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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 BetaShares Global Banks Currency Hedged ETF (BNKS). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

QAU

BNKS

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

53

15

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,020.31

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,725.57

$2,006.40

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

QAU

BNKS

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.

BNKS.AX was created on 2016-07-28 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on financials equity. BNKS.AX aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that comprises the largest global banks (ex-Australia), hedged into Australian dollars.

Top 3 holdings

LONDON GOLD MARKET FIXING LTD GOLD BULLION GOLD BULLION (102.97 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (98.93 %)

USD - UNITED STATES DOLLAR (-101.91 %)

BRL - BRAZILIAN REAL (0 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0 %)

CAD - CANADA DOLLAR (0 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (66.71 %)

Communication Services (33.29 %)

Other (84.32 %)

Communication Services (33.49 %)

Financials (12.18 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (34.16 %)

Canada (15.63 %)

Japan (8.37 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

0.57 %


Key Summary

QAU

BNKS

Issuer

BetaShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

LBMA Gold Price AM ($/ozt)

Nasdaq Global ex-Australia Banks Hedged AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.57 %

Price

$22.41

$8.80

Size

$746.904 million

$69.497 million

10Y return

66.87 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.57 %

2.35 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/05/2011

01/08/2016

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QAU

BNKS

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

53

15

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,020.31

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,725.57

$2,006.40

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

QAU

BNKS

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower price growth

QAU

BNKS

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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