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BetaShares Gold Bullion 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 Gold Bullion ETF - Currency Hedged (QAU) and the Abrdn Sust Asian Opportunities Active ETF (ASAO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

QAU

ASAO

Popularity

Low

N/A

Pearlers invested

53

0

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$0

Median investment frequency

Monthly

N/A

Median total investment

$1,964.70

$0

Average age group

> 35

N/A


Key Summary

QAU

ASAO

Strategy

QAU.AX was created on 2011-05-03 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on gold commodities. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide an investment return, before fees and expenses, that closely tracks the performance of the price of gold bullion, with a currency hedge against movements in the AUD/USD exchange rate.

ASAO.AX was created on 2022-10-17 by abrdn. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. To provide investors with high capital growth over the medium to long term (3-5 years) by seeking exposure to the Asian markets (other than the Japan market), adjusted to take into account certain ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) considerations.

Top 3 holdings

LONDON GOLD MARKET FIXING LTD GOLD BULLION GOLD BULLION (98.21 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (94.44 %)

USD - UNITED STATES DOLLAR (-92.65 %)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (14.33 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd (7.60 %)

Samsung Electncs Co (3.94 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (66.71 %)

Communication Services (33.29 %)

Information Technology (35.38 %)

Financials (19.63 %)

Communication Services (16.29 %)

Top 3 countries

China (30.35 %)

India (23.09 %)

Taiwan (21.16 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

1.18 %


Key Summary

QAU

ASAO

Issuer

BetaShares

abrdn

Tracking index

LBMA Gold Price AM ($/ozt)

MSCI AC Asia ex JP

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

1.18 %

Price

$21.83

$1.155

Size

$692.105 million

N/A

10Y return

74.50 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.57 %

0.84 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/05/2011

18/10/2022

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QAU

ASAO

Popularity

Low

N/A

Pearlers invested

53

0

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$0

Median investment frequency

Monthly

N/A

Median total investment

$1,964.70

$0

Average age group

> 35

N/A


Pros and Cons

QAU

ASAO

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

QAU

ASAO

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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