Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

VAS

VAS.AX was created on 2009-05-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

CBA

Commonwealth Bank of Australia engages in the provision of banking and financial services. The company is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales and currently employs 49,245 full-time employees. The firm provides retail and commercial banking services predominantly in Australia and in New Zealand through its subsidiary, ASB. The company serves approximately 16 million customers. The firm's segments include Retail Banking Services, Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets and New Zealand. Retail Banking services provides banking and general insurance products and services to personal and private bank customers. Business Banking serves the banking needs of business, corporate and agribusiness customers across the full range of financial services solutions, as well as providing equities trading and margin lending services through the CommSec business. Institutional Banking and Markets serves the commercial and wholesale banking needs of large corporate, institutional and government clients. New Zealand includes the banking and funds management businesses operating under the ASB brand.

National Australia Bank Limited

NAB

National Australia Bank Ltd. engages in the provision of banking and financial services. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 38,516 full-time employees. The firm's segments include the Business and Private Banking, Personal Banking, Corporate and Institutional Banking, New Zealand Banking and Corporate Functions and Other. Business and Private Banking focuses on small and medium customer segments, including specialized Agriculture, Health, Government, Education and Community services. Personal Banking provides customers with products and services provides home loans or manage personal finances through deposit, credit or personal loan facilities. Corporate and Institutional Banking provides a range of products and services including client coverage, corporate finance, markets, asset servicing, transactional banking and enterprise payments. The company consists of Partnership Banking, servicing retail, business, and private customers; Corporate and Institutional Banking, servicing corporate and institutional customers, and includes Markets Sales operations in New Zealand.

Westpac Banking Corporation

WBC

Westpac Banking Corp. engages in the provision of banking and financial services. The company is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales and currently employs 36,146 full-time employees. Its segments include Consumer Banking and Wealth, Institutional and Business Banking, and Financial Markets. The Consumer Banking and Wealth segment provides financial services predominantly for individuals. The institutional and Business Banking segment provides a range of financial services for commercial, corporate, property finance, agricultural, institutional and government customers. The Financial Markets segment provides foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives, government and credit products, commodities, carbon, and energy capabilities. International Trade and Payments provides international trade solutions, payment products and services to consumer, business, and institutional customers. The company also provides telephone banking services.

BHP Group Limited

BHP

BHP Group Ltd. engages in the exploration, development, production and processing of iron ore, metallurgical coal and copper. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. The firm is a producer of commodities, including iron ore, copper, nickel, potash and metallurgical (steelmaking) coal. The company is focused on offering a range of resources, which provides copper for renewable energy; nickel for electric vehicles; potash for sustainable farming, and iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. Its segments include Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal. Its Copper segment is engaged in mining of copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, and gold. Its Iron Ore segment is engaged in mining of iron ore. Its Coal segment is engaged in mining of metallurgical coal and energy coal. The firm is also focused on operating Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, and Carrapateena underground copper-gold mines in South Australia. Its operations are situated in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, rest of Asia, North America, South America, and others.