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.

CSL Limited

CSL

CSL Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of biopharmaceutical and allied products. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 32,065 full-time employees. The Company’s areas of focus include rare and serious diseases, influenza vaccines and iron deficiency and nephrology. The Company’s segments include CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor. The CSL Behring segment manufactures, markets and distributes plasma products, gene therapies and recombinants. The CSL Seqirus segment manufactures, markets and distributes predominantly influenza related products and provides pandemic services to governments. The CSL Vifor segment manufactures, markets and distributes products in the therapeutic areas of iron deficiency and nephrology. Its CSL Plasma operates plasma collection networks, with more than 325 plasma collection centers in the United States, Europe and China. The firm operates in Australia, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and China. Its products include Respreeza, Zemaira, HAEGARDA, KCENTRA, Hepatitis B, Evogam and others.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF

VGS

VGS.AX was created on 2014-11-18 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard MSCI International Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Altech Batteries Ltd

ATC

Altech Batteries Ltd. is a specialty battery technology company, which engages in commercializing a solid-state sodium alumina battery production facility and developing battery materials for a Lithium-ion battery. The company is headquartered in Subiaco, Western Australia and currently employs 19 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2010-01-27. The company has a joint venture agreement with the German battery institute Fraunhofer IKTS (Fraunhofer) to commercialize the CERENERGY Sodium Chloride Solid State (SCSS) Battery. CERENERGY batteries are an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. Its segments include Silumina Anodes, CERENERGY, and High Purity Alumina (HPA). Its Silumina Anodes project involves combining silicon and graphite and coating this composite product with a nanometer layer of high-purity alumina for inclusion in lithium battery anodes. CERENERGY batteries are fire and explosion-proof, have a life span of more than 15 years and operate in extreme cold and desert climates. The battery technology uses table salt and nickel, which is lithium-free; cobalt-free; graphite-free; and copper-free, eliminating exposure to critical metal price rises and supply chain concerns. The company is also engaged in the construction and operation of a 4,500tpa HPA processing plant.

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.