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Vanguard MSCI Australian Large Companies Index 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 MSCI Australian Large Companies Index ETF (VLC) and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) (IHCB). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VLC

IHCB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

45

4

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$2,790.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$2,218.84

$4,117.14

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VLC

IHCB

Strategy

VLC.AX was created on 2011-05-23 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. To closely track the MSCI Australian Shares Large Cap Index, the Fund will hold all of the securities in the index.

IHCB.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses (including the cost of hedging). The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of the global investment grade corporate fixedrate debt market.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (17.50 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (13.40 %)

CSL Ltd. (9.73 %)

ISH GLBL CRP BND ETF USD DIST (102.42 %)

USD CASH (0.09 %)

AUD CASH (0.02 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (36.62 %)

Materials (25.30 %)

Health Care (9.73 %)

Other (82.47 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (100.00 %)

Management fee

0.2 %

0.27 %


Key Summary

VLC

IHCB

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

MSCI Australian Shares Large Cap Index - AUD

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.2 %

0.27 %

Price

$85.34

$92.52

Size

N/A

$312.745 million

10Y return

43.55 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

6.70 %

3.35 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

26/05/2011

09/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VLC

IHCB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

45

4

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$2,790.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$2,218.84

$4,117.14

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VLC

IHCB

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VLC

IHCB

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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