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Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF · Vanguard
The same 500 biggest US companies as the S&P 500, but with the US-dollar exposure hedged back to Australian dollars.
What the fee costs you
The management fee is 0.09% a year. Here’s what that works out to in dollars:
A 0.09% yearly fee works out to about $9.00 a year per $10,000 invested.
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
- US shares
- Number of holdings
- ~500
- Where it invests
- 100% United States.
- Income paid
- Quarterly
- Currency hedged
- Yes — Hedged back to Australian dollars, so day-to-day moves in the US-dollar exchange rate are largely removed — what you feel is mostly the US market itself.
Its character
The currency-hedged version of the S&P 500: same big US companies, led by the mega-cap technology names, but built to strip out currency swings.
What to keep in mind
Concentrated in the US and a few giant technology firms; hedging removes most currency swings, leaving the US market's ups and downs.
Figures last verified 2026-06-19against the issuer’s factsheet and PDS.