VAS - Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

sptrawler · 4 April 2025

Bellcose said:
That is a trading mentality. Index investing, even via ETF's, doesn't require any "entry point."

Thanks for the tip, could you expand on that.

Garpal Gumnut · 4 April 2025

divs4ever said:
still about $40 above ' a good entry point ' for me

but good luck , lots of things are possible now

That is $2.60 above the Covid low in 2020.

Good luck with that.

gg

divs4ever · 4 April 2025

Gunnerguy said:
If VAS drops by 40 points (about 36%) I don’t think we’ll be worrying about the stock market as such. For that drop it would have to be a pretty big Black Swan like another Pandemic but with an R0 of 50, or a Global War.

but all of the above are possible , and a few more nasty outcomes as well , it might be a series of black swans , or just consequences of leaving rot fester in the global economy

divs4ever · 4 April 2025

sptrawler said:
Thanks for the tip, could you expand on that.

LOL

i am just compulsively stingy , i try to save every penny i can ( right from the age of four )

divs4ever · 4 April 2025

Garpal Gumnut said:
That is $2.60 above the Covid low in 2020.

Good luck with that.

gg

luck is my super-power

and the VAS i currently hold are the DRP shares from the previous 12 or so years still participating in the DRP

a bit like mould growing in the bottom drawer

Bellcose · 4 April 2025

sptrawler said:
Thanks for the tip, could you expand on that.

Sure.

Bellcose said:
The major fault with ETFs is that they are listed. It's behavioral psychology. If it's listed you will probably look and look again and look then wonder if.... should I get a bit this or some more of that, shift funds here, move funds there.

The original concept of index investing was to invest a set amount in a given period irrespective of market conditions or political considerations. If the market went down by 30% no matter. Your money purchased more units. If it went up by 30%, you purchased fewer units. Rinse and repeat.

sptrawler · 4 April 2025

divs4ever said:
LOL

i am just compulsively stingy , i try to save every penny i can ( right from the age of four )

That's my thinking.

sptrawler · 4 April 2025

Bellcose said:
Sure.

I'm in the pension phase, so really am looking for income and a term deposit is maturing soon.
So I'm thinking either VAS or VHY, because term deposit rates I think will fall, therefore dividends or dividends and capital gains are an option.
If there is a major correction, I'm leaning toward VAS, if there isn't I'm leaning toward VHY.

divs4ever · 4 April 2025

sptrawler said:
I'm in the pension phase, so really am looking for income and a term deposit is maturing soon.
So I'm thinking either VAS or VHY, because term deposit rates I think will fall, therefore dividends or dividends and capital gains are an option.
If there is a major correction, I'm leaning toward VAS, if there isn't I'm leaning toward VHY.

from my experience VHY was the much better ETF if you intend to DRP ( even ignoring the current div. ) , for capital gain VAS was the better one

don't forget to include the franking credits in your calculation

and one i don't hold ( or held in the past ) is ROYL which pays monthly and isn't so reliant of stock prices ( but i want $10 or less for that one )

dyna · 11 April 2025

Had thought I'd enter at $ 85 but what the hell , have to start somewhere , so ....it's go now !
Bought 10 grand worth at $ 93.29 .
My next ETF will have to be something more daring , but this old stager will do for now . Might get more VAS if it gets a lot cheaper .

divs4ever · 25 April 2025

@mullokintyre

just in case my several posts on this thread this month didn't really count ( to qualify for the yearly comp. AND i was too dumb to tag them at the time )

i hold VAS ( essentially the shares accumulated via the DRP over the previous 12 years )

those 3 monthly divs. sure make a difference when compounded

please note the div. info in the BuySellSignals PDF is probably inaccurate , but the real income has been uninspiring just the same when based on a nearly $100 unit ( you would hope for at least $1 per 3 monthly div. )

divs4ever · 26 May 2025

@mullokintyre

one on my 2025 yearly comp. selections

TYPE	CPS	FRANKED	EX-DIV DATE	PAY DATE
Interim	72.740	79.00%	01/04/2025	16/04/2025
Interim	97.990	72.00%	02/01/2025	17/01/2025
Interim	103.570	71.00%	01/10/2024	16/10/2024
Final	67.210	57.00%	01/07/2024	16/07/2024
Interim	84.790	78.00%	02/04/2024	17/04/2024
Interim	71.620	74.00%	02/01/2024	17/01/2024
Interim	128.810	87.00%	02/10/2023	17/10/2023
Final	88.900	82.00%	03/07/2023	18/07/2023
Interim	57.700	87.00%	03/04/2023	20/04/2023
Interim	74.970	82.00%	03/01/2023	18/01/2023
Show Less

since VAS is captive to portfolio div. payments which are returned to unit-holders , be mentally prepared for a trend downward of divs and an erosion of franking credits ( returned from the portfolio holdings )

VAS looks like it will mostly hold above $100 in the coming month and ( according to Commsec
) returning 3.4% ( per annum ) ( plus franking ) on the current share price

is the index ( XKO/top 300 ) becoming over-valued

i hold VAS ( essentially the shares accumulated via the DRP over the previous 12 years )

PS that should complete my posts for the comp. in the month of May , please advise if you disagree

divs4ever · 29 June 2025

@mullokintyre

i note VAS reached a daily high of $107.11 ( and within 30 cents of it's record high )

am not so sure that is a bullish signal given current global tensions

i hold VAS ( essentially the shares accumulated via the DRP over the previous 12 years )

Dividend Yield	3.3%	4.0%	4.0%
Franking	71.3%

according to Bell Direct

divs4ever · 30 June 2025

update of product PDS ( an extract )

sorry about the messy layout , but the full PDS is probably too big to attach

divs4ever · 30 July 2025

@mullokintyre / @peter2

an update for my VAS pick in the 2025 yearly comp.

am only up $6.06 since the start of the yearly comp.

since the ASX is flirting with record highs .. and divs not exactly jaw-dropping how over-valued in the XJO/XKO ?

i hold VAS

divs4ever · 26 August 2025

@mullokintyre / @peter2

an update for my VAS pick in the 2025 yearly comp.

still hovering around record highs ( just like the XJO currently ) the record high for VAS is $112.50

TYPE	CPS	FRANKED	EX-DIV DATE	PAY DATE
Final	65.020	62.00%	01/07/2025	16/07/2025
Interim	72.740	79.00%	01/04/2025	16/04/2025
Interim	97.990	--	02/01/2025	17/01/2025
Interim	103.570	71.00%	01/10/2024	16/10/2024
Final	67.210	57.00%	01/07/2024	16/07/2024
Interim	84.790	78.00%	02/04/2024	17/04/2024
Interim	71.620	74.00%	02/01/2024	17/01/2024
Interim	128.810	87.00%	02/10/2023	17/10/2023
Final	88.900	82.00%	03/07/2023	18/07/2023
Interim	57.700	87.00%	03/04/2023	20/04/2023

while ( unrealized ) capital gains are tempting , they can change quickly

be careful there isn't more pressure on div. payouts and franking credits in the near/mid term

i hold VAS ( essentially the shares accumulated via the DRP over the previous 12 years )

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