28 February – 4 March 2022

Summary: Net fund flow to bond and cash ETF sector; 18 ETF issues additional units, 17 repurchase units; ILB largest percentage price increase; IHEB again largest percentage price decrease.

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector grew again this week as 18 of the 38 ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows and 17 experienced net outflows, resulting in a net inflow across for the sector. The sector’s market capitalisation increased by 0.5% as generally higher ETF prices added bulk to the increase in issued units.

In terms of unit price changes, the iShares Government Inflation ETF (code: ILB) had the largest price increase over the week (+2.94%). The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (code: IHEB) again had the largest price decline over the week (-3.15%).

NAMESYMBOLCLOSE
PRICE
WEEK CHANGE*1M RETURNS(%)*1Y RETURNS (%)RUNNING
YIELD (%)
FUND
SIZE ($m)
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETFAAA50.080.010.020.140.180.30 2,729.08
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETFAGVT47.720.370.33-4.380.191.32228.38
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETFBHYB10.05-0.020.99-0.352.0299.52
iShares Core Cash ETFBILL100.260.02-0.010.070.01342.18
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETFBOND26.130.170.10-3.440.241.9244.99
Betshares Legg Mason Australian Bond FundBNDS25.500.090.12-3.100.421.32189.74
Betashares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFCRED24.870.150.29-3.230.225.11499.29
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETFDHOF9.77-0.020.704.15-0.6113.52
Elstree Hybrid FundEHF15.11-0.040.30-0.622.3518.22
eInvest Core Income Fund ECOR50.12-0.100.160.670.451.2518.90
eInvest Income Maximiser Fund EMAX47.230.000.502.810.655.672.10
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETFFLOT24.88-0.020.020.110.220.86352.75
Betashares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETFGBND23.850.25-0.51-3.440.222.34180.27
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency HedgedGGOV21.550.41-2.79-4.930.492.823.46
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETFGOVT25.970.230.08-3.570.222.2828.78
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETFHBRD10.23-0.020.823.810.552.48 1,634.52
iShares Core Composite Bond ETFIAF108.300.930.08-3.060.201.65 1,750.93
iShares Treasury ETFIGB105.420.80-0.04-3.310.261.2089.60
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETFIHHY98.950.201.302.360.564.09167.67
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETFIHCB104.741.22-0.16-1.460.263.49251.15
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETFIHEB86.39-2.812.21-2.800.514.5264.38
iShares Government Inflation ETFILB133.013.802.190.940.260.58406.06
iShares Enhanced Cash ETFISEC100.480.00-0.070.120.12353.25
Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETFOZBD49.160.00--0.190.25119.05
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETFPLUS17.560.020.21-2.360.322.28221.76
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETFQPON25.76-0.010.06-0.230.220.90689.14
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETFRCB19.930.010.57-1.580.281.32283.81
Russell Australian Government Bond ETFRGB20.980.202.63-3.960.243.0877.50
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETFRSM19.760.111.10-2.650.262.4557.64
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETFSUBD24.96-0.120.342.070.291.92273.93
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETFVACF51.000.150.24-1.820.201.75659.78
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETFVAF48.090.380.16-2.990.152.47 1,345.97
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETFVBND46.720.51-0.53-2.060.207.24475.29
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETFVCF42.750.28-0.20-1.570.307.54206.25
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETFVEFI47.810.62-0.57-2.170.266.3688.69
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETFVGB49.440.450.13-3.230.201.49532.95
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETFVIF43.190.47-0.81-2.410.207.62653.16
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETFXARO25.180.170.42-0.620.502.08894.97

*1 month/1 year performance as at end of December 2021. Closing price as at end of week. Returns in AUD before fees