ETFs

Summary: Net fund flow from bond and cash ETF sector; 7 ETFs issues additional units, 10 ETFs repurchase units; unit prices generally higher; IHEB largest percentage price increase; GGOV largest percentage price decrease.

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector waned a little this week as 7 of the 37 ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows while 10 experienced net outflows. However, the sector’s market capitalisation increased by 0.2% as the net outflow was outweighed by generally-higher ETF prices.

In terms of unit price changes, the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (code: IHEB) had the largest price increase over the week (+2.23%). The BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF (code: GGOV) had the largest price fall over the week (-1.17%).

NAME	SYMBOL	CLOSE PRICE	WEEK CHANGE	*1M RETURNS(%)	*1Y RETURNS (%)	RUNNING YIELD (%)	FUND SIZE ($m)
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF	AAA	50.08	-0.01	0.02	0.28	0.27	2,068.69
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF	AGVT	43.84	0.20	-5.37	-7.44	1.54	364.15
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF	BHYB	9.86	-0.05	-0.22	-	2.47	142.03
iShares Core Cash ETF	BILL	100.24	-0.01	0.00	0.01	0.02	289.06
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETF	BOND	24.47	0.08	-4.19	-5.43	1.46	39.81
Betshares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund	BNDS	23.96	0.13	-3.95	-5.94	1.47	184.33
Betashares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	CRED	22.68	0.06	-5.32	-8.17	4.93	481.53
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF	DHOF	9.43	-0.02	-2.26	-2.02	0.74	16.36
Elstree Hybrid Fund	EHF1	5.06	0.01	0.20	5.50	2.92	19.01
eInvest Core Income Fund	ECOR	49.35	0.00	-1.01	-0.98	1.20	18.61
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF	FLOT	24.73	0.03	-0.32	-0.27	0.87	350.77
Betashares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETF	GBND	22.12	-0.04	-3.21	-6.83	2.57	174.18
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged	GGOV	18.59	-0.22	-3.37	-5.50	3.29	5.93
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETF	GOVT	24.21	0.04	-4.43	-6.59	1.60	29.32
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF	HBRD	10.10	-0.01	-0.11	2.25	2.47	1,792.48
iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	IAF	101.77	0.41	-3.78	-5.72	1.76	1,638.16
iShares Treasury ETF	IGB	99.04	0.40	-4.04	-5.70	1.21	96.07
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF	IHHY	94.03	1.52	-0.33	-1.69	3.17	248.67
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF	IHCB	97.06	0.57	-1.50	-4.84	3.33	270.23
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IHEB	82.22	1.79	0.66	-6.99	3.81	60.90
iShares Government Inflation ETF	ILB	120.85	0.61	-4.29	-1.85	0.87	452.76
iShares Enhanced Cash ETF	ISEC	100.41	-0.03	-0.01	0.05	0.11	364.66
Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETF	OZBD	45.55	0.63	-4.76	-	0.65	5.47
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF	PLUS	16.44	0.03	-4.12	-7.00	2.43	208.62
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF	QPON	25.51	-0.01	-0.51	-0.74	0.83	641.66
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETF	RCB	19.21	0.04	-2.91	-4.09	1.32	257.85
Russell Australian Government Bond ETF	RGB	19.33	0.05	-4.91	-7.34	3.38	74.32
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF	RSM	19.01	0.02	-2.77	-6.24	2.55	54.31
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF	SUBD	24.64	-0.01	-0.60	0.07	1.95	256.30
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETF	VACF	48.47	0.12	-3.07	-5.12	1.76	591.98
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF	VAF	45.17	0.14	-3.77	-5.73	2.52	1,268.30
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF	VBND	43.73	0.21	-2.36	-4.74	1.61	472.69
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF	VCF	40.01	0.41	-2.18	-4.91	2.91	190.66
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF	VEFI	44.65	0.21	-2.35	-4.73	1.47	76.47
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF	VGB	46.32	0.14	-3.95	-5.93	1.39	539.16
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF	VIF	40.78	0.03	-2.18	-4.19	1.17	626.91
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF	XARO	25.12	0.00	0.46	-1.98	1.76	915.12

^{*1 month/1 year performance as at end of March 2022. Closing price as at end of week. Returns in AUD before fees}