Diversified (multi-asset)
VDIF
Vanguard Diversified Income ETF · Vanguard
A ready-made, income-focused portfolio across several asset classes — a blend of higher-yielding shares and investment-grade bonds, held via a handful of underlying Vanguard funds.
What the fee costs you
The management fee is 0.32% a year. Here’s what that works out to in dollars:
A 0.32% yearly fee works out to about $32 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
- Diversified (multi-asset)
- Number of holdings
- Thousands (held via several underlying Vanguard funds)
- Where it invests
- Global and Australian — a multi-asset mix targeting roughly 60% growth assets (shares) and 40% income assets (bonds).
- Income paid
- Quarterly
- Currency hedged
- No — Its growth (share) portion is largely unhedged; the bond portion is generally hedged to Australian dollars.
Its character
An actively managed, income-oriented diversified fund: it aims for regular income plus some growth by tilting a multi-asset portfolio toward income-producing shares and corporate bonds. One of the newest funds in the range (launched 2025).
What to keep in mind
A middle-of-the-road, income-tilted diversified fund — steadier than an all-shares fund thanks to its bonds, but it still moves with markets and isn't capital-guaranteed.
Income
Built for income: it tilts toward higher-yielding shares and corporate bonds, and pays quarterly distributions.
Figures last verified 2026-06-19against the issuer’s factsheet and PDS.