GOAT
VanEck Dynamic International Equity ETF
Overview
Fund description
GOAT gives investors access to a portfolio of international developed markets companies selected by a proprietary, rules-based AI-driven approach that combines fundamental, market-based and macroeconomic signals. GOAT aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of the Index.
Why consider GOAT?
Australia’s first and only AI-driven international equity ETF
Access to 150 international companies selected by AI, bringing machine intelligence to international investing on the ASX for the first time.
Harness investing intelligence beyond human capability
Every day, tens of thousands of signals are analysed across the international universe of companies, through cutting-edge technology designed to evaluate fundamentals, technicals, macroeconomic, market data and more.
Adaptive by design
The next evolution of investing is here. While conventional strategies stay anchored to a fixed style and behavioural biases, the portfolio continually recalibrates around where opportunities are emerging. A transformative, self-adjusting strategy at the frontier of investing.
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Frequently asked questions
ASX: GOAT is the VanEck Dynamic International Equity ETF – Australia's first AI-powered ETF for international equities. This AI ETF gives investors access to a portfolio of 150 international companies selected using a proprietary, rules-based AI-driven approach that analyses tens of thousands of signals across fundamentals, technicals, and macroeconomic data. This AI ETF Australia trades on the ASX under the ASX code GOAT and is managed by VanEck. Learn more about how ASX: GOAT is AI-powered.
ASX: GOAT, an AI ETF, tracks the Akros Enhanced World ex Australia Index, developed by VanEck in partnership with Akros Technologies – a Seoul-based AI and quantitative index specialist. Each month, this proprietary AI model scores approximately 1,200 of the world's largest developed market companies across more than 10,000 signals spanning company fundamentals, technicals, and macroeconomic indicators. The 150 highest-scoring companies are selected and weighted by composite score multiplied by market capitalisation. Signals that lose predictive power are retired and replaced.
ASX: GOAT is the first international equity AI ETF in Australia. ASX: GOAT is the first AI ETF on ASX to track an index that uses generative reinforcement learning for international stock selection. Unlike conventional strategies that start with a fixed set of investment factors or human-defined assumptions, ASX: GOAT's model starts from a blank slate – discovering, testing, and validating signals across international markets without behavioural bias or style constraints. That makes ASX: GOAT the first of its kind in Australia.
Download the ASX: GOAT brochure.
ASX: GOAT is Australia’s first and only AI ETF that uses artificial intelligence to select international companies to invest in. Most international equity ETFs are anchored to a fixed investment style. Most other international equity ETFs select companies based on market capitalisation; others focus on a specific style or set of characteristics like value or quality. As an AI ETF, ASX: GOAT is unique on ASX and is adaptive by design. Its portfolio continuously recalibrates around where opportunities are emerging across the international developed market universe, processing a volume and variety of signals beyond human capability. That combination of computational power, dynamism and rules-based discipline sets this AI ETF apart from both standard index funds and actively managed funds. Learn more about how ASX: GOAT is different to other international equity ETFs on ASX.
ASX: GOAT is an AI ETF and is suitable for investors seeking capital growth over a minimum timeframe of five years, with a high to very high risk/return profile. It is intended as a major, core, minor or satellite allocation within a diversified portfolio.
Read more about this AI ETF in the ASX: GOAT TMD.
AI ETF ASX: GOAT has a management fee of 0.49% per annum. Other fees and costs may apply. View the ASX: GOAT PDS for full details.
ASX: GOAT trades on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the ticker GOAT. You can invest in this AI ETF the same way you would buy or sell any other ASX-listed stock or security. You can invest through a stockbroker or online brokerage account. If you have financial adviser, they can help you assess whether this AI ETF Australia is appropriate for your circumstances. VanEck also offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP). Download the DRP rules for more information.
Past performance is not indictaive of future performance. Read the PDS and TMD. This information is general in nature and does not take into account any person's objectives, financial situation or needs. Not a recommendation to act.
