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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 Bloomberg Barclays Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) (IHCB). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

QAU

IHCB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

51

4

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$2,790.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,564.50

$4,105.13

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

QAU

IHCB

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.

IHCB.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. 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 the global investment grade corporate fixedrate debt market.

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 %)

ISH GLBL CRP BND ETF USD DIST (102.42 %)

USD CASH (0.09 %)

AUD CASH (0.02 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (66.71 %)

Communication Services (33.29 %)

Other (82.47 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.59 %

0.27 %


Key Summary

QAU

IHCB

Issuer

BetaShares

iShares

Tracking index

LBMA Gold Price AM ($/ozt)

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.27 %

Price

$22.35

$92.25

Size

$692.105 million

$312.745 million

10Y return

72.99 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.57 %

3.35 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

04/05/2011

09/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QAU

IHCB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

51

4

Median incremental investment

$1,004.86

$2,790.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,564.50

$4,105.13

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

QAU

IHCB

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower price growth

QAU

IHCB

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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