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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 MSCI Global 'Quality' (ex-AUS) (QUAL). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VCF

QUAL

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

5

1,307

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$883.50

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,831.30

$3,606.00

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VCF

QUAL

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.

QUAL's key objective is to invest in high-quality companies that have outperformed the market over the long term compared to global equity benchmarks.

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 %)

Meta Platforms Inc Class A (5.99 %)

Apple Inc (5.05 %)

Microsoft Corp (4.82 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Information Technology (40.62 %)

Communication Services (24.13 %)

Health Care (14.22 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (77.74 %)

Switzerland (4.98 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (4.22 %)

Management fee

0.3 %

0.4 %


Key Summary

VCF

QUAL

Issuer

Vanguard

VanEck

Tracking index

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

MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.4 %

Price

$38.70

$60.10

Size

$3.877 million

$7.112 billion

10Y return

N/A

240.32 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.63 %

1.85 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/12/2015

31/10/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VCF

QUAL

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

5

1,307

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$883.50

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,831.30

$3,606.00

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VCF

QUAL

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

QUAL

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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