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.

Woodside Energy Group Ltd

WDS

Woodside Energy Group Ltd. engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, and production of hydrocarbon and oil and gas properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and currently employs 4,718 full-time employees. Its segments include Australia, International and Marketing. The Australia segment is engaged in the exploration, evaluation, development, production and sale of liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate and natural gas liquids in Australia. International segment is engaged in the exploration, evaluation, development, production and sale of pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate and natural gas liquids in international jurisdictions outside of Australia. Marketing segment is engaged in the marketing, shipping and trading of its oil and gas portfolio. Its projects include Pluto LNG, the North West Shelf Project, Macedon, Sangomar, the lower carbon ammonia project in Texas, and others. The company holds an interest in Woodside Louisiana LNG, which is an under-construction LNG production and export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The Sangomar, containing both oil and gas, is located 100 kilometers south of Dakar.

Fortescue

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.

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 39,958 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.

Qantas

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.