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Global X Copper Miners 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 Global X Copper Miners ETF (WIRE) and the Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF (VCF). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

WIRE

VCF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

60

6

Median incremental investment

$981.00

$520.68

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$1,358.24

$4,902.20

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

WIRE

VCF

Strategy

WIRE.AX was created on 2022-11-23 by Global X. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on materials equity. The ETF currently has 231.56m in AUM and 40 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with a return that (before fees and expenses) tracks the performance of the Solactive Global Copper Miners Total Return Index.

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.

Top 3 holdings

Boliden AB (6.20 %)

First Quantum Minerals Ltd (5.32 %)

Antofagasta PLC (5.31 %)

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 %)

Top 3 industries

Materials (89.28 %)

Other (10.72 %)

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Top 3 countries

Canada (37.57 %)

China (10.30 %)

United States (10.10 %)

Management fee

0.65 %

0.3 %


Key Summary

WIRE

VCF

Issuer

Global X

Vanguard

Tracking index

Solactive Global Copper Miners Index

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

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.65 %

0.3 %

Price

$13.19

$38.58

Size

$234.228 million

$3.820 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

0.57 %

4.63 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

22/11/2022

08/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

WIRE

VCF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

60

6

Median incremental investment

$981.00

$520.68

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$1,358.24

$4,902.20

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

WIRE

VCF

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

WIRE

VCF

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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