.92 5.38 5.94 22.05 16.4 6.84 8.03 7.87
Income return (Yield) 0 0 5.03 5.8 2.73 1.66 3.45 2.55

Market index (Vanguard Intl Shares Index Hdg AUD TR)
Total return 0.87 5.67 9.66 13.17 16.48 15.02 12.89 11.13

VGAD Related Research

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Upcoming Dividends & Yields

Distribution Type Dividend Franking Ex-dividend date Payment date Current Price+ Price 7D Avg Dividend Yield
HFResult $4.75 0% 1 Jul 2024 16 Jul 2024 $108.760 $108.950 -
HFResult 0¢ 0% 3 Jul 2023 18 Jul 2023 $108.760 $108.950 -
Result 0¢ 0% 3 Jan 2023 18 Jan 2023 $108.760 $108.950 -

See all dividends from Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) or use our Upcoming Dividends tool to search for dividends across all ASX-listed securities.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Recent ASX Announcements

Company Sector Market Cap ($m) Headline Release
date/time+		 Price at
release+		 Current
price+		 Gain/Loss View
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Financials $4,028 Outstanding ETF Securities and Fund Flows Announcement 4 Dec 2024 4:41PM $108.950 $108.760 fallen by 0.17%
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Financials $4,028 Outstanding ETF Securities and Fund Flows Announcement 7 Nov 2024 3:37PM $106.580 $108.760 risen by 2.05%
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Financials $4,028 Outstanding ETF Securities and Fund Flows Announcement 4 Oct 2024 1:51PM $103.410 $108.760 risen by 5.17%
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Financials $4,028 Updated Product Disclosure Statement 30 Sep 2024 8:25AM $104.460 $108.760 risen by 4.12%
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Financials $4,028 Annual Report 6 Sep 2024 3:59PM $99.880 $108.760 risen by 8.89%
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Financials $4,028 Outstanding ETF Securities and Fund Flows Announcement 6 Sep 2024 3:04PM $99.880 $108.760 risen by 8.89%

VGAD Financial Summary

Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2024A $529.74 $1,683.80 40.60% 5.50 474.50 5.10% 0.0%
2023A $327.91 $1,197.80 -217.60% 6.60 0.00 0.00% 0.0%
2022A -$222.37 -$1,018.60 -148.20% 0.00 0.10 0.00% 0.0%

VGAD Peer Comparison

Company Mkt Cap EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
2022 A 2023 A 2024 A 2022 A 2023 A 2024 A 2022 A 2023 A 2024 A
HMC Capital (HMC) $4,787M 0.0191 0.0000 0.0000 55.6568 0.0000 0.0000 1.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Netwealth Group (NWL) $7,099M 0.2382 0.2487 0.2325 85.0440 68.1071 55.2591 0.97% 1.22% 1.47%
Pinnacle Investment Management Group (PNI) $5,097M 0.1667 0.1969 0.1911 49.9780 41.7554 35.0547 1.85% 2.16% 2.57%
Perpetual (PPT) $2,298M -0.1521 0.2241 -0.0452 14.1298 11.5431 12.0896 5.88% 6.48% 5.98%
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) $4,038M 0.4058 0.0000 0.0000 6.4752 0.0000 0.0000 4.35% 0.00% 0.00%

VGAD Market Comparison

Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
Company 0.00 6.46 1.09 0.00
Market 0.27 13.70 1.10 0.91
Sector 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

VGAD Directors

Name Position Start Date
Mr Daniel Shrimski Non-Executive Director 21 May 2021
Mr John Bendl Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022
Mr Curt Jacques Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022
Ms Kim Petersen Non-Executive Director 21 Jan 2022

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) Changes in Directors' Interest & Trades

There are no directors' trades from Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD). Please use our Changes in directors' interest tool to search for changes & trades across all ASX-listed securities.

VGAD Management

Name Position
Ashley Warmbrand Company Secretary

VGAD Calendar of Events

Date Event
05 September 2025 Report (Annual)

FAQs about Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD)

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) current share price is $108.76. This constitutes a price movement of 0.17% when compared to the share price 7 days ago and is -0.81% below VGAD's 12-month high of $109.65 per share. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Relative to the previous close share price of $108.76, Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) current share price of $108.76 constitutes a movement of or 0%. Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) share price movement is -0.17% when compared to 7 days ago and is -0.81% below VGAD's 52-week high of $109.65.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) 52-week high is $109.65 which was reached on 9 Dec 2024. Relative to this, VGAD's current share price of $108.76 constitutes a -$0.89 or -0.81% drop since that high of $109.65 per VGAD share.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) 52-week low is $90.20 which was reached on 13 Dec 2023. Relative to this, VGAD's current share price of $108.76 constitutes a $18.56 or 20.58% gain since that low of $90.20 per VGAD share.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF's (VGAD) current market capitalisation is $4,027,730,071. Market capitalisation, sometimes referred to as "market cap", is the total value of a company's or ETF's issued shares or units owned by shareholders or unitholders. Market capitalisation is equal to the market price per share or unit multiplied by the number of shares or units outstanding.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) last distribution or dividend was $4.75 per share and was paid on 16 Jul 2024. This last VGAD distribution or dividend included 0% franking.

Upcoming ex-distribution date: 1 Jul 2024

Upcoming record date: 2 Jul 2024

Upcoming payment date: 16 Jul 2024

ETFs, such as Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD), pay distributions instead of dividends. The difference is that dividends are declared by companies from part of the profits made during any given year and the company’s management decide the amount of earnings retained verses how much to pay out to investors. An ETF, like Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD), must pay out all realised income. This is a combination of any dividends received plus capital gains realised from the buying and selling of underlying holdings within Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD).


A distribution has three key dates:

Ex-distribution date: Date the distribution value leaves the ETF. This will normally correspond with the ETF unit price dropping in value by the same amount as the distribution.

Record date: Date someone must be on the unit registry to receive the distribution.

Payment date date: Date the distribution is paid to the unit holder.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) has a franking level of 0%. Franking represents the tax a company has already paid on any profit it distributes to shareholders as a dividend. Only Australian companies pay franking credits therefore you will not see franking on ETFs that invest internationally. For ETFs that are diversified across asset classes, you may see partial franking.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) has a current dividend yield of 4.50% this year. Last year's dividend yield was 0%. The dividend yield for VGAD is a ratio that tells you the percentage of Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD)'s share price that it pays out in dividends each year. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividends by the current share price.

The "management expense ratio" (MER) for Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) is 0.21%. This is the total expense for operating an ETF or managed fund like Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD). This includes management fees and other operating expenses which all come out of an investor's return.

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