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The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS) has suffered in 2022, just like many other investments.

However, compared to some individual ASX shares and sectors, this exchange-traded fund has fared better with a decline of just 15%. The Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) share price is down 48% and the Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX: VTS) is down by 19%, as two examples.

The performance of its underlying holdings dictates the performance of an ETF.

For the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF, it means names such as BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), and CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) have the biggest influence.

The VAS ETF tracks the S&P/ASX 300 Index (ASX: XKO), meaning the overall ASX 300 group of shares has fallen by 15%.

Is it time to look at the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF?

The fall in the VAS price means investors with a regular investment plan for this ETF can dollar-cost average at a lower price.

The VAS ETF also has a few attractive features, such as its low management fee of just 0.10%. That’s one of the lowest fees for an investment portfolio focused on ASX shares. Low fees are good because it means more of the investment returns are left in the hands of investors.

Another attractive element is its relatively high dividend yield for an ETF.

Many of the biggest positions in the ETF’s portfolio have quite high dividend yields, such as BHP, CBA, Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ), National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB), Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG), and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO).

These high dividend-paying shares significantly influence the dividend yield of the overall Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF.

According to Vanguard, the dividend yield of the VAS ETF, excluding franking credits, is 4.1%.

Would I invest in this ETF?

I do like to invest in assets at lower prices, so the current price of this ETF seems better.

However, I personally don’t invest in the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF or index funds in general. I’d only want to buy it for my portfolio if there was a painful sell-off for the banks and the large ASX mining shares, as these two areas make up a significant part of the ETF’s holdings.

In my opinion, other ETFs have been sold off more heavily that could make better long-term buys because of the underlying quality, global nature (and therefore bigger addressable market), and higher tech focus. One idea is Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ), which I recently covered.

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What happened

As is often the case, there was no shortage of news and coverage on electric vehicle leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Thursday. That news had Tesla stock moving higher by as much as 1.4% early in the session, but the trend subsequently reversed, sending it down by nearly 3% relative to where it closed Wednesday. As of 11:46 a.m. ET, it was virtually flat. 

So what

That initial jump could have stemmed from investors digging more deeply into a Reuters article published Wednesday that reported that Tesla will be suspending production at its Shanghai factory for two weeks at the beginning of July. The headline may have had investors turning negative about Tesla’s near-term outlook, but the maintenance work scheduled for the plant is expected to increase its productivity. That should result in record production levels to come by the end of July, according to the report. 

Another bit of news that drew a negative response from investors was the release of a May 30 interview with CEO Elon Musk in which he said Tesla’s new factories in Berlin and Texas were both burning through cash and losing billions due to supply chain-related delays. Musk colorfully called the plants “gigantic money furnaces.” 

Musk said supply chain disruptions have been interfering with the company’s ability to ramp production up at the two new facilities. According to CNBC, he summarized the situation by saying, “there’s a ton of expense and hardly any output.”  He added that getting those new plants and the Shanghai factory running smoothly is “overwhelmingly” his top priority. 

Now what

But while that interview was just released Wednesday, the comments were made several weeks ago. In the interim, the automaker has announced cost-savings measures and a plan to reduce salaried employee headcount, and Musk said that he expected to resolve the company’s current challenges. Tesla hasn’t changed its guidance target for producing 1.5 million vehicles this year, and investors looking past the headlines probably helped the stock bounce back from its initial drop on Thursday. 

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

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The Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) share price is pushing higher on Friday morning.

At the time of writing, the airline operator’s shares are up 1.5% to $4.59.

Why is the Qantas share price taking off?

Investors have been bidding the Qantas share price higher today following the release of a market update.

According to the release, continued strong travel demand across both domestic and international has driven a further reduction in the company’s net debt.

Management expects Qantas’ net debt to be well below pre-COVID levels at $4 billion at the end of June. This is an improvement of approximately $1.5 billion since the end of December.

And while Qantas still expects to report a significant full year underlying loss in FY 2022, it remains on track to deliver second-half underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of between $450 million to $550 million.

Importantly, management highlights that the company is also on track to return to underlying profit in FY 2023.

This is despite the airline adjusting its domestic capacity levels for much of FY 2023 to assist with the recovery of sustained high fuel prices.

Capacity reductions

For July and August, an additional 5 percentage points of capacity will be removed on top of the 10% announced in May.

This total 15% cut will also be applied to September and a cut of 10 percentage points will be applied to schedules from October through to the end of March 2023.

This brings the company’s planned domestic flying down to 106% of pre-COVID levels for the second quarter of FY 2023 and 110% for the third quarter.

