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Open a Vanguard Personal Investor Account
Open an account today* – it takes less than 10 minutes. You'll need your identification ready.
Deposit cash or create an Auto Invest
Once your account is complete, you can deposit cash into your account to fund your investments. You can also make automated investments into Vanguard managed funds directly from your bank account.
Start investing
With a minimum of $500 ($200 with Auto Invest for managed funds), you can start investing into Vanguard managed funds at $0 brokerage, and Vanguard ETFs and ASX direct shares at a $9 flat brokerage fee.
Why do 30 million investors choose Vanguard globally?
- 40+ years of global investment expertise
- Our large size means we can keep investing costs very low
- Our global expertise allows us to deliver competitive investment performance


Investing with Vanguard Personal Investor means:
- With a minimum of $500 ($200 with Auto Invest for managed funds), you can start investing into Vanguard managed funds at $0 brokerage, and Vanguard ETFs and ASX direct shares at a $9 flat brokerage fee.
- Get secure, quick, online access to your account by downloading the Vanguard app from the App Store or Google Play on your mobile device.
- Competitive low fees and costs. Learn more
- Starting automated investments into our managed funds directly from your linked bank account with Auto Invest.
Starting your investment journey today by opening a Vanguard Personal Investor Account is quick and easy.
Open an account Learn moreAccess our broad range of investment options
Vanguard Personal Investor provides you with seamless and secure online access to a wide range of low-cost investment options and the ability to buy and sell Vanguard managed funds, Vanguard exchange traded funds (ETFs) and ASX direct shares.
Managed funds
- Access to a diverse range of Vanguard managed funds.
- No brokerage fee per buy or sell.
- Min. initial investment $500 per fund. Nil thereafter. ($200 min. investment for Auto Invest. No min. per fund.)
Exchange traded funds (ETFs)
- Access to Australian-listed Vanguard ETFs.
- Competitive $9 flat brokerage fee per buy or sell.
- Min. investment amount of $500 per ETF.
ASX direct shares
- Access to the top 300 shares on the ASX (by market value).
- Competitive $9 flat brokerage fee per buy or sell.
- Min. investment amount of $500 per share.
Keep more of your money
Every dollar you pay in fees is a dollar out of your future returns. We keep our fees low, so you can keep more of your returns. We don't charge you to open or close your account. And there are no transaction fees to deposit into or withdraw from your Vanguard Personal Investor Account.
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NEW - AUTO INVEST
Automated investments for managed funds
Making automated investments into Vanguard managed funds directly from your linked bank account is easy with Vanguard Personal Investor.
- Simply enter the amount you wish to invest (min. $200).
- Choose from our range of managed funds (ETFs coming 2022).
- Allocate how much you want to invest per fund.
- Set up your investment frequency (fortnightly, monthly, or quarterly).
- Confirm your Auto Invest.

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Money Magazine
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Morningstar
Fund Manager of the Year - Multi-Sector
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