29 July – 2 August 2024

Summary: No net fund flow to/from bond and cash ETF sector; zero ETFs issue additional units, zero ETFs repurchase units; unit prices generally higher again; GGOV largest percentage price rise; FLOT largest percentage price fall.

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector remained stable as none of the ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows or net outflows. However, the sector’s market capitalisation still increased by 0.6% as prices generally increased again.

In terms of unit price changes, the BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF (GGOV) had the largest price increase over the week (+4.25%). The VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF (FLOT) had the largest price fall (-0.48%) 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	50.28	0.06	0.34	4.42	4.30	3447.25
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF	AGVT	41.39	0.06	1.22	3.00	3.35	622.26
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF	BHYB	10.01	0.01	1.18	7.01	5.07	417.23
iShares Core Cash ETF	BILL	100.73	0.13	0.33	4.43	4.31	672.38
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETF	BOND	24.81	0.03	0.87	3.40	0.39	36.92
BetaShares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund	BNDS	23.43	0.02	0.81	4.21	3.86	690.42
BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	CRED	22.79	0.04	0.72	8.81	4.68	787.42
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF	DHOF	9.49	-0.01	0.11	10.85	5.61	43.54
Elstree Hybrid Fund ETF	EHF1	5.18	0.04	1.10	9.70	5.45	35.03
Daintree Core Income Fund ETF	ECOR	50.46	0.30	0.53	8.74	4.47	19.02
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF	FLOT	25.00	0.02	0.39	5.40	4.84	678.75
BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETF	GBND	20.51	0.00	0.55	3.17	2.88	354.47
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged	GGOV	13.87	-0.15	1.65	-9.47	2.47	199.27
Janus Henderson Sustainable Credit Active ETF	GOOD	49.82	-0.04	0.42	5.65	4.70	0.75
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETF	GOVT	23.93	0.08	1.01	2.97	1.14	39.08
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF	HBRD	10.20	0.03	0.75	7.14	5.66	2203.89
BetaShares Interest Rate Hedged Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	HCRD	24.64	0.03	0.12	10.15	4.62	22.20
iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	IAF	100.39	0.12	0.75	3.57	2.57	2346.80
iShares Treasury ETF	IGB	97.00	0.14	0.66	2.90	2.30	347.43
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF	IHHY	92.87	0.29	0.55	7.82	5.99	165.22
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF	IHCB	91.56	-0.14	0.56	4.09	4.32	300.36
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	IHEB	73.97	-0.32	0.53	5.89	6.79	64.55
iShares Government Inflation ETF	ILB	124.42	-0.09	0.53	3.44	1.82	748.38
iShares Enhanced Cash ETF	ISEC	100.78	0.06	0.34	4.59	4.45	213.50
Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETF	OZBD	43.99	0.02	0.82	4.81	3.81	408.88
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF	PLUS	16.64	0.04	0.48	7.02	3.49	309.62
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF	QPON	26.06	0.04	0.42	5.85	5.29	1405.85
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETF	RCB	19.93	0.03	0.31	4.94	3.22	268.54
Russell Australian Government Bond ETF	RGB	18.72	0.03	0.87	2.63	2.36	181.71
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF	RSM	19.80	0.09	0.74	3.79	0.00	59.33
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF	SUBD	25.23	0.03	0.57	7.46	5.69	1606.34
VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF	TBIL	51.16	1.14	-0.02	4.95	4.96	106.77
US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Currency Hedged ETF	US10	50.62	-0.08	1.13	n/a	2.40	14.69
Betashares Inflation Protected US Treasury Bond (Hedged) ETF	UTIP	25.43	-0.09	0.65	n/a	1.48	154.61
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETF	VACF	50.39	0.13	1.54	6.01	3.07	647.55
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF	VAF	45.01	0.03	0.14	3.60	2.55	1924.00
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETF	VBND	41.50	-0.06	-1.07	2.08	1.94	1374.83
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF	VCF	38.20	-0.03	-0.53	3.77	2.55	149.54
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF	VEFI	42.25	0.03	-1.16	1.87	2.02	67.64
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF	VGB	45.70	-0.01	-0.19	3.10	2.48	979.14
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF	VIF	38.40	-0.02	-1.42	1.02	1.75	759.34
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETF	XARO	23.58	-0.03	0.08	0.28	3.02	526.51

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