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

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.

Telstra

TLS

Telstra Group Ltd. engages in the provision of telecommunications and technology services. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 33,761 full-time employees. The firm's Telstra Consumer segment provides telecommunication and technology products and services to consumer customers in Australia using mobile and fixed network technologies. Its Telstra Business segment provides telecommunication and technology products and services to small and medium businesses. Its Telstra Enterprise Australia segment provides telecommunication services, advanced technology solutions and others. Its Telstra International segment provides telecommunication, media and technology products and services to consumer, business and government customers in the South Pacific through its Digicel Pacific business. Its Networks, IT and Product segment's operations include Global Networks and Technology, and Product and Technology. Its Telstra InfraCo segment provides telecommunication products and services delivered over its networks.

Commbank

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 48,887 full-time employees. The company serves approximately 17 million customers. The firm's segments include Retail Banking Services, Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets and New Zealand. Retail Banking Services segment provides banking products and services to personal customers, and banking and advisory services for high-net-worth individuals. Business Banking serves the banking needs of business, corporate and agribusiness customers across the full range of financial service solutions. Institutional Banking and Markets offers a full range of financial services solutions including access to debt capital markets, transaction banking, working capital and risk management. New Zealand includes the banking and funds management businesses operating in New Zealand under the ASB brand.

ANZ

ANZ

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. operates as a non-operating holding company. The company operates in six divisions: Australia Retail, Australia Commercial, Institutional, New Zealand, Pacific, and Group Center. The Australia Retail division offers a range of banking services, such as home loans, deposits, credit cards and personal loans. The company also offers digital and Internet banking and phone banking. The Australia Commercial division provides a full range of banking products and financial services, including asset financing, across customer segments: small business owners and medium commercial customers. The Institutional division services government, global institutional and corporate customers across Australia, New Zealand and International. The New Zealand division provides personal banking and wealth management services. The Pacific division provides retail products for traditional relationship banking. The Group center supports the operating divisions, including technology, property, and risk management.