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Compare shares and ETFs on the ASX that you can trade on Pearler.

Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

Betashares U.S. Dollar ETF

ASX

Overview
Performance

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 U.S. Dollar ETF (USD). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VCF

USD

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

8

5

Median incremental investment

$524.61

$1,917.72

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$5,782.00

$1,480.78

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35

Key Summary

VCF

USD

Strategy

VCF.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The ETF currently has 3.9m in AUM and 6439 holdings. 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.

USD.AX was created on 2011-01-31 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on long usd, short aud currency. USD.AX aims to track the performance of the U.S. dollar against the Australian dollar (before fees and expenses). If the U.S. dollar goes up 10% against the A$ the Fund is designed to go up 10% too, before fees and expenses. Conversely, the Fund will go down if the U.S. dollar falls.

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 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0.07 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Other (99.98 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.3 %

0.45 %

Key Summary

VCF

USD

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

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

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.45 %

Price

$39.20

$15.11

Size

$3.905 million

$70.210 million

10Y return

N/A

9.89 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.76 %

2.54 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/12/2015

01/02/2011

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

VCF

USD

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

8

5

Median incremental investment

$524.61

$1,917.72

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$5,782.00

$1,480.78

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35

Pros and Cons

VCF

USD

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower price growth

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VCF

USD

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield