ETFs

Summary: Small net fund flow to bond and cash ETF sector; one ETF issues additional units, zero repurchase units; XARO largest percentage price increase; VBND largest percentage price decrease.

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector picked up, at least in a technical sense, this week as one of the 36 ETFs in the sector experienced a net inflow and none experienced a net outflow. However, the sector’s market capitalisation decreased by 0.2% as prices fell in general.

In terms of unit price changes, the ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF (code: XARO) had the largest price increase over the week (+0.51%). The Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF (code: VBND) had the largest price decline over the week (-0.73%).

NAME	SYMBOL	CLOSE PRICE	WEEK CHANGE	*1M RETURNS(%)	*1Y RETURNS (%)	RUNNING YIELD (%)	FUND SIZE ($m)
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF	AAA	50.07	0.00	0.02	0.14	0.33	2,629.35
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF	AGVT	48.75	-0.14	0.33	-4.38	1.19	196.25
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF	BHYB	10.07	-0.04	0.99	-	1.64	89.64
iShares Core Cash ETF	BILL	100.26	0.02	-	0.01	0.02	339.04
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETF	BOND	26.49	-0.06	0.10	-3.44	1.89	48.37
Betshares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund	BNDS	25.94	-0.06	0.12	-3.10	1.31	193.39
Betashares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	CRED	25.53	-0.14	0.29	-3.23	5.16	513.73
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF	DHOF	9.98	0.01	0.70	4.15	0.60	12.49
Elstree Hybrid Fund	EHF1	5.14	-0.02	0.30	-	2.08	17.81
eInvest Core Income Fund	ECOR	50.26	-0.06	0.16	0.67	1.25	18.95
eInvest Income Maximiser Fund	EMAX	47.27	0.00	0.50	2.81	5.86	2.57
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF	FLOT	24.94	-0.01	0.02	0.11	0.90	337.78
Betashares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETF	GBND	24.41	0.04	-0.51	-3.44	2.29	180.92
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged	GGOV	22.13	-0.09	-2.79	-4.93	2.75	3.55
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETF	GOVT	26.32	-0.13	0.08	-3.57	2.25	29.23
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF	HBRD	10.29	0.01	0.82	3.81	2.48	1,604.99
iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	IAF	109.46	-0.26	0.08	-3.06	1.63	1,840.59
iShares Treasury ETF	IGB	106.68	-0.35	-0.04	-3.31	1.19	142.41
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF	IHHY	101.56	-0.56	1.30	2.36	3.99	127.39
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF	IHCB	107.22	-0.73	-0.16	-1.46	3.41	304.91
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IHEB	95.06	-0.27	2.21	-2.80	4.10	41.93
iShares Government Inflation ETF	ILB	131.32	-0.26	2.19	0.94	0.59	339.33
iShares Enhanced Cash ETF	ISEC	100.48	0.03	-	0.07	0.12	243.33
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF	PLUS	17.89	-0.10	0.21	-2.36	2.24	232.27
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF	QPON	25.87	0.00	0.06	-0.23	0.92	685.87
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETF	RCB	20.06	-0.02	0.57	-1.58	1.32	283.72
Russell Australian Government Bond ETF	RGB	21.26	-0.08	2.63	-3.96	3.04	75.78
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF	RSM	20.00	-0.01	1.10	-2.65	2.42	60.34
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF	SUBD	25.20	-0.02	0.34	2.07	1.90	266.14
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETF	VACF	51.64	-0.15	0.24	-1.82	1.72	667.98
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF	VAF	48.54	-0.20	0.16	-2.99	2.44	1,351.63
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF	VBND	47.41	-0.35	-0.53	-2.06	7.14	452.91
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF	VCF	43.93	-0.24	-0.20	-1.57	7.34	208.59
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF	VEFI	48.32	-0.12	-0.57	-2.17	6.29	87.08
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF	VGB	49.95	-0.22	0.13	-3.23	1.47	532.26
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF	VIF	43.62	-0.10	-0.81	-2.41	7.55	646.19
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF	XARO	25.40	0.13	0.42	-0.62	2.06	898.26

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