Vanguard Australian Shares ETF (VAS-AX)
Top ETFs · Australia · data since 2009-05-01 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.90%
7d
-0.38%
30d
-0.47%
YTD
+1.66%
1y
+3.71%
Vanguard Australian Shares ETF (VAS-AX) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.7 | 3.8 | -7.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.4 | -3.9 | -3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -2.8 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -3.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 3.6 | -3.0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -2.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -0.7 | -2.9 | -3.9 | 5.0 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | -6.4 | 2.1 | 6.8 | -0.9 | -2.8 | -8.7 | 5.7 | 1.1 | -6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | -3.3 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | -7.8 | -20.7 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -3.5 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | -2.3 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -1.9 |
| 2018 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -3.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -6.2 | -2.3 | -0.2 |
| 2017 | -0.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | -2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | -5.5 | -1.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -2.5 | 6.4 | -1.6 | 0.6 | -2.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 3.6 | 6.9 | -0.2 | -1.8 | 0.4 | -5.0 | 3.8 | -7.7 | -3.0 | 5.0 | -0.9 | 2.9 |
| 2014 | -3.1 | 6.0 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -1.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -5.4 | 4.2 | -2.8 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 4.9 | 5.2 | -1.9 | 3.7 | -4.0 | -2.6 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -1.5 | 0.8 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -6.8 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 4.8 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | -1.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -4.2 | -2.5 | -5.9 | 6.1 | -4.2 | -1.2 |
| 2010 | -7.2 | 1.9 | 6.4 | -2.6 | -7.3 | -3.1 | 3.3 | -1.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 4.0 |
| 2009 | · | · | · | · | -0.9 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | -3.1 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| Avg | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.6% | +1.4% | -0.5% | +1.6% | -0.5% | -0.2% | +3.0% | +0.5% | -0.3% | +0.8% | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| Win rate | 59%/17 | 76%/17 | 53%/17 | 71%/17 | 56%/18 | 61%/18 | 94%/17 | 65%/17 | 47%/17 | 53%/17 | 53%/17 | 71%/17 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-35.8%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±3.8%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
63%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+10.3%
2020-11
Worst month
-20.68%
2020-03
Longest streaks
11▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Vanguard Australian Shares ETF
Vanguard Australian Shares ETF does respectable public-company things — with price receipts on this site going back to 2009. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2009) would be about $387 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +10.3%; its worst, March 2020 at -20.68%.
- It has closed July in the green 16 out of 17 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.