ETFs

Summary: Net fund flow to bond and cash ETF sector; 34 ETFs issue additional units, 8 ETFs repurchase units; unit prices generally lower; VIF largest percentage price rise; TBIL largest percentage price fall.

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector picked up as 34 of the ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows while 8 experienced net outflows. The sector’s market capitalisation increased by 2.2% despite generally lower prices.

In terms of unit price changes, the Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF (VIF) had the largest price increase over the week (+0.31%). The VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF (TBIL) had the largest price fall (-1.21%) over the same period.

ASX CASH & BOND ETFs

NAME	CODE	CLOSE PRICE ($)	WEEK CHANGE ($)	*1M RETURN (%)	*1Y RETURN (%)	RUNNING YIELD (%)	FUND SIZE ($m)
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF	AAA	50.15	0.03	0.34	4.42	4.36	3406.14
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF	AGVT	42.09	0.02	1.22	3.00	3.33	646.26
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF	BHYB	9.95	-0.02	1.18	7.01	5.14	429.69
iShares Core Cash ETF	BILL	100.47	-0.32	0.33	4.43	4.38	656.61
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETF	BOND	25.19	0.00	0.87	3.40	0.38	37.49
BetaShares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund	BNDS	23.70	-0.01	0.81	4.21	3.90	720.91
BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	CRED	23.01	-0.02	0.72	8.81	4.70	810.84
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF	DHOF	9.46	-0.06	0.11	10.85	5.62	50.44
Elstree Hybrid Fund ETF	EHF1	5.14	-0.02	1.10	9.70	5.57	37.34
Daintree Core Income Fund ETF	ECOR	50.26	-0.17	0.53	8.74	4.41	21.32
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF	FLOT	24.89	0.01	0.39	5.40	4.90	767.89
BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETF	GBND	20.81	-0.03	0.55	3.17	2.83	361.16
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged	GGOV	14.42	-0.04	1.65	-9.47	2.37	243.54
Janus Henderson Sustainable Credit Active ETF	GOOD	50.31	0.11	0.42	5.65	4.74	0.76
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETF	GOVT	24.28	0.00	1.01	2.97	1.12	45.98
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF	HBRD	10.14	-0.03	0.75	7.14	5.74	2224.00
BetaShares Interest Rate Hedged Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	HCRD	24.54	0.01	0.12	10.15	4.70	22.12
iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	IAF	101.75	0.00	0.75	3.57	2.54	2405.65
iShares Treasury ETF	IGB	98.42	0.10	0.66	2.90	2.26	349.58
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF	IHHY	92.88	0.23	0.55	7.82	5.99	186.63
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF	IHCB	92.61	-0.32	0.56	4.09	4.27	309.42
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IHEB	74.86	0.12	0.53	5.89	6.71	64.60
iShares Government Inflation ETF	ILB	126.34	-0.02	0.53	3.44	1.79	794.15
iShares Enhanced Cash ETF	ISEC	100.52	-0.35	0.34	4.59	4.54	225.02
Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETF	OZBD	44.47	-0.13	0.82	4.81	3.82	432.92
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF	PLUS	16.78	-0.05	0.48	7.02	3.52	313.25
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF	QPON	25.93	-0.03	0.42	5.85	5.41	1446.77
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETF	RCB	20.12	0.02	0.31	4.94	3.19	274.15
Russell Australian Government Bond ETF	RGB	19.06	0.00	0.87	2.63	2.32	193.02
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF	RSM	20.04	-0.02	0.74	3.79	0.00	60.86
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF	SUBD	25.13	-0.03	0.57	7.46	5.75	1702.68
VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF	TBIL	50.76	-0.62	-0.02	4.95	5.00	108.09
US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Currency Hedged ETF	US10	51.74	-0.06	1.13	n/a	2.35	25.37
Betashares Inflation Protected US Treasury Bond (Hedged) ETF	UTIP	25.70	-0.07	0.65	n/a	1.46	160.37
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETF	VACF	50.90	-0.02	1.54	6.01	3.04	645.63
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF	VAF	45.68	0.03	0.14	3.60	2.51	2016.90
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF	VBND	42.06	0.01	-1.07	2.08	1.91	1536.35
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF	VCF	38.73	-0.05	-0.53	3.77	2.51	152.25
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF	VEFI	42.84	0.00	-1.16	1.87	1.99	69.04
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF	VGB	46.38	-0.06	-0.19	3.10	2.44	992.41
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF	VIF	39.01	0.12	-1.42	1.02	1.72	770.99
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF	XARO	23.64	-0.01	0.08	0.28	3.01	407.77

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