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BetaShares Global Shares ETF - Currency Hedged

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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 Global Shares ETF - Currency Hedged (HGBL) and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) (IHCB). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

HGBL

IHCB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

59

4

Median incremental investment

$3,998.73

$2,790.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$16,465.12

$4,091.33

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

HGBL

IHCB

Strategy

HGBL.AX was created on 2023-05-16 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The investment objective of each Fund is to provide an investment return, before fees and expenses, that aims to track the performance of the relevant Index.

IHCB.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. 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 the global investment grade corporate fixedrate debt market.

Top 3 holdings

Betashares Global Shares ETF (100.00 %)

ISH GLBL CRP BND ETF USD DIST (102.42 %)

USD CASH (0.09 %)

AUD CASH (0.02 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (29.91 %)

Information Technology (23.98 %)

Health Care (8.49 %)

Other (82.47 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (71.69 %)

Japan (6.93 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3.99 %)

Management fee

0.11 %

0.27 %


Key Summary

HGBL

IHCB

Issuer

BetaShares

iShares

Tracking index

Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex Australia Large & Mid Cap Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.11 %

0.27 %

Price

$68.32

$91.94

Size

$1.101 billion

$312.411 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

0.43 %

3.35 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

17/05/2023

09/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

HGBL

IHCB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

59

4

Median incremental investment

$3,998.73

$2,790.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$16,465.12

$4,091.33

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

HGBL

IHCB

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

HGBL

IHCB

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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