ETFs

Summary: No net fund flow to/from bond and cash ETF sector; zero ETFs issue additional units, zero ETFs repurchase units; unit prices generally higher; XARO largest percentage price rise; DHOF largest percentage price fall.

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector remained steady this week. None of the 38 ETFs in the sector experienced a net inflow or a net outflow.  However, the sector’s market capitalisation still increased by 0.4% due to the effect of generally higher unit prices.

In terms of unit price changes, the ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF (code: XARO) had the largest price increase over the week (+2.62%). The Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF (code: DHOF) had the largest price fall over the same period (-1.41%).

ASX CASH & BOND ETFs

NAME	SYMBOL	CLOSE PRICE	WEEK CHANGE	*1M RETURNS(%)	*1Y RETURNS (%)	RUNNING YIELD (%)	FUND SIZE ($m)
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF	AAA.AXW	50.16	0.04	0.26	1.92	1.90	2,777.91
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF	AGVT.AXW	43.01	0.48	-1.97	-10.42	2.65	430.59
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF	BHYB.AXW	9.82	-0.07	-0.24	2.17	3.55	242.82
iShares Core Cash ETF	BILL.AXW	100.47	0.10	0.23	1.79	1.74	598.69
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETF	BOND.AXW	24.55	0.22	-1.45	-7.64	0.70	39.47
BetaShares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund	BNDS.AXW	23.88	0.16	-1.27	-6.69	1.91	280.78
BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	CRED.AXW	22.45	-0.07	-0.89	-8.08	3.96	496.15
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF	DHOF.AXW	9.10	-0.13	1.03	-4.01	1.98	17.90
Elstree Hybrid Fund ETF	EHF1.CXA	5.08	-0.04	1.74	0.80	3.83	24.18
eInvest Core Income Fund  ETF	ECOR.CXA	48.19	0.10	5.83	0.00	3.71	18.90
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF	FLOT.AXW	24.78	-0.04	0.42	1.89	2.30	544.37
BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETF	GBND.AXW	20.78	0.16	-1.89	-12.03	2.78	207.03
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged	GGOV.AXW	16.16	0.28	-5.21	n/a	1.86	98.27
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETF	GOVT.AXW	24.20	0.23	-1.60	-8.43	0.98	29.81
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF	HBRD.AXW	10.04	-0.07	-0.02	2.47	3.61	1,975.00
BetaShares Interest Rate Hedged Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	HCRD.AXW	23.07	-0.26			1.17	3.69
iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	IAF.AXW	102.04	0.84	-1.33	-6.53	1.31	1,708.91
iShares Treasury ETF	IGB.AXW	99.88	1.10	-1.59	-7.03	0.79	470.31
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF	IHHY.AXW	89.75	-0.83	-0.89	-4.30	3.69	144.98
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF	IHCB.AXW	91.65	0.58	-2.88	-10.64	2.16	335.04
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IHEB.AXW	73.65	-0.12	-2.87	-11.05	6.02	51.68
iShares Government Inflation ETF	ILB.AXW	124.31	0.81	-2.24	-6.31	0.81	551.19
iShares Enhanced Cash ETF	ISEC.AXW	100.56	0.07	0.26	1.84	1.92	219.31
Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETF	OZBD.AXW	44.85	0.35	-1.48	-8.07	3.45	208.65
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF	PLUS.AXW	16.32	-0.02	-0.81	-5.59	3.46	277.76
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF	QPON.AXW	25.74	-0.05	0.58	2.09	2.43	787.77
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETF	RCB.AXW	19.64	0.02	1.70	-2.13	0.27	279.27
Russell Australian Government Bond ETF	RGB.AXW	19.49	0.35	3.91	-8.49	1.61	101.07
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF	RSM.AXW	19.26	0.10	2.10	-4.27	-	47.71
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF	SUBD.AXW	24.70	-0.08	0.72	1.89	3.28	555.44
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETF	VACF.AXW	49.35	0.05	-0.63	-3.85	0.70	596.12
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF	VAF.AXW	45.63	0.41	-1.33	-6.49	0.76	1,570.40
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF	VBND.AXW	41.49	0.49	-2.15	-10.93	1.53	691.25
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF	VCF.AXW	37.68	0.23	-2.41	-10.67	2.34	172.35
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF	VEFI.AXW	42.44	0.61	-2.09	-10.88	1.32	73.57
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF	VGB.AXW	46.88	0.40	-1.48	-7.09	0.21	867.74
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF	VIF.AXW	38.70	0.55	-1.56	-10.29	1.61	759.22
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF	XARO.AXW	24.29	0.62	-1.52	-0.34	7.17	806.03

^{*Closing price as at end of week. Returns in AUD before fees}