Management notes that these reductions, combined with robust international and domestic travel demand, are expected to help Qantas substantially recover the elevated cost of fuel indicated by forward oil prices. In addition, they will assist with the near-term resourcing pressures currently being felt across aviation and the broader economy.

There are no changes to the company’s international capacity plans. Flying will steadily increase from around 50% of pre-COVID levels currently to around 70% by the end of the first quarter of FY 2023 to help meet demand.

Anything else?

In other news, Jetstar’s CEO Gareth Evans has made the decision to step down from his current role in December. An internal recruitment process for the role is now underway.

Finally, Qantas revealed that up to 19,000 EBA-covered employees across the company will be offered a $5,000 boost as the national carrier shares the benefits of its recovery. This follows a two-year wage freeze.

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The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price has taken a tumble this month amid weakness in commodity prices.

This has particularly been the case with the iron ore price, which has pulled back meaningfully following softer downstream demand in China and recession fears.

In light of this recent share price weakness, investors may be wondering what this means for dividends in the coming years. So, let’s take a look at what analysts are saying about the Big Australian’s dividend.

Where is the BHP dividend heading?

According to a note out of Goldman Sachs this week, its analysts are expecting BHP to reward shareholders with some big dividends in the coming years.

As a starting point, in FY 2021, BHP rewarded shareholders by more than doubling its fully franked dividend to US$3.01 per share.

Goldman Sachs expects this to be increased again in FY 2022. It is forecasting a US$3.50 per share fully franked dividend. Based on the current BHP share price of $39.77 and current exchange rates, this suggests a dividend yield of 12.7%.

And while the broker is expecting easing coal and iron ore price to weigh on its profits and dividends in FY 2023, it still believes BHP will pay another big dividend.

It is forecasting a US$2.65 per share dividend for FY 2023, which represents a yield of 9.6%.

Finally, in FY 2024, Goldman Sachs is expecting coal and iron prices to ease further. As a result, it is forecasting a fully franked US$2.01 per share dividend to be paid to shareholders. This would still mean a very attractive yield of 7.3%.

Decent upside predicted for the BHP share price

Goldman isn’t just expecting the BHP dividend to provide attractive returns. It also sees plenty of value in the BHP share price.

The broker has a buy rating and $49.40 price target on the mining giant’s shares.

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The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price has struggled alongside its ‘big four’ peers this month.

It’s tumbled 13% since its final close of May. For context, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has also slipped around 9% so far this month.

At the time of writing, the NAB share price is $27.13. And that leaves the banking giant trading with a notable dividend yield of more than 5%.

Let’s take a closer look at the payout ratio currently offered by NAB shares.

NAB shares offer a 5.1% dividend yield

Those invested in NAB shares have been offered $1.40 of dividends over the past 12 months.

That came in the form of a 67-cent final dividend for financial year 2021 and a 73-cent interim dividend.

Taking into account its current share price, that leaves the bank trading with a 5.1% dividend yield.

Potentially making the bank’s payouts even more exciting are the tax imputations they bring.

NAB has been handing out fully franked dividends for 15 years now. That means its dividends could bring additional benefits to some shareholders come tax time.

On top of that, NAB offers a dividend reinvestment plan (DRP), allowing investors to opt to receive additional shares in the bank rather than cash dividends.

However, the dividend yield offered by NAB is dwarfed by that of some of its big four banking peers.

In terms of dividend yields, shares in Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) lead the pack. They boast a 6.5% yield right now.

That’s better than Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) shares’ current 6.1% dividend yield.

Meanwhile, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) shares offer a 4.1% dividend yield.

While this year has been tough on the NAB share price – it has slipped nearly 8% year to date – the stock is still in the longer-term green. It has gained 4% since this time last year.

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The REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) share price has fallen in 2022, just like many other ASX shares.

REA Group shares are currently down around 40% from the start of the year.

With the business now trading significantly lower, I believe that it’s looking like a quality pick during the carnage for many ASX growth shares.

What does REA Group do?

The company describes itself as a multinational digital advertising business that specialises in property. It says it operates Australia’s leading residential and commercial websites — realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au.

REA Group also says it owns the leading website dedicated to share property, Flatmates.com.au, as well as the property research website property.com.au. It owns mortgage broking businesses Smartline and Mortgage Choice as well as property data services business PropTrack.

