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VLCAustralian Broad Market

Vanguard MSCI Australian Large Companies Index ETF

Vanguard · MSCI Australia Large Cap Index · Since 2011

HOLDINGS: Q2 2026

Annual fee

0.2%

$20/yr per $10,000

Fund size

$309.1M

AUD

Dividend yield

3.6%

Quarterly · approx. as at Q2 2026

Holdings

19

companies

Plain-English Summary

VLC provides exposure to the largest companies on the Australian sharemarket. A large-companies-only fund is more concentrated in major banks and miners than a broad ASX 300 fund. General information only, not financial advice.

Key characteristics

Based on publicly available fund data. General information only, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Strengths

Focused large-cap Australian exposure
Single-trade diversification across major companies
Index-tracking approach

Watch out for

More concentrated in banks and miners than a broad fund
No mid or small cap exposure
Australian market only

Top holdings

Holdings as at Q2 2026, may not reflect current composition
1Commonwealth Bank of Australia
19.2%
2BHP Group Ltd
18.1%
3Westpac Banking Corp
8.7%
4National Australia Bank Ltd
8.1%
5ANZ Group Holdings Ltd
7.3%
6Macquarie Group Ltd
5.6%
7Wesfarmers Ltd
5.5%
8Woodside Energy Group Ltd
4.2%
9Rio Tinto Ltd
4.1%
10Goodman Group
4.0%

Sector breakdown

Financials
49%
Materials
24.4%
Consumer Discretionary
7.2%
Energy
4.2%
Real Estate
4%
Health Care
4%
Communication Services
4%
Industrials
2.9%

Historical returns

Total return (AUD) · As at Q2 2026

Past performance is not indicative of future returns.

1 Year
+13.0%
3 Year p.a.
+11.0%
5 Year p.a.
+9.6%

Data as at Q2 2026. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Figures are approximate total returns in AUD including distributions. Source: fund manager fact sheets.

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