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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 Solactive Climate Change Innovation (ERTH). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

QAU

ERTH

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

51

372

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$601.32

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,549.80

$933.24

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

QAU

ERTH

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.

ERTH.AX was created on 2021-03-09 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. ERTH.AX aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that comprises a portfolio of up to 100 leading global companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from products and services that help to address climate change and other environmental problems through the reduction or avoidance of CO2 emissions.

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 %)

CIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN (5.14 %)

ECOLAB INC (5.08 %)

DSM-FIRMENICH AG (4.97 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (66.71 %)

Communication Services (33.29 %)

Other (56.07 %)

Information Technology (10.82 %)

Consumer Discretionary (9.83 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (40.06 %)

China (11.65 %)

Denmark (7.67 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

0.55 %


Key Summary

QAU

ERTH

Issuer

BetaShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

LBMA Gold Price AM ($/ozt)

Solactive Climate Change and Environmental Opportunities Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.55 %

Price

$22.14

$9.24

Size

$719.320 million

$98.112 million

10Y return

71.36 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.57 %

0.58 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/05/2011

10/03/2021

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QAU

ERTH

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

51

372

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$601.32

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,549.80

$933.24

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

QAU

ERTH

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

QAU

ERTH

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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