The company also has a few international investments. It holds a controlling interest in REA India, which is the operator of established brands Housing.com, Makaan.com and PropTiger.com, and owns a leading portal in China called myfun.com. It also holds a minority shareholding in Move Inc, which owns realtor.com in the US, and the PropertyGuru Group, which is the operator of leading property sites in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Recent trading

Before I get to my thoughts on the business, let’s look at the most recent trading update from the company.

Last month, the ASX share told investors about its numbers for the three months to 31 March 2022. Excluding acquisitions, revenue went up 17% to $278 million while operating expenses only climbed 6% to $122 million, leading to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rising 23% to $155 million and free cash flow going up 35% to $91 million.

However, the company noted that April national residential listings were down 8% year-on-year, with Sydney listings down 19% and Melbourne down 18%. It said national listings would likely be down year-on-year in the fourth quarter, reflecting “very strong prior period listings and potential impacts from the federal election”.

But, the company did say it expects fourth-quarter volume headwinds to be more than offset by contracted price increases and increased depth penetration.

It’s targeting full-year positive operating jaws, meaning that it’s aiming for underlying profit margin growth.

Why I think the REA Group share price is better value

I think REA Group has a strong platform for growth. Its strong market position for advertising property allows it to increase prices regularly while continuing to attract a high number of sellers and potential buyers. It receives 124 million average monthly visits and 3.4 times more visits for realestate.com.au than the nearest competitor each month on average.

The international element of the business gives it more long-term growth potential in my opinion, with its exposure to countries with large populations such as India and the USA.

It generates good free cash flow, as seen by its quarterly update, and it has also been paying a dividend that has grown every year since 2009 apart from 2020 when COVID-19 struck.

With the quality business model I’ve described above, I think the REA Group share price is much better value after a near 40% fall in 2022.

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Are you searching for dividend shares to buy for your portfolio? If you are, then you may want to check out the two listed below.

Here’s why these ASX dividend shares are rated as buys by experts:

Dexus Industria REIT (ASX: DXI)

The first ASX dividend share that could be in the buy zone is industrial and office property company Dexus Industria.

Analysts at Morgans are very positive on Dexus Industria. This is due to the company’s attractive yield and medium term growth opportunities. The latter are being supported by its burgeoning development pipeline.

Morgans has an add rating and $3.65 price target on the company’s shares.

As for dividends, the broker is forecasting dividends per share of 17.3 cents in FY 2022 and 17.6 cents in FY 2023. Based on the current Dexus Industria share price of $2.76, this will mean yields of 6.3% and 6.4%, respectively.

Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX: HVN)

Another ASX dividend share that has been rated as a buy is retail giant Harvey Norman.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs are very positive on the retailer despite the tough operating environment and the rising threat of online competition.

In respect to the latter, the broker highlights that Harvey Norman “has a greater preference within the boomer generation and a higher exposure to regional Australia.” It believes this protects the company from online disruption.

Goldman Sachs has a buy rating and $5.80 price target on its shares.

In respect to dividends, the broker is forecasting fully franked dividends of 43.3 cents per share in FY 2022 and 39.6 cents per share in FY 2023. Based on the current Harvey Norman share price of $3.71, this will mean yields of over 10% for both years.

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We already know this year’s modus operandi for the market seems to be to punish certain ASX shares regardless of business performance.

With so many macroeconomic headwinds, investors are irrationally fleeing some companies just because of their style or sector.

Glenmore Asset Management saw some of its ASX shares hammered in May for this exact reason.

“With interest rates globally continuing to rise from very low levels, we continue to see valuations of a wide range of stocks compress, in particular growth stocks,” said portfolio manager Robert Gregory in a memo to clients.

But when the stock price starts diverging from business performance, the gap has to eventually close back sooner or later.

With this in mind, Gregory named two fallen stocks that are not widely discussed, but he’s securely keeping locked away in his portfolio:

‘Demand for new vehicles continues to exceed supply’

Car dealership network Eagers Automotive Ltd (ASX: APE) saw its share price fall 18.5% last month.

Gregory admitted the company put out a May update that forecast a pre-tax profit for the June half would be 12% to 15% below the prior comparable period.

But the trading conditions remain positive, he noted.

“Eagers said demand for new vehicles continues to exceed supply, with the new car order book having increased by more than 25% since 31 December 2021,” said Gregory.

“New car margins remain elevated, and assuming supply constraints can improve somewhat over the next 6 months, APE should be able to deliver [a] full year 2022 NPAT of ~$300m, which we would view as a strong result in a challenging environment.”

Many other fund managers agree with Gregory.

According to CMC Markets, eight out of 14 analysts rate Eagers shares as a strong buy, while three of the remaining six recommend it as a moderate buy.

