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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 iShares High Growth Esg ETF (IGRO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

QAU

IGRO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

50

8

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$676.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,510.60

$5,636.25

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

QAU

IGRO

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.

IGRO.AX was created on 2022-08-15 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the various indices of the Underlying Funds

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 %)

iShares Core MSCI Wld Ex Aus ESG ETF (41.73 %)

iShares Core MSCI Australia ESG ETF (34.56 %)

iShares Core MSCI Wld ex Aus ESG AUHDETF (14.59 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (66.71 %)

Communication Services (33.29 %)

Other (99.98 %)

Communication Services (0.02 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (47.22 %)

Australia (36.23 %)

Japan (3.92 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

0.22 %


Key Summary

QAU

IGRO

Issuer

BetaShares

iShares

Tracking index

LBMA Gold Price AM ($/ozt)

34% MSCI Australia IMI Custom ESG Leaders Index - 43% MSCI World Ex Australia Custom ESG Leaders Index - 13% MSCI World Ex Australia Custom ESG Leaders Index AUD Hedged - 10% Other Benchmark - Benchmark TR Net

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.22 %

Price

$21.58

$33.75

Size

$705.928 million

$11.991 million

10Y return

71.82 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.57 %

1.32 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/05/2011

16/08/2022

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QAU

IGRO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

50

8

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$676.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,510.60

$5,636.25

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

QAU

IGRO

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

IGRO

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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