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Russell Investments Australian Government Bond 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 Russell Investments Australian Government Bond ETF (RGB) and the iShares Core MSCI World Ex Aus Esg (Aud Hed) ETF (IHWL). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

RGB

IHWL

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

1

44

Median incremental investment

$643.50

$1,649.06

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Monthly

Median total investment

$0

$4,414.04

Average age group

N/A

26 - 35


Key Summary

RGB

IHWL

Strategy

RGB.AX was created on 2012-03-08 by Russell. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The ETF currently has 232.08m in AUM and 11 holdings. To aim to provide a total return before costs and tax, in line with the DBIQ 5-10 year Australian Government Bond Index over the long term.

IHWL.AX was created on 2016-04-22 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the MSCI World Investable Market AUD Hedged Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of global, developed market large-, mid- and small-capitalisation companies.

Top 3 holdings

Australia (Commonwealth of) 1.75% (10.02 %)

Australia (Commonwealth of) 1.5% (10.02 %)

Australia (Commonwealth of) 1% (10.02 %)

NVIDIA CORP (9.88 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (8.59 %)

ALPHABET INC CLASS A (2.79 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (28.98 %)

Financials (15.49 %)

Consumer Discretionary (12.11 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (74.50 %)

Japan (6.43 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3.39 %)

Management fee

0.24 %

0.19 %


Key Summary

RGB

IHWL

Issuer

Russell

iShares

Tracking index

DBIQ 5-10 year Australian Government Bond Index - AUD

MSCI World IMI 100% Hedged to AUD Net Variant

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.24 %

0.19 %

Price

$18.91

$54.16

Size

$230.235 million

$545.695 million

10Y return

-13.26 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.30 %

3.67 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

13/03/2012

28/04/2016

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

RGB

IHWL

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

1

44

Median incremental investment

$643.50

$1,649.06

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Monthly

Median total investment

$0

$4,414.04

Average age group

N/A

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

RGB

IHWL

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

RGB

IHWL

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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