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iShares Ftse Gbl Infrastructure (Aud Hedged) 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 iShares Ftse Gbl Infrastructure (Aud Hedged) ETF (GLIN) 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

GLIN

VCF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

5

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$520.68

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$5,765.69

$3,828.83

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

GLIN

VCF

Strategy

GLIN.AX was created on 2023-05-16 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses (including the cost of hedging). The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of global developed market infrastructure securities.

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

Aena SME SA (4.96 %)

Transurban Group (4.90 %)

NextEra Energy Inc (4.73 %)

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 (80.17 %)

Energy (12.42 %)

Industrials (12.35 %)

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (60.50 %)

Canada (10.53 %)

Australia (6.00 %)

Management fee

0.15 %

0.3 %


Key Summary

GLIN

VCF

Issuer

iShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index - USD

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

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.15 %

0.3 %

Price

$26.57

$38.67

Size

$821.433 million

$3.995 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

0.80 %

4.59 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

06/06/2016

08/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

GLIN

VCF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

5

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$520.68

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$5,765.69

$3,828.83

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

GLIN

VCF

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

GLIN

VCF

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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