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.

Qantas Airways Limited

QAN

Qantas Airways Ltd. engages in international and domestic air transportation services. The company is headquartered in Mascot, New South Wales. Qantas Domestic segment consists of Qantas Domestic and QantasLink. Qantas Domestic is a full-service airline which serves all Australian capital cities, large metropolitan areas as well as many regional hubs under the Qantas brand. QantasLink services metropolitan and regional transport destinations. Qantas International segment consists of Qantas International and Qantas Freight. Qantas International is a full-service international airline providing transportation between Australia and New Zealand, Asia, North and South America, Africa and Europe under the Qantas brand. Qantas Freight provides air freight services. Jetstar Group segment consists of Jetstar Domestic, Jetstar International (including New Zealand-based domestic operations), Jetstar Asia and an investment in Jetstar Japan. Qantas Loyalty segment consists of a portfolio of distinct brands and businesses, focusing on customer loyalty recognition programs.

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 39,958 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 39,976 full-time employees. Its segments include 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 enterprise customer segments. This includes diversified businesses, as well as specialized agriculture, health and professional services. Personal Banking provides banking products and services to customers, including securing a home loan and managing personal finances through deposits, credit card or personal loan facilities. Corporate and Institutional Banking partner with customers globally to meet their financial needs, through a range of products and services including client coverage, corporate finance, markets, enterprise payments and asset servicing. New Zealand Banking serves customers across New Zealand with personal and business banking services, through a nationwide network of customer centers.

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 877 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.