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.

Pilbara Minerals Limited

PLS

Pilbara Minerals Ltd. engages in the provision of exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and currently employs 917 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-09-19. The firm owns 100% of an independent hard-rock lithium operation, the Pilgangoora operation in Australia, and the Colina Project in Brazil. Its Pilgangoora operation is located 140 kilometers (kms) from Port Hedland in Western Australia’s resource rich Pilbara region on Nyamal and Kariyarra Country. Spodumene concentrate from its Pilgangoora operation is shipped from Port Hedland, the bulk export port, to lithium chemical converters primarily in China. The firm's Colina project is located 10 kms from the town of Salinas in the world class mining jurisdiction of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The firm is also integrated into the lithium value chain through its joint venture with POSCO in South Korea, which manufactures battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

Fortescue Ltd

FMG

Fortescue Ltd. engages in the development of iron ore deposits. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The firm's segments include Metals and Energy. Metals segment includes exploration, development, production, processing, sale and transportation of iron ore, and the exploration for other minerals. Its metals business comprises its iron ore operations in the Pilbara as well as a pipeline of exploration projects globally including in Gabon in Africa, Latin America and Australia. The firm's metals business includes Hedland operations, Chichester Hub, Western Hub, Iron Bridge, Green Metal Project, integrated operations, Belinga Project, Blacksmith Project and Pilbara Energy Connect (PEC) project. Energy segment undertakes activities in the global development of green electricity, green hydrogen, green ammonia projects, as well as green technology development and manufacturing. Its energy business includes Arizona Hydrogen project, Holmaneset project, Pecem project and Gladstone PEM50 Project.

Alcoa Corporation

AAI

Alcoa Corp. engages in the bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting and casting. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and currently employs 13,900 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2016-10-18. The Company’s operations are comprised of two business segments: Alumina and Aluminum. The Alumina segment primarily consists of its bauxite mines and alumina refineries, which generally include the mining of bauxite and other aluminous ores, as well as the refining, production, and sale of smelter grade and non-metallurgical alumina. The alumina produced by this segment is sold to internal and external aluminum smelter customers; a portion of the alumina is sold to external customers who process it into industrial chemical products. The Aluminum segment consists of the Company’s aluminum smelting and casting operations along with the Company’s energy production assets in Brazil, Canada, and the United States. The company has direct and indirect ownership of 26 operating locations across nine countries on six continents.

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 and currently employs 39,729 full-time employees. 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.