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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 Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VCF

ERTH

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

373

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$601.32

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,891.69

$910.00

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VCF

ERTH

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.

ERTH.AX was created on 2021-03-09 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. ERTH.AX aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that comprises a portfolio of up to 100 leading global companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from products and services that help to address climate change and other environmental problems through the reduction or avoidance of CO2 emissions.

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 %)

CIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN (5.14 %)

ECOLAB INC (5.08 %)

DSM-FIRMENICH AG (4.97 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Other (56.07 %)

Information Technology (10.82 %)

Consumer Discretionary (9.83 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (40.06 %)

China (11.65 %)

Denmark (7.67 %)

Management fee

0.3 %

0.55 %


Key Summary

VCF

ERTH

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

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

Solactive Climate Change and Environmental Opportunities Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.55 %

Price

$39.31

$9.10

Size

$3.869 million

$95.069 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.59 %

0.58 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/12/2015

10/03/2021

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VCF

ERTH

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

373

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$601.32

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,891.69

$910.00

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VCF

ERTH

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VCF

ERTH

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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