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Global Hydrogen Companies

ASX

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Overview
Performance

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 Global Hydrogen Companies (HGEN) and the Vanguard Diversified Growth Index ETF (VDGR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

HGEN

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

361

107

Median incremental investment

$646.26

$1,052.75

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$646.43

$3,240.54

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

HGEN

VDGR

Strategy

HGEN.AX was created on 2021-10-06 by Global X. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. The ETF currently has 26.31m in AUM and 31 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with a return that (before fees and expenses) tracks the performance of the Solactive Global Hydrogen ESG Index.

VDGR.AX was created on 2017-11-20 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by employing a passive investment strategy that tracks the weighted average return of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to the SAA for the Fund, before takinginto account fees, expenses and tax

Top 3 holdings

Bloom Energy Corp Class A (27.67 %)

Plug Power Inc (10.83 %)

Doosan Fuel Cell Ordinary Shares (7.44 %)

BHP Group Ltd. (3.01 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2.40 %)

CSL Ltd. (1.89 %)

Top 3 industries

Industrials (96.09 %)

Utilities (7.76 %)

Consumer Staples (4.09 %)

Other (31.32 %)

Financials (13.67 %)

Information Technology (9.13 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (39.09 %)

Korea (19.33 %)

Norway (11.75 %)

United States (39.83 %)

Australia (38.22 %)

Japan (3.61 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.27 %


Key Summary

HGEN

VDGR

Issuer

Global X

Vanguard

Tracking index

Solactive Global Hydrogen Index - Benchmark TR Net

28% S&P/ASX 300 Index - 20.5% MSCI World ex-Australia Index - 12.5% MSCI World ex Australia Hedged to AUD Index - 5% MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap Index - 34% Other Benchmark

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.27 %

Price

$5.09

$63.54

Size

$28.976 million

$1.222 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

0.16 %

5.01 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

06/10/2021

22/11/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

HGEN

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

361

107

Median incremental investment

$646.26

$1,052.75

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$646.43

$3,240.54

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

HGEN

VDGR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

HGEN

VDGR

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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