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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 VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VCF

GDX

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

64

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$1,123.73

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,828.83

$2,405.42

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VCF

GDX

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.

GDX.AX was created on 2015-06-26 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on materials equity. To achieve this investment objective, GDX.AX employs a passive management strategy of investing in the NYSE-listed GDX.AX issued and operated by VanEck in the United States.

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 %)

Newmont Corp (12.45 %)

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (11.33 %)

Barrick Gold Corp (7.81 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Materials (87.59 %)

Other (12.41 %)

Top 3 countries

Canada (52.17 %)

United States (17.26 %)

Australia (11.76 %)

Management fee

0.3 %

0.53 %


Key Summary

VCF

GDX

Issuer

Vanguard

VanEck

Tracking index

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

NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.53 %

Price

$38.67

$55.94

Size

$3.995 million

$545.107 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.59 %

1.26 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/12/2015

26/06/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VCF

GDX

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

64

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$1,123.73

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,828.83

$2,405.42

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VCF

GDX

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VCF

GDX

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

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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