Is the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (VAP) a good investment?

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The Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (ASX: VAP) has a number of appealing qualities as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). But, is it a good buy today? For readers who don't know, Vanguard...

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But, is it a good buy today?\nFor readers who don't know, Vanguard is one of the world's largest fund managers, with several trillion (US) dollars under management. An ETF allows us to buy a basket of shares (or other assets) in a single investment.\nThe VAP ETF looks to invest in property businesses within the S&P/ASX 300 Index (ASX: XKO). Let's look at some of the positives.\nDiversification\nThere are many different types of commercial property including industrial, office, retail, healthcare and social, storage units, farmland and hotels.\nWithin the VAP ETF are a total of 33 different ASX shares, with each of these businesses owning a property portfolio.\nLooking at the holdings, these are some of the biggest positions: Goodman Group (ASX: GMG), Scentre Group (ASX: SCG), Stockland Corporation Ltd (ASX: SGP), GPT Group (ASX: GPT), Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR), Dexus (ASX: DXS), Vicinity Centres (ASX: VCX), Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC) and National Storage REIT (ASX: NSR).\nVanguard said around a third of the VAP ETF is allocated to industrial real estate investment trusts (REITs), just over a quarter is focused on 'diversified' REITs and retail REITs make up another quarter. The other types of REITs account for the rest of the portfolio.\nLow management fees\nOne of the most attractive elements of investing in a Vanguard ETF is the low management fee, which helps reduce leakage of the portfolio's value. Some active managers can charge a lot more, putting a dent in the wealth-building efforts.\nWhile it's not the cheapest Vanguard ETF around, the VAP ETF does have a low annual cost of 0.23%.\nGood tailwinds\nVanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF is invested in a range of businesses that have appealing tailwinds.\nAustralia's population continues to grow, which means more potential customers at shopping centres, and it creates indirect demand for more logistics.\nMore people in the country require more housing, which is good for businesses like Mirvac and Stockland. There should also be more overall demand for storage units, farmland, healthcare, and so on.\nInterest rates are currently high, which is painful for the cost of debt, and has caused a share price decline for a number of the names within the VAP ETF portfolio. However, if/when interest rate cuts do occur, that could prove to be a catalyst for share prices to go higher.\nFoolish takeaway\nThe VAP ETF is a great way to invest in the Australian commercial property market if you want exposure to the whole sector, or if you're not sure which name(s) you want to own.\nIt has a decent record of producing returns – the total return over the past decade has been an average of 9.3%, with passive income making up a significant part of that return.\nHowever, I'd suggest this isn't likely to be the sort of investment that achieves a high rate of compounding capital returns. \nIn my eyes, there are other ASX shares that could deliver stronger growth. Rental growth is normally fairly low, while some companies can be capable of quick national (or global) expansion.","kind":null,"is_publish_news":null,"is_publish_highlight":null,"is_publish_live":null,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":1},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.22.4","shortVersion":"4.22.4","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2419650506"}