Key Highlights

  • The fund tracks the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield index and holds 95 companies, with a fund size of $8.22 billion.
  • Financial services make up 39.08 percent of the portfolio, compared with 34.37 percent for the category.
  • BHP Group is the largest holding at 9.72 percent, followed by Commonwealth Bank of Australia at 9.11 percent.
  • Management fees and costs are 0.25 percent, and the annual yield is 3.61 percent.

The Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX:VHY) aims to hold most of the securities in the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index, a portfolio of Australian shares selected for higher dividend yields. On 4 November 2026 the units were quoted at $84.73, down 31 cents or about 0.4 percent from the previous close of $85.05. The fund was admitted on 26 May 2011 and sits in the Equity Australia Equity Income category.

Fund detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:VHY

Benchmark

FTSE Australia High Dividend Yld TR AUD

Category

Equity Australia Equity Income

Admitted

26 May 2011

Management fees and costs

0.25%

Fund size

$8.22 Billion

Units outstanding

96,650,623

Annual yield

3.61%

Last price (4 November 2026)

$84.73

Total fund holdings

95 companies

ISIN

AU000000VHY4

Index design and costs

The fund's objective is to hold most of the securities in its index, with individual weights allowed to vary slightly from the index over time. It may also hold securities expected to join the index, as well as other securities where that serves unitholders.

The portfolio is almost fully invested in shares, with cash shown at -0.04 percent. Market Capitalisation data places 97.99 percent of holdings above one billion dollars, and the listing reports a Turnover ratio of 21.52 percent.

Sector and country exposure

Financial services account for 39.08 percent, above the category average of 34.37 percent. Basic materials stand at 21.53 percent against 19.89 percent for the category, and energy at 10.08 percent against 6.69 percent. Consumer cyclical stocks are 2.83 percent against 6.01 percent for the category.

Australia accounts for 99.67 percent of geographic exposure, with China at 0.20 percent and New Zealand at 0.13 percent. Technology is the smallest sector weight at 0.20 percent.

Largest holdings

BHP Group leads at 9.72 percent, followed by Commonwealth Bank of Australia at 9.11 percent and National Australia Bank at 6.41 percent. Westpac, ANZ, Rio Tinto, Woodside Energy, Telstra, Macquarie Group and CSL complete the top ten.

The ten largest holdings make up 61.58 percent of the fund, with the remaining 38.42 percent spread across the other companies.

Final Word

The fund's profile is weighted toward banks, miners and energy producers, with a higher energy allocation than its category. Its 0.25 percent fee and 3.61 percent annual yield are the main cost and income figures on the listing, and its index-based design means the composition follows the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield methodology.