16 September – 20 September 2024

Summary: No net fund flow to/from bond/cash ETF sector; zero ETFs issue additional units, zero ETFs repurchase units; unit prices generally lower; IHEB largest percentage price rise; TBIL largest percentage price fall. 

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector remained unchanged for a second consecutive week as none of the ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows or net outflows. However, the sector’s market capitalisation still declined by 0.2% as prices generally decreased.

In terms of unit price changes, the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (IHEB) had the largest price increase over the week (+0.76%). The VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF (TBIL) had the largest price fall (-1.70%) over the same period.

NAMECODECLOSE
PRICE ($)
WEEK CHANGE ($)*1M RETURN (%)*1Y RETURN (%)RUNNING
YIELD (%)
FUND
SIZE ($m)
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETFAAA50.230.040.374.484.363471.41
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETFAGVT42.66-0.291.525.523.31665.27
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETFBHYB9.99-0.02-0.047.065.09457.44
iShares Core Cash ETF BILL100.580.080.394.464.39682.00
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETFBOND25.56-0.131.35.120.3838.30
BetaShares Legg Mason Australian Bond FundBNDS23.94-0.081.235.723.88741.40
BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFCRED23.33-0.141.3210.064.66850.31
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETFDHOF9.590.020.510.875.5551.61
Elstree Hybrid Fund ETFEHF15.210.021.049.75.5840.20
Daintree Core Income Fund ETFECOR50.48-0.130.598.470.3422.09
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETFFLOT24.940.020.415.414.93756.51
BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETFGBND21.01-0.160.935.22.81352.86
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency HedgedGGOV14.97-0.192.031.582.28268.40
Janus Henderson Sustainable Credit Active ETFGOOD50.860.181.006.484.801.02
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETFGOVT24.64-0.121.414.921.1048.87
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETFHBRD10.200.010.316.955.702279.48
BetaShares Interest Rate Hedged Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFHCRD24.71-0.080.49.244.6723.26
iShares Core Composite Bond ETFIAF103.25-0.251.195.072.502520.86
iShares Treasury ETFIGB99.54-0.441.134.482.24348.58
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETFIHHY94.700.441.219.735.88196.92
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETFIHCB95.050.121.057.574.16320.42
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETFIHEB78.301.142.3110.996.4259.74
iShares Government Inflation ETFILB127.79-0.090.544.131.77800.83
iShares Enhanced Cash ETFISEC100.690.110.384.614.55246.57
Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETFOZBD45.10-0.201.296.463.78462.52
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETFPLUS16.98-0.051.117.873.53322.11
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETFQPON25.970.030.405.775.411489.93
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETFRCB20.32-0.060.885.673.16278.40
Russell Australian Government Bond ETFRGB19.34-0.161.374.952.28202.82
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETFRSM20.32-0.051.254.980.0062.53
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETFSUBD25.200.040.497.115.771846.81
VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF TBIL49.28-0.85-3.300.565.15108.94
US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Currency Hedged ETFUS1052.98-0.241.25n/a2.2930.22
Betashares Inflation Protected US Treasury Bond (Hedged) ETFUTIP26.300.090.67n/a1.43167.27
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETFVACF51.49-0.150.926.693.01653.12
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETFVAF46.26-0.191.205.082.482067.95
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETFVBND42.82-0.070.995.691.881670.52
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETFVCF39.570.041.006.972.46158.13
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETFVEFI43.52-0.090.985.511.9673.18
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETFVGB47.01-0.211.274.732.41992.96
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETFVIF39.51-0.130.974.61.70792.33
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETFXARO23.720.06-0.23-1.13.00378.53

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