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BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF

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Overview
Performance

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 U.S. Dollar ETF (USD) and the BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (A200). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

USD

A200

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

3

4,875

Median incremental investment

$2,022.49

$1,077.46

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$996.60

$3,657.68

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

USD

A200

Strategy

USD.AX was created on 2011-01-31 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on long usd, short aud currency. USD.AX aims to track the performance of the U.S. dollar against the Australian dollar (before fees and expenses). If the U.S. dollar goes up 10% against the A$ the Fund is designed to go up 10% too, before fees and expenses. Conversely, the Fund will go down if the U.S. dollar falls.

BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200) seeks to track the performance of the Solactive Australia 200 index before account fees, expenses, and taxes. The index tracks the largest 200 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Top 3 holdings

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0.34 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (10.75 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (8.22 %)

CSL LTD (5.45 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.98 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Financials (33.72 %)

Materials (18.17 %)

Health Care (8.79 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (95.07 %)

United States (3.04 %)

New Zealand (1.41 %)

Management fee

0.45 %

0.04 %


Key Summary

USD

A200

Issuer

BetaShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

Solactive Australia 200 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.45 %

0.04 %

Price

$15.10

$140.68

Size

$78.981 million

$6.134 billion

10Y return

33.39 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.74 %

5.25 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

01/02/2011

08/05/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

USD

A200

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

3

4,875

Median incremental investment

$2,022.49

$1,077.46

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$996.60

$3,657.68

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

USD

A200

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

USD

A200

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

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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