Summary: Net fund flow to bond and cash ETF sector; 20 ETFs issue additional units, 6 ETFs repurchase units; unit prices lower on average; TBIL largest percentage price rise; GGOV largest percentage price fall.
Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector increased modestly as 20 of the 42 ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows and six experienced net outflows. The sector’s market capitalisation finished unchanged as generally-lower unit prices over the week offset the net inflow.
In terms of unit price changes, the VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF (TBIL) had the largest price increase over the week (+1.58%). The BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF (GGOV) had the largest price fall (-3.67%) 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 | 50.14 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 4.01 | 4.034856402 | 3,470.74 |
| BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF | AGVT | 41.69 | -0.4 | 4.21 | 6.22 | 3.269968817 | 611.4426329 |
| BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF | BHYB | 9.82 | 0.02 | 0.45 | 2.89 | 4.962576375 | 337.4223981 |
| iShares Core Cash ETF | BILL | 100.46 | -0.28 | 0.4 | 4.05 | 3.910714712 | 726.8004735 |
| SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETF | BOND | 24.68 | -0.17 | 0.15 | 2.25 | 0.420267423 | 36.97303396 |
| BetaShares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund | BNDS | 23.59 | -0.11 | 3 | 6.16 | 3.11282323 | 618.3740352 |
| BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | CRED | 22.54 | -0.16 | 0.47 | 6.42 | 4.617049689 | 678.6303304 |
| Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF | DHOF | 9.4 | 0.03 | 1.11 | 4.78 | 3.723404255 | 42.8599486 |
| Elstree Hybrid Fund ETF | EHF1 | 5.08 | -0.02 | 1 | 5.61 | 5.840551181 | 31.58718092 |
| eInvest Core Income Fund ETF | ECOR | 49.89 | 0.09 | 1.07 | 7.14 | 2.865592303 | 18.43405566 |
| VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF | FLOT | 24.86 | 0.02 | 0.42 | 4.86 | 4.485116653 | 684.7018266 |
| BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETF | GBND | 20.58 | -0.28 | -0.2 | 3.48 | 2.76558309 | 332.8485926 |
| BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF Currency Hedged | GGOV | 14.17 | -0.54 | -2.72 | -9.15 | 2.491919548 | 174.6507055 |
| Janus Henderson Sustainable Credit Active ETF | GOOD | 50.33 | 0.05 | 1.94 | n/a | 3.00828333 | 0.50410528 |
| SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETF | GOVT | 23.95 | -0.18 | 0.12 | 1.81 | 1.101699374 | 35.75057215 |
| BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF | HBRD | 10.06 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 4.31 | 5.395596421 | 2,153.08 |
| BetaShares Interest Rate Hedged Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | HCRD | 24.14 | 0.04 | 0.85 | 8.75 | 4.5590058 | 14.5027085 |
| iShares Core Composite Bond ETF | IAF | 100.95 | -0.62 | 0.21 | 2.36 | 2.045745419 | 2,280.00 |
| iShares Treasury ETF | IGB | 97.65 | -0.57 | 0.16 | 1.28 | 1.922356375 | 403.8867473 |
| iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF | IHHY | 93.09 | -0.02 | -0.03 | 6.51 | 5.003551402 | 110.5437234 |
| iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF | IHCB | 92.2 | -1.31 | -0.19 | 3.08 | 3.260618221 | 301.3805018 |
| iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | IHEB | 75.33 | -0.87 | -1.44 | 2.89 | 4.049016328 | 86.04478854 |
| iShares Government Inflation ETF | ILB | 125.56 | -0.33 | -0.69 | 3.31 | 1.896216948 | 618.8356438 |
| iShares Enhanced Cash ETF | ISEC | 100.52 | -0.3 | 0.41 | 4.2 | 4.115877437 | 263.6458664 |
| Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETF | OZBD | 44.02 | -0.36 | 0.18 | 3.32 | 3.741331213 | 322.8326434 |
| VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF | PLUS | 16.52 | -0.06 | 0.49 | 5.37 | 3.329297821 | 296.3817847 |
| BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF | QPON | 25.92 | 0.02 | 0.42 | 5.42 | 4.230239198 | 1,221.34 |
| Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETF | RCB | 19.9 | -0.06 | 0.3 | 3.94 | 2.165286432 | 263.6309414 |
| Russell Australian Government Bond ETF | RGB | 18.9 | -0.18 | 0.08 | 0.86 | 1.442084656 | 167.5743363 |
| Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF | RSM | 19.63 | -0.12 | 0.39 | 3.18 | 0 | 54.12199078 |
| VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF | SUBD | 24.99 | 0.03 | 0.53 | 7.03 | 5.342136855 | 1,209.40 |
| VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF | TBIL | 51.52 | 0.8 | 3.65 | n/a | 3.49378882 | 84.54725664 |
| US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Currency Hedged ETF | US10 | 51.22 | -1 | -0.08 | n/a | 0.60024795 | 10.2478415 |
| Betashares Inflation Protected US Treasury Bond (Hedged) ETF | UTIP | 25.23 | -0.34 | 0.22 | n/a | 0.569758224 | 97.8924 |
| Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETF | VACF | 50.19 | -0.15 | 0.4 | 4.83 | 2.171862921 | 661.8932227 |
| Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF | VAF | 45.21 | -0.25 | 0.2 | 2.37 | 1.710413625 | 1,878.39 |
| Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF | VBND | 41.35 | -0.45 | -0.43 | 2.22 | 1.802319226 | 1,199.20 |
| Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF | VCF | 37.97 | -0.54 | -0.28 | 3.19 | 2.462667896 | 150.6881597 |
| Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF | VEFI | 42.15 | -0.5 | -0.46 | 2.14 | 2.072068802 | 67.0419354 |
| Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF | VGB | 46.05 | -0.37 | 0.16 | 1.85 | 2.00847557 | 1,006.24 |
| Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF | VIF | 38.36 | -0.42 | -0.54 | 2.18 | 1.564911366 | 736.7337592 |
| ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF | XARO | 24.21 | 0.13 | -0.08 | 4.29 | 2.320991326 | 622.6987038 |
*Closing price as at end of week. Returns in AUD before fees