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BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

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 Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (UYLD). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

USD

UYLD

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

3

5

Median incremental investment

$2,022.49

$1,865.25

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,043.46

$2,212.20

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

USD

UYLD

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.

UYLD.AX was created on 2023-01-30 by Global X. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The Fund aims to provide investors with a return that (before fees and expenses) tracks the performance of the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index.

Top 3 holdings

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0.34 %)

Apple Inc (7.54 %)

NVIDIA Corp (6.90 %)

Microsoft Corp (6.72 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.98 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Information Technology (59.90 %)

Consumer Discretionary (17.88 %)

Communication Services (13.00 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.39 %)

Switzerland (0.28 %)

Netherlands (0.13 %)

Management fee

0.45 %

0.6 %


Key Summary

USD

UYLD

Issuer

BetaShares

Global X

Tracking index

CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.45 %

0.6 %

Price

$15.81

$12.29

Size

$81.654 million

$6.466 million

10Y return

31.09 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.74 %

2.85 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

01/02/2011

31/01/2023

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

USD

UYLD

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

3

5

Median incremental investment

$2,022.49

$1,865.25

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,043.46

$2,212.20

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

USD

UYLD

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

USD

UYLD

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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