VGS

 VGS

Its heavy in the US

You could use VEU to get exposure outside the US

https://www.vanguard.com.au/personal/invest-with-us/etf?portId=8212

Current holdings

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The Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX:VGS) trades on the Australian Securities Exchange for around $164 AUD. It tracks roughly 1,300 large and mid-sized companies in developed countries outside Australia, offering low-cost global stock market exposure with a management fee of 0.18% per year. [1, 2, 3]

Key Fund Facts

Inception Date: November 18, 2014
Management Fee: 0.18% per year
Benchmark: MSCI World ex-Australia Index
Distribution Frequency: Quarterly [1, 2, 3]

Portfolio Characteristics

Geographic Spread: Covers major developed markets including the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The United States makes up over 70% of the fund. [1]
Top Holdings aug 2026: Dominated by mega-cap global technology and consumer giants such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, and Alphabet (Google). [1, 2]
NVIDIA Corp 5.21%
Apple Inc5.09%
Microsoft Corp3.68%
Amazon.com Inc 2.95%
Alphabet Inc2.33%
Currency Risk: Unhedged. Changes in the value of the Australian dollar directly impact the fund's local price. [1, 2, 3]

Investor Use

Global Growth: Used by buy-and-hold investors to capture long-term capital growth from international economies.
Portfolio Pairing: Frequently paired with an Australian share fund like VAS to balance local dividend income with international market diversification

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