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Compare QAU vs. GLIN

Compare shares and ETFs on the ASX that you can trade on Pearler.

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 iShares Ftse Gbl Infrastructure (Aud Hedged) ETF (GLIN). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

QAU

GLIN

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

53

5

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,717.87

$5,837.30

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

QAU

GLIN

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.

GLIN.AX was created on 2023-05-16 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. 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 global developed market infrastructure securities.

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 %)

Transurban Group (4.81 %)

Aena SME SA (4.71 %)

NextEra Energy Inc (4.36 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (66.71 %)

Communication Services (33.29 %)

Other (82.72 %)

Energy (14.45 %)

Industrials (10.88 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (60.50 %)

Canada (10.53 %)

Australia (6.00 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

0.15 %


Key Summary

QAU

GLIN

Issuer

BetaShares

iShares

Tracking index

LBMA Gold Price AM ($/ozt)

FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index - USD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.15 %

Price

$22.50

$26.90

Size

$746.904 million

$850.451 million

10Y return

64.59 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.57 %

0.97 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/05/2011

06/06/2016

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QAU

GLIN

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

53

5

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,717.87

$5,837.30

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

QAU

GLIN

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

QAU

GLIN

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

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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