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iShares Core Global Corporate Bond(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 Core Global Corporate Bond(Aud Hedged) ETF (IHCB) and the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IHCB

VGS

Popularity

Low

High

Pearlers invested

4

13,053

Median incremental investment

$2,790.50

$1,067.22

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,098.45

$3,743.74

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

IHCB

VGS

Strategy

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.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS) seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World ex-Australia index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks the large and mid-cap stocks from 22 developed markets including the US, UK, Japan, Canada, France, Germany and Israel.

Top 3 holdings

ISH GLBL CRP BND ETF USD DIST (99.28 %)

USD/AUD (0.33 %)

AUD CASH (0.29 %)

Apple Inc. (5.40 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.13 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.15 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (82.47 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Information Technology (22.51 %)

Financials (13.70 %)

Health Care (12.53 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (72.93 %)

Japan (5.73 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3.77 %)

Management fee

0.27 %

0.18 %


Key Summary

IHCB

VGS

Issuer

iShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

MSCI WorldexAustralia Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.27 %

0.18 %

Price

$92.10

$143.99

Size

$313.378 million

N/A

10Y return

N/A

151.34 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

3.35 %

2.36 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

09/12/2015

20/11/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IHCB

VGS

Popularity

Low

High

Pearlers invested

4

13,053

Median incremental investment

$2,790.50

$1,067.22

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,098.45

$3,743.74

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

IHCB

VGS

Pros

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

IHCB

VGS

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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