Summary: No net fund flow to/from bond and cash ETF sector; zero ETFs issue additional units, zero ETF repurchases units; unit prices lower on average; EHF1 largest percentage price rise; GGOV again largest percentage price fall.
Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector remained stable again this week as none of the 39 ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows or outflows. However, the sector’s market capitalisation declined by 0.6% as unit prices generally fell.
In terms of unit price changes, the Elstree Hybrid Fund ETF (EHF1) had the largest price increase over the week (+0.39%). The BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF (GGOV) had the largest price fall for a third consecutive week (-3.30%).
*Closing price as at end of week. Returns in AUD before fees
ASX CASH & BOND ETFs
| NAME | SYMBOL | CLOSE PRICE ($) | WEEK CHANGE ($) | *1M RETURN (%) | *1Y RETURN (%) | RUNNING YIELD (%) | FUND SIZE ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF | AAA.AXW | 50.19 | 0.03 | 0.36 | 3.51 | 3.44 | 3,233.50 |
| BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF | AGVT.AXW | 40.69 | -0.81 | 0.87 | 1.14 | 3.29 | 505.32 |
| BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF | BHYB.AXW | 9.86 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 3.99 | 4.55 | 280.46 |
| iShares Core Cash ETF | BILL.AXW | 100.61 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 3.45 | 3.26 | 691.96 |
| SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETF | BOND.AXW | 23.92 | -0.32 | 0.75 | 1.45 | 0.79 | 36.55 |
| BetaShares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund | BNDS.AXW | 23.14 | -0.29 | 0.86 | 2.45 | 2.60 | 527.83 |
| BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | CRED.AXW | 21.82 | -0.31 | 1.38 | 5.17 | 4.65 | 551.47 |
| Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF | DHOF.AXW | 9.13 | 0.01 | -0.55 | 0.28 | 2.96 | 30.10 |
| Elstree Hybrid Fund ETF | EHF1.CXA | 5.13 | 0.02 | -0.08 | 5.29 | 5.17 | 30.20 |
| eInvest Core Income Fund ETF | ECOR.CXA | 48.72 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 3.85 | 1.72 | 19.21 |
| VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF | FLOT.AXW | 24.89 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 4.17 | 3.76 | 636.55 |
| BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETF | GBND.AXW | 20.26 | -0.12 | 0.51 | -0.79 | 2.71 | 282.24 |
| BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF Currency Hedged | GGOV.AXW | 13.77 | -0.47 | -3.39 | -13.92 | 2.78 | 155.36 |
| Janus Henderson Sustainable Credit Active ETF | GOOD.AXW | 49.76 | 0.00 | 0.87 | n/a | 1.29 | 0.50 |
| SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETF | GOVT.AXW | 23.28 | -0.32 | 0.70 | 0.97 | 1.25 | 30.78 |
| BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF | HBRD.AXW | 10.09 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 4.74 | 4.79 | 2,049.00 |
| BetaShares Interest Rate Hedged Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | HCRD.AXW | 23.68 | 0.00 | 1.11 | n/a | 3.48 | 9.49 |
| iShares Core Composite Bond ETF | IAF.AXW | 99.02 | -1.18 | 0.73 | 1.67 | 1.34 | 2,019.25 |
| iShares Treasury ETF | IGB.AXW | 95.69 | -1.22 | 0.59 | 0.82 | 1.44 | 396.92 |
| iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF | IHHY.AXW | 90.52 | -0.76 | 0.10 | 6.00 | 4.14 | 138.17 |
| iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF | IHCB.AXW | 89.31 | -0.82 | -0.71 | -0.65 | 2.52 | 260.52 |
| iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | IHEB.AXW | 72.04 | -1.26 | -2.25 | 2.53 | 4.31 | 82.99 |
| iShares Government Inflation ETF | ILB.AXW | 122.00 | -2.09 | 0.70 | 5.33 | 1.03 | 639.62 |
| iShares Enhanced Cash ETF | ISEC.AXW | 100.72 | 0.10 | 0.39 | 3.57 | 3.45 | 296.36 |
| Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETF | OZBD.AXW | 43.08 | -0.63 | 0.99 | 2.58 | 3.74 | 248.70 |
| VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF | PLUS.AXW | 16.11 | -0.12 | 1.24 | 4.62 | 3.82 | 270.53 |
| BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF | QPON.AXW | 25.95 | 0.01 | 0.52 | 4.79 | 3.62 | 1,184.85 |
| Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETF | RCB.AXW | 19.65 | -0.11 | 0.85 | 3.47 | 0.86 | 261.75 |
| Russell Australian Government Bond ETF | RGB.AXW | 18.38 | -0.36 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 1.13 | 149.36 |
| Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF | RSM.AXW | 19.11 | -0.16 | 0.73 | 2.36 | - | 48.87 |
| VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF | SUBD.AXW | 24.93 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 6.24 | 4.63 | 945.75 |
| Betashares Inflation Protected US Treasury Bond (Hedged) ETF | UTIP.AXW | 24.80 | - | 0.99 | |||
| Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETF | VACF.AXW | 49.18 | -0.37 | 1.01 | 4.31 | 0.94 | 636.00 |
| Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF | VAF.AXW | 44.36 | -0.47 | 0.74 | 1.82 | 0.93 | 1,710.27 |
| Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF | VBND.AXW | 40.17 | -0.41 | -0.39 | -1.75 | 1.76 | 819.24 |
| Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF | VCF.AXW | 36.77 | -0.36 | -0.37 | -0.35 | 2.44 | 142.53 |
| Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF | VEFI.AXW | 40.94 | -0.47 | -0.37 | -1.84 | 1.89 | 80.02 |
| Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF | VGB.AXW | 45.17 | -0.61 | 0.70 | 1.39 | 0.88 | 982.08 |
| Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF | VIF.AXW | 37.50 | -0.32 | -0.31 | -2.02 | 1.27 | 859.83 |
| ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF | XARO.AXW | 24.40 | -0.05 | 0.47 | 5.60 | 1.23 | 721.32 |