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.

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 40,981 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.

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, 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, asset servicing, transactional banking and enterprise payments. New Zealand Banking 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.

Pilbara Minerals Limited

PLS

Pilbara Minerals Ltd. engages in the exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and currently employs 768 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-09-19. The firm is primarily engaged in the exploration, development, and mining of minerals in Australia. Its 100% owned Pilgangoora hard-rock lithium operation is located approximately 120 kilometers (kms) from Port Hedland in Western Australia’s resource-rich Pilbara region. The operation consists of two processing plants: the Pilgan Plant, located on the northern side of the Pilgangoora area and produces spodumene and tantalite concentrates, and the Ngungaju Plant is located to the south produces spodumene concentrate. The company owns 70% of the Mt Francisco project, which is located 50 km south-west of the Pilgangoora Project and hosts the large occurrence of outcropping pegmatites located nearby to Port Hedland. The company is also pursuing a proposed downstream joint venture (JV) for the development of an approximately 43,000 tons per annum (tpa) lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) lithium chemical conversion facility in South Korea.

Qantas Airways Limited

QAN

Qantas Airways Ltd. engages in international and domestic air transportation services. The company is headquartered in Mascot, New South Wales. The principal activities of the Company include the operation of international and domestic air transportation services and provision of freight services and the operation of a frequent flyer loyalty program. The Company’s segments include Qantas Domestic, Qantas International, Jetstar Group, Qantas Loyalty, and Corporate. Qantas Domestic is a carrier in the Australian domestic market measured by capacity. Qantas Domestic offers on-board Wi-Fi and upgrades to the domestic lounges. Qantas International is a carrier into and out of Australia, also targeting business and premium leisure customers who value the full-service experience. Jetstar Group has domestic and international routes in Australia, joint ventures in Singapore and Japan. Qantas Loyalty is comprised of consumer and SME coalition loyalty programs. Its airline brands operate regional, domestic, and international services.