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BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

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Overview
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Overview

When it comes to investing in the Australian stock market, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are a popular choice. Two well-known options in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) are the BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (CRED) and the Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF (VCF). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

CRED

VCF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

20

5

Median incremental investment

$3,000.00

$520.68

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$5,931.30

$3,887.73

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

CRED

VCF

Strategy

CRED.AX was created on 2018-05-31 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. CRED.AX aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that provides exposure to a portfolio of senior, fixed-rate, investment grade Australian corporate bonds.

VCF.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate and Government-Related Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Top 3 holdings

CONTACT ENERGY LTD 6.398% NOV-30 (2.22 %)

VICINITY CENTRES TRUST 6.19% APR-34 (2.22 %)

REGISTRY FINANCE PTY LTD 5.739% JUN-34 (2.16 %)

Korea National Housing Bond I 1.75 2024-04-30 (0.29 %)

NTT Finance Corp. 0.18 2025-12-19 (0.22 %)

Major Joint Local Government Bond 0.18 2028-04-25 (0.22 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.06 %)

Communication Services (0.94 %)

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.25 %

0.3 %


Key Summary

CRED

VCF

Issuer

BetaShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

Solactive Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond Select Index - AUD

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Government-related and Corporate Index hedged into Australian Dollars - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.25 %

0.3 %

Price

$23.24

$39.27

Size

$953.736 million

$3.869 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.57 %

4.59 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/06/2018

08/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

CRED

VCF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

20

5

Median incremental investment

$3,000.00

$520.68

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$5,931.30

$3,887.73

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

CRED

VCF

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

CRED

VCF

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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