Vanguard Intl Small Companies Index Hgd
VAN0022AU
Vanguard Intl Small Companies Index Hgd VAN0022AU Strategy
The MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap hedged into AUD Index comprises securities classified in the world’s major developed countries. The Fund will hold or be exposed to most of the securities in the index by investing in the Vanguard International Small Companies Index Fund,, foreign exchange forwards and other derivative financial instruments, or may invest directly in the securities of the index, allowing for individual security weightings to vary from the index from time to time.
The investment objective & strategy is a summary of the investment's principal strategy as written in the prospectus. This information is pulled from the most recent product disclosure document.
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Index | Last price | Change | % Change |
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| All Ordinaries | 9,283.10 | 14.50 | 0.16% |
| CAC 40 | 8,579.60 | 57.19 | -0.66% |
| DAX 40 | 26,338.61 | 101.70 | -0.38% |
| Dow JONES (US) | 53,459.78 | 272.63 | -0.51% |
| FTSE 100 | 10,720.30 | 29.81 | -0.28% |
| HKSE | 25,453.23 | 336.38 | 1.34% |
| NASDAQ | 26,644.91 | 84.25 | -0.32% |
| Nikkei 225 | 68,998.33 | 221.92 | -0.32% |
| NZX 50 Index | 13,743.80 | 21.82 | 0.16% |
| S&P 500 | 7,745.06 | 40.70 | -0.52% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 9,075.90 | 11.10 | 0.12% |
| SSE Composite Index | 3,982.65 | 55.48 | 1.41% |