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

Community Stats

VCF

SPY

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

220

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$1,200.00

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,805.56

$2,873.52

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VCF

SPY

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.

SPY.AX was created on 2014-10-13 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The Trust seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index (the Index).

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 (7.60 %)

NVIDIA Corp (6.61 %)

Microsoft Corp (6.29 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Information Technology (60.74 %)

Consumer Discretionary (17.10 %)

Communication Services (12.81 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.40 %)

Switzerland (0.28 %)

Netherlands (0.12 %)

Management fee

0.3 %

0.0945 %


Key Summary

VCF

SPY

Issuer

Vanguard

SPDR

Tracking index

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

S&P 500

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.0945 %

Price

$38.29

$967.16

Size

$3.877 million

$1.002 trillion

10Y return

N/A

283.08 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.63 %

1.36 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/12/2015

13/10/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VCF

SPY

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

220

Median incremental investment

$520.68

$1,200.00

Median investment frequency

Quarterly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,805.56

$2,873.52

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VCF

SPY

Pros

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VCF

SPY

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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