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BetaShares Australian Financials Sector ETF

ASX

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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 Australian Financials Sector ETF (QFN) 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

QFN

IHCB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

23

4

Median incremental investment

$543.50

$2,790.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$2,419.76

$4,065.97

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

QFN

IHCB

Strategy

QFN.AX was created on 2010-12-10 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on financials equity. QFN.AX aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) comprising the largest ASX-listed companies in the financial sector, including the Big 4 banks and insurance companies but excluding Real Estate Investment Trusts.

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

S&P/ASX200 F-REIT MAR25 (0 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (31.55 %)

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD (14.28 %)

ISH GLBL CRP BND ETF USD DIST (102.42 %)

USD CASH (0.09 %)

AUD CASH (0.02 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (99.16 %)

Communication Services (2.56 %)

Other (0.84 %)

Other (82.47 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (99.69 %)

United States (0.31 %)

Management fee

0.34 %

0.27 %


Key Summary

QFN

IHCB

Issuer

BetaShares

iShares

Tracking index

Solactive Australia Financials Ex-REITs Sector Index

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.34 %

0.27 %

Price

$16.24

$91.37

Size

$81.878 million

$309.223 million

10Y return

45.65 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.79 %

3.35 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

15/12/2010

09/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QFN

IHCB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

23

4

Median incremental investment

$543.50

$2,790.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$2,419.76

$4,065.97

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

QFN

IHCB

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

QFN

IHCB

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower 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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