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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 iShares S&P 500 Aud Hedged ETF (IHVV). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VCF

IHVV

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

152

Median incremental investment

$520.57

$1,473.25

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,743.44

$2,984.52

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VCF

IHVV

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.

IHVV.AX was created on 2014-12-15 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the S&P 500 Hedged AUD Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of large capitalisation US equities.

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 %)

Microsoft Corporation (6.95 %)

Apple, Inc. (5.75 %)

NVIDIA Corporation (5.10 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (52.78 %)

Canada (6.13 %)

France (4.24 %)

United States (94.52 %)

Management fee

0.3 %

0.1 %


Key Summary

VCF

IHVV

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

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

S&P 500 Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.1 %

Price

$38.70

$52.61

Size

$3.939 million

$1.931 billion

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.59 %

51.08 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/12/2015

18/12/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VCF

IHVV

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

152

Median incremental investment

$520.57

$1,473.25

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,743.44

$2,984.52

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VCF

IHVV

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to AU market

VCF

IHVV

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower 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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