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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 Fixed Interest Index (Hedged) ETF (VIF). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

CRED

VIF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

20

29

Median incremental investment

$3,000.00

$1,993.50

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,859.90

$2,036.32

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

CRED

VIF

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.

VIF.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on broad credit fixed income. The Fund seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg 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 %)

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.875 2032-05-15 (0.70 %)

United Kingdom Gilt 0.25 2025-01-31 (0.44 %)

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.625 2030-08-15 (0.41 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.06 %)

Communication Services (0.94 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.25 %

0.2 %


Key Summary

CRED

VIF

Issuer

BetaShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

Solactive Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond Select Index - AUD

Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury Index Hedged into Australian Dollars - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.25 %

0.2 %

Price

$23.05

$39.11

Size

$953.736 million

$2.323 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.49 %

4.05 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/06/2018

08/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

CRED

VIF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

20

29

Median incremental investment

$3,000.00

$1,993.50

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,859.90

$2,036.32

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

CRED

VIF

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

CRED

VIF

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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