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Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF

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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 Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF (VCF) 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

VCF

A200

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

5

4,877

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$1,077.46

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,826.35

$3,626.74

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VCF

A200

Strategy

VCF.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate and Government-Related Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

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

Korea National Housing Bond I 1.75 2024-04-30 (0.29 %)

NTT Finance Corp. 0.18 2025-12-19 (0.22 %)

Major Joint Local Government Bond 0.18 2028-04-25 (0.22 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (10.75 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (8.22 %)

CSL LTD (5.45 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

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

0.3 %

0.04 %


Key Summary

VCF

A200

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Government-related and Corporate Index hedged into Australian Dollars - AUD

Solactive Australia 200 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.04 %

Price

$38.70

$140.68

Size

$3.854 million

$6.134 billion

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.59 %

5.25 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/12/2015

08/05/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VCF

A200

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

5

4,877

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$1,077.46

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,826.35

$3,626.74

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VCF

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

VCF

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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