Pick two funds and we’ll line them up in plain English — what each one holds, what it costs you in dollars, and where they actually differ. No jargon, no advice.
Australian shares
VAS
Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF
Vanguard
Australian shares
A200
Betashares Australia 200 ETF
Betashares
What each one holds
The roughly 300 largest companies listed on the Australian share market, held in one parcel.
The 200 largest companies listed on the Australian share market, bought together in a single parcel.
What the fee costs you
The signature ClearOrigin device — each management fee translated into a dollar figure. Set one amount and we’ll show what each fund’s fee costs you a year, lined up side by side.
$
VAS · 0.07% a year
about $7.00 a year on $10,000
A200 · 0.04% a year
about $4.00 a year on $10,000
A rough guide based on the headline fee only. Other costs (such as brokerage or buy/sell spreads) aren’t included.
The basics
Issuer
Vanguard
Asset class
Australian shares
Number of holdings
~300
Where it invests
100% Australia.
Income paid
Quarterly
Currency hedged
N/A — It holds Australian companies priced in Australian dollars, so there's no foreign-currency exposure to hedge.
Issuer
Betashares
Asset class
Australian shares
Number of holdings
~200
Where it invests
100% Australia.
Income paid
Quarterly
Currency hedged
N/A — It holds Australian companies priced in Australian dollars, so there's no foreign-currency exposure to hedge.
Their character
Heavily tilted toward the big banks and the major miners — financials and materials together are around 60% of the fund — simply because they're the largest businesses on the ASX, so it leans on how a few sectors perform.
Leans heavily on the big banks and miners — financials and materials together make up well over half the fund — simply because those are the largest companies on the ASX.
What to keep in mind
Diversified across many companies, but all in a single country. Australia is a small slice of the world's economy and is concentrated in finance and resources, so this rises and falls with the local market.
Spread across 200 companies, but all in a single country — and one whose market is unusually concentrated in finance and resources. It rises and falls with the Australian market.
Income
Distributions typically carry franking credits, since it holds Australian companies that pay franked dividends.
Distributions typically carry franking credits, since it holds Australian companies that pay franked dividends.
How they overlap
VAS and A200 hold many of the same underlying investments, so they tend to rise and fall together.
Figures last verified — VAS: 2026-06-12 · A200: 2026-06-12. Sources are linked from each fund’s profile.