ETFs

Summary: Net fund flow to bond and cash ETF sector; 5 ETFs issue additional units, 3 ETFs repurchase units; unit prices generally higher; CRED largest percentage price rise; XARO again largest percentage price fall.

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector increased this week. 5 of the 38 ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows while 3 experienced net outflows. The sector’s market capitalisation increased by 0.6% as the net increase in units on issue was bolstered by generally higher prices.

In terms of unit price changes, the BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (code: CRED) had the largest price increase over the week (+2.18%). The ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF (code: XARO) again had the largest price fall over the same period (-0.85%).

NAME	SYMBOL	CLOSE PRICE	WEEK CHANGE	*1M RETURNS(%)	*1Y RETURNS (%)	RUNNING YIELD (%)	FUND SIZE ($m)
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF	AAA.AXW	50.17	0.03	0.23	0.94	1.39	2698.11
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF	AGVT.AXW	43.12	0.72	0.90	-11.74	2.44	436.77
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF	BHYB.AXW	10.01	-0.02	-0.98	-0.44	3.14	231.44
iShares Core Cash ETF	BILL.AXW	100.49	0.06	0.26	0.75	1.20	496.93
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETF	BOND.AXW	24.52	0.32	0.90	-8.54	0.70	39.91
BetaShares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund	BNDS.AXW	23.87	0.23	0.76	-8.31	1.72	269.91
BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	CRED.AXW	22.45	0.48	0.19	-13.07	3.74	490.53
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF	DHOF.AXW	9.28	0.02	-0.91	-5.93	1.94	18.14
Elstree Hybrid Fund ETF	EHF1.CXA	5.16	0.01	1.74	0.80	3.37	24.42
eInvest Core Income Fund  ETF	ECOR.CXA	47.63	0.28	-0.41	-3.06	3.82	18.68
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF	FLOT.AXW	24.81	0.04	0.14	0.30	1.77	486.94
BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETF	GBND.AXW	20.97	0.19	0.11	-14.17	2.76	198.05
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged	GGOV.AXW	16.46	0.10	-6.40	n/a	1.83	84.29
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETF	GOVT.AXW	24.12	0.22	0.98	-9.07	0.99	29.22
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF	HBRD.AXW	10.16	0.00	-0.90	-0.08	3.21	1990.80
BetaShares Interest Rate Hedged Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	HCRD.AXW	23.11	0.28			0.48	3.69
iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	IAF.AXW	101.75	1.17	0.91	-7.40	1.31	1777.34
iShares Treasury ETF	IGB.AXW	99.65	1.16	1.20	-7.26	0.80	460.60
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF	IHHY.AXW	91.61	0.06	2.27	-11.55	3.62	138.83
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF	IHCB.AXW	93.84	0.70	-1.07	-18.31	2.11	297.06
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IHEB.AXW	77.21	0.81	-0.17	-26.44	5.74	46.46
iShares Government Inflation ETF	ILB.AXW	125.05	2.62	4.06	-6.27	0.80	546.70
iShares Enhanced Cash ETF	ISEC.AXW	100.59	0.04	0.24	0.75	1.34	253.27
Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETF	OZBD.AXW	44.97	0.56	0.71	n/a	2.85	194.28
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF	PLUS.AXW	16.33	0.18	0.48	-9.25	2.91	272.99
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF	QPON.AXW	25.69	0.06	-0.08	-0.10	1.97	742.99
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETF	RCB.AXW	19.57	0.08	-0.05	-4.31	0.27	273.88
Russell Australian Government Bond ETF	RGB.AXW	19.37	0.30	1.51	-14.77	1.62	95.90
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF	RSM.AXW	19.23	0.23	0.66	-9.68	0.00	47.61
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF	SUBD.AXW	24.67	0.04	-0.07	-0.63	2.82	428.41
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETF	VACF.AXW	49.15	0.36	0.38	-6.46	0.71	579.29
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF	VAF.AXW	45.52	0.56	0.92	-7.36	0.77	1552.51
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF	VBND.AXW	41.92	0.32	-0.56	-14.84	1.51	655.68
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF	VCF.AXW	38.27	0.23	-0.53	-16.75	2.30	174.42
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF	VEFI.AXW	42.78	0.16	-0.53	-14.46	1.31	67.51
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF	VGB.AXW	46.75	0.55	1.01	-7.68	0.21	840.79
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF	VIF.AXW	38.80	0.29	-0.24	-12.44	1.60	721.89
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF	XARO.AXW	23.25	-0.20	1.23	2.87	7.49	782.30

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