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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 Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (CRED). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

QAU

CRED

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

53

20

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$3,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,962.00

$5,859.90

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

QAU

CRED

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.

CRED.AX was created on 2018-05-31 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. CRED.AX aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that provides exposure to a portfolio of senior, fixed-rate, investment grade Australian corporate bonds.

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 %)

CONTACT ENERGY LTD 6.398% NOV-30 (2.22 %)

VICINITY CENTRES TRUST 6.19% APR-34 (2.22 %)

REGISTRY FINANCE PTY LTD 5.739% JUN-34 (2.16 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (66.71 %)

Communication Services (33.29 %)

Other (99.06 %)

Communication Services (0.94 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.59 %

0.25 %


Key Summary

QAU

CRED

Issuer

BetaShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

LBMA Gold Price AM ($/ozt)

Solactive Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond Select Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.25 %

Price

$21.86

$23.05

Size

$692.105 million

$953.736 million

10Y return

71.99 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.57 %

4.49 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/05/2011

04/06/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QAU

CRED

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

53

20

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$3,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,962.00

$5,859.90

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

QAU

CRED

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower price growth

QAU

CRED

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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