Key Highlights

  • Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX:VTS) holds 3,505 companies across the US market, with a management fee of 0.03%.
  • VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (ASX:MOAT) holds 58 US companies selected by Morningstar for competitive advantages, with a fund size of $884.85 million.
  • VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX:MHOT) tracks the AUD hedged version of the same index family, with a management fee of 0.52%.

Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX:VTS) holds the whole investable US market through 3,505 companies, while VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (ASX:MOAT) holds 58 companies selected by Morningstar. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX:MHOT) follows the hedged version of the wide moat index. All three are categorised as Equity North America.

Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX:VTS)

The CRSP US Total Market Index represents approximately 100% of the investable U.S. stock market and includes large-, mid-, small- and micro-cap stocks regularly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. The fund, categorised as Equity North America and benchmarked to the Morningstar US Total Market TR AUD index, holds 3,505 companies.

The fund holds 3,505 holdings. Its largest positions are NVIDIA Corporation (6.89%), Apple Inc. (6.31%), Microsoft Corporation (5.11%), Amazon.com Inc (3.41%), Alphabet Inc. (2.70%), and the top ten holdings together account for 33.53% of the portfolio.

The remaining top ten positions are Broadcom Inc (2.38%), Alphabet Inc. (2.12%), Meta Platforms Inc (1.70%), Micron Technology, Inc. (1.46%), Tesla Inc (1.40%).

The most recent recorded distribution was a interim distribution of $1.160 per unit, with an ex-date of 28 September 2026, a record date of 29 September 2026 and payment on 26 October 2026.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (ASX:MOAT)

The portfolio is selected by Morningstar on the basis of its assessment that the companies are the most attractively priced and have competitive advantages that make excess returns more likely than not for 20 years or more. The fund holds 58 companies and is classified as Equity North America.

The fund holds 58 holdings. Its largest positions are Meta Platforms Inc (3.05%), Danaher Corporation (2.87%), Microsoft Corporation (2.86%), NVIDIA Corporation (2.63%), Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc (2.54%), and the top ten holdings together account for 26.44% of the portfolio.

The remaining top ten positions are The Charles Schwab Corporation (2.52%), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (2.50%), Brown-Forman Corporation (2.49%), GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (2.47%), Kenvue Inc (2.46%).

The most recent recorded distribution was a final distribution of $11.610 per unit, with an ex-date of 1 July 2026, a record date of 2 July 2026 and payment on 27 July 2026.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX:MHOT)

The fund follows the hedged version of the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus index, with the hedging back to Australian dollars reflected in its benchmark, the Morningstar Wide Moat Foc NR Hdg AUD. It is classified as Equity North America, a category whose funds invest in securities of companies listed in the USA and/or Canada, with those securities typically accounting for at least 75% of the portfolio.

The most recent recorded distribution was a final distribution of $20.540 per unit, with an ex-date of 1 July 2026, a record date of 2 July 2026 and payment on 27 July 2026.

Fund Details at a Glance

  • VTS: Equity North America; benchmark Morningstar US Total Market TR AUD; admitted 8 May 2009; fund size $7.24 billion; management fee 0.03%
  • MOAT: Equity North America; benchmark Morningstar Wide Moat Foc TR AUD; admitted 26 June 2015; fund size $884.85 million; management fee 0.49%
  • MHOT: Equity North America; benchmark Morningstar Wide Moat Foc NR Hdg AUD; admitted 9 November 2023; fund size $32.69 million; management fee 0.52%

Final Takeaway

VTS offers broad US market exposure at a 0.03% fee, MOAT offers a selective portfolio of 58 companies and MHOT adds AUD hedging to the wide moat approach. Their most recent distributions were $1.160 per unit for VTS (paid 26 October 2026), $11.610 for MOAT (paid 27 July 2026) and $20.540 for MHOT (paid 27 July 2026).