The Eagers stock price has lost more than a third of its value since the start of the year, but it does pay out a 6.8% dividend yield.

Has this stock fallen so much that it can double from here?

Investment houses on the ASX have all suffered from painful drops in their valuation in 2022.

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (ASX: PNI) is no exception, losing a whopping 58% off its share price year-to-date.

In May alone it lost 13.2%.

According to Gregory, early in the month Pinnacle disclosed at an investment conference that funds under management (FUM) for the March quarter was down 2.4% from the December quarter.

But he remains optimistic as there is still net money coming in.

“Net inflows were $1.3 billion in the March 2022 quarter, which was a solid effort in volatile equity markets,” said Gregory.

“The update was broadly in line with our expectations, with the main driver of the stock price fall in our view being the declines in equity markets and general sell-off in growth stocks.”

The Motley Fool reported this month that UBS also thinks Pinnacle is undervalued.

Its analysts have slapped a share price target of $12.65, which is almost double the current level.

“The broker thinks that despite the challenges facing the investment industry, the business looks attractive over the long term,” reported The Motley Fool’s Tristan Harrison.

“The ASX [company] is looking to add new asset classes and investment strategies to its portfolio, diversifying sources of revenue and helping further growth.”

Pinnacle shares give out a handy dividend yield of 5.1%.

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The Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd (ASX: VUL) share price will be one to watch this morning.

This follows the release of a positive announcement out of the lithium developer.

Why is the Vulcan share price on watch?

The Vulcan share price could be given a boost this morning from news that the company has received an equity investment from a major automaker.

According to the release, Stellantis is investing A$76 million into Vulcan at $6.622 per share. This is a 32% premium to its last close price and will make the automaker the company’s second largest shareholder.

Stellantis is the name behind car brands including Chrysler, Citroën, Fiat, Maserati, and Peugeot.

Vulcan believes that this is the first time a top tier automaker has made an upstream investment in a listed lithium company.

The two parties have also extended their binding lithium hydroxide offtake agreement by five years to 2035.

What will the funds be used for?

The release reveals that the proceeds from this investment will go towards Vulcan’s planned production expansion drilling in its Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field (URVBF).

Vulcan is already producing geothermal energy from the URVBF and plans to produce lithium hydroxide with zero fossil fuels and net zero carbon footprint as part of the Zero Carbon Lithium Project.

Vulcan’s Managing Director, Dr Francis Wedin, was very pleased with the news. He commented:

Stellantis’ significant investment in Vulcan and the Zero Carbon Lithium Project represents a strong statement by one of the world’s largest automakers regarding sustainable and strategic sourcing of battery materials.

We are fully aligned with Stellantis’ decarbonisation and electrification goals, which represent some of the most ambitious in the industry. It is encouraging to see a leading automaker investing in local, decarbonised lithium production for electric vehicles. As our largest offtaker, we look forward to deepening our relationship with Stellantis as a substantial shareholder in Vulcan and our Zero Carbon Lithium business.

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Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) shareholders will become a little richer today as the company pays out its latest dividend.

The banking giant is rewarding eligible investors with a fully franked interim dividend of 61 cents per share.

At Thursday’s market close, the Westpac share price ended 0.46% higher at $19.62.

This came off the back of a positive day across the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) which finished up 0.31%.

Below we take a look at the details surrounding the company’s interim dividend.

Westpac distributes its H1 FY22 dividend

Westpac delivered a subdued performance across its key metrics for the first half of the 2022 financial year.

In summary, revenue fell 8% to $10,230 million over the prior corresponding period. This was driven by challenging trading conditions across the company’s consumer and business segments.

And despite operating costs falling by 10% to $5,373 million, Westpac reported a 12% decrease in cash earnings to $3,095 million.

Nonetheless, the board opted to ramp up its interim dividend by 5.2% over the prior comparable period (H1 FY21).

This is in line with the capital management framework, which has a targeted dividend payout ratio of between 60% and 75%.

Based on the current share price, Westpac has a healthy dividend yield of 6.14% – the second largest among the big four banks behind Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) at 6.56%.

Westpac share price snapshot

A disappointing past few weeks on the ASX has led the Westpac share price to tumble almost 20% in June.

This has dragged the bank’s shares to a loss of 8% this year to date. They are also down 24% over the past 12 months.

It’s worth noting that Westpac shares hit a 52-week low of $18.80 last Friday before rebounding in the days following.

Westpac has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.37 and a market capitalisation of roughly $68.38 billion.

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