Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF (ASX:VSO)

Assets	951.68M
Expense Ratio	0.30%
PE Ratio	21.57
Dividend (ttm)	2.15
Dividend Yield	3.34%
Ex-Dividend Date	Jan 2, 2025
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual
Payout Ratio	n/a
1-Year Return	+2.89%

Volume	17,932
Open	65.45
Previous Close	65.09
Day's Range	64.21 - 65.82
52-Week Low	55.00
52-Week High	71.27
Beta	0.92
Holdings	196
Inception Date	May 23, 2011

About VSO

Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. It invests in the public equity markets of Australia. The fund seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in the stocks of small-cap companies. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index, by investing in the stocks of companies as per their weightings in the index. Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF was formed on December 17, 2010 and is domiciled in Australia.

• Asset Class: Equity
• Category: Small Cap
• Stock Exchange: Australian Securities Exchange
• Ticker Symbol: VSO
• Provider: Vanguard
• Index Tracked: MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index - AUD

Performance

VSO had a total return of 2.89% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.48%.

Top 10 Holdings

19.29% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
CAR Group Limited	CAR	2.47%
Atlas Arteria Limited	ALX	2.42%
Allkem Ltd.	AKE.AX	2.38%
AGL Energy Limited	AGL	1.96%
Evolution Mining Limited	EVN	1.80%
NEXTDC Limited	NXT	1.74%
Worley Limited	WOR	1.69%
Lynas Rare Earths Limited	LYC	1.66%
Whitehaven Coal Limited	WHC	1.63%
Incitec Pivot Ltd.	IPL.AX	1.55%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jan 2, 2025	1.38667 AUD	Jan 17, 2025
Jul 1, 2024	0.76186 AUD	Jul 16, 2024
Jan 2, 2024	0.89938 AUD	Jan 17, 2024
Jul 3, 2023	0.94941 AUD	Jul 18, 2023
Jan 3, 2023	1.54502 AUD	Jan 18, 2023
Jul 1, 2022	2.04133 AUD	Jul 18, 2022