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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 Nasdaq 100 Currency Hedged ETF (HNDQ). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VCF

HNDQ

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

89

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$1,552.51

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,784.77

$4,186.56

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VCF

HNDQ

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.

HNDQ.AX was created on 2020-07-20 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF - Currency Hedged aims to track the Nasdaq-100 Currency Hedged AUD Index before fees and expenses.

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 %)

APPLE INC (8.87 %)

NVIDIA CORP (8.41 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (8.12 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Information Technology (50.23 %)

Consumer Discretionary (14.75 %)

Communication Services (11.95 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (97.15 %)

Netherlands (0.92 %)

Brazil (0.69 %)

Management fee

0.3 %

0.51 %


Key Summary

VCF

HNDQ

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

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

NASDAQ-100 Currency Hedged AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.51 %

Price

$38.23

$42.72

Size

$3.877 million

$476.037 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.63 %

1.23 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/12/2015

21/07/2020

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VCF

HNDQ

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

89

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$1,552.51

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,784.77

$4,186.56

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VCF

HNDQ

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

HNDQ

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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