Investment

Australian Shares

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Shares are generally considered a high risk, high return investment so they are suited to longer-term investors (seven years plus).

While shares are primarily growth assets, they can also provide a tax-effective income while capital grows over time.

Australian share funds provide access to a diversified range of companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Vanguard offers three Australian share options to investors with $500,000 or more to invest:

Benefits

long-term growth potential
potential for tax-effective income through dividend imputation system
low cost way to access a wide range of industries and companies
buy and hold investment approach provides potential for better after-tax returns
opportunity to participate in companies with sustainable environmental, social and economic business practices

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Managed over $500,000 - Funds at a Glance*

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Cash Cash funds suit investors who prefer capital stability and regular income to long-term growth.

	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Ratings and Recommendations
	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Standard & Poors	Morningstar	Lonsec
Vanguard® Cash Reserve	UBS Australia Bank Bill Index	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Monthly	Nil	4 Stars	-	-
Vanguard® Cash Plus Index Fund	A customised Index, the Vanguard Cash Plus Index	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Monthly	Nil	3 Stars	-	-

Fixed Interest Fixed interest funds suit short to medium-term investors seeking a steady and reliable income stream.

	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Ratings and Recommendations
	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Standard & Poors	Morningstar	Lonsec
Vanguard® Australian Government Bond Index Fund	UBS Government Bond Index	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.10%/ 0.10	4 Stars
Vanguard® Australian Fixed Interest Index Fund	UBS Australian Composite Bond Index	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.20%/ 0.20	4 Stars	-	Highly Recommended
Vanguard® International Fixed Interest Index Fund (Hedged)	Barclays Capital Global Treasury Index in $A (Hedged)	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.20%/ 0.20	4 Stars	-	Recommended
Vanguard® International Credit Securities Index Fund (Hedged)	Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Government-related and Corporate Index in $A (Hedged)	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.40%/ 0.40%	-	-	-

Property Property trusts suit investors with a long-term time frame (five years plus).

	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Ratings and Recommendations
	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Standard & Poors	Morningstar	Lonsec
Vanguard® Australian Property Securities Index Fund	S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Index	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.20%/ 0.20%	4 Stars	Highly Recommended	Highly Recommended
Vanguard® International Property Securities Index Fund	UBS Global Real Estate Investors Index ex-Australia in $A	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.30%/ 0.30%	4 Stars	Recommended	Recommended
Vanguard® International Property Securities Index Fund (Hedged)	UBS Global Real Estate Investors Index ex-Australia in $A (Hedged)	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.40%/ 0.40%	4 Star	Recommended	Recommended

Australian Shares Shares are high risk and generally suited to longer-term investors (seven years plus)

	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Ratings and Recommendations
	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Standard & Poors	Morningstar	Lonsec
Vanguard® Australian Shares Index Fund	S&P/ASX 300 Index	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.20%/ 0.10%	4 Stars	Recommended	Recommended
Vanguard® Australian High Yield Shares Fund	S&P/ASX 200 ex-A-REIT Index	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Monthly	0.20%/ 0.10%	4 Stars	Investment Grade	Recommended
Vanguard® Sustainability Leaders Australian Shares Fund	S&P/ASX 200 Index	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.20%/ 0.20%	-	-	-

International Shares International Shares are high risk and generally suited to longer-term investors (seven years plus).

	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Ratings and Recommendations
	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Standard & Poors	Morningstar	Lonsec
Vanguard® International Shares Index Fund	MSCI World ex-Australia Index in AUD	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.30%/ 0.10%	4 Stars	Recommended	Recommended
Vanguard® International Shares Index Fund (Hedged)	MSCI World ex-Australia Index hedged to AUD	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.40%/ 0.20%	4 Stars	Recommended	Recommended
Vanguard® Emerging Markets Shares Index Fund	MSCI Emerging Markets Index in AUD	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.75%/ 1.00%	4 Stars
Vanguard® International Small Companies Index Fund	MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap Index in AUD	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.35%/ 0.25%	4 Stars	-	-
Vanguard® International Small Companies Index Fund (Hedged)	MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap Index hedged to AUD	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.45%/ 0.35%	4 Stars	-	-
Vanguard® Global Infrastructure Fund	A customised index, the Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index in AUD	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.30%/ 0.30%	4 Stars	Recommended	Recommended (upper end)
Vanguard® Global Infrastructure Fund (Hedged)	A customised index, the Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index hedged to AUD	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.40%/ 0.40%	4 Stars	Recommended	Recommended (upper end)
Vanguard® Sustainability Leaders International Shares Fund	MSCI World ex-Australia Index in AUD	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.30%/ 0.30%	-	-	-

DiversifiedDiversified funds allow investors to select the portfolio that best matches their risk profile.

	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Ratings and Recommendations
	Index/ Benchmark	Minimum Initial Application	Application Fee	Access to Funds	Income Distributions	Buy/Sell Spread	Standard & Poors	Morningstar	Lonsec
Vanguard ® Conservative Index Fund	30% growth and 70% income (Weighted average of target indexes of Vanguard Index Funds)	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.15%/ 0.10%	4 Stars	Highly Recommended	Recommended
Vanguard® Balanced Index Fund	50% growth and 50% income (Weighted average of target indexes of Vanguard Index Funds)	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.20%/ 0.15%	4 Stars	Highly Recommended	Recommended
Vanguard® Growth Index Fund	70% growth and 30% income (Weighted average of target indexes of Vanguard Index Funds)	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.25%/ 0.15%	4 Stars	Highly Recommended	Recommended
Vanguard® High Growth Index Fund	90% growth and 10% income (Weighted average of target indexes of Vanguard Index Funds)	$500,000	Nil	Withdrawals are normally paid within seven business days	Quarterly	0.30%/ 0.20%	4 Stars	Highly Recommended	Recommended

* Information correct as of March 1 2010.