Updated Estimated Distribution Announcement

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Stock Vanguard Australian Shares INDEX ETF (VAS.ASX)
Release Time 30 Jun 2025, 8:55 a.m.
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 Vanguard Announces Updated Estimated Distributions
Key Points
  • Estimated distribution amounts for various Vanguard ETFs
  • Distribution timetable including ex-distribution date, record date, and payment date
  • Information on the Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP) and ensuring correct bank details
Full Summary

Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd has announced the estimated distribution amounts and distribution timetable for various Vanguard ETFs, including the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS), Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (VAP), and several others. The estimated distribution amounts range from 20.1612 cents per unit for the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (VGE) to 398.3168 cents per unit for the Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF (VSO). The announcement also provides the distribution timetable, including the ex-distribution date of 1 July 2025, the record date of 2 July 2025, and the payment date of 16 July 2025. Vanguard notes that the Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP) is available for all the ETFs, and any DRP elections must be made by 5pm on the record date. The announcement emphasizes the importance of ensuring that the correct bank details have been provided to the registrar, Computershare, prior to the record date to ensure prompt distribution payments. Vanguard also states that the primary market for applications and redemptions and the secondary market trading of units will remain open during the distribution period.