30 September – 4 October 2024

Summary: Net fund flow to bond/cash ETF sector; 26 ETFs issue additional units, 5 ETFs repurchase units; unit prices generally lower; DHOF largest percentage price rise; IHHY largest percentage price fall.

Investor interest in the Australian bond and cash ETF sector increased markedly as 26 of the ETFs in the sector experienced net inflows while five experienced net outflows. The sector’s market capitalisation increased by 0.7% even as generally-lower prices offset the next inflow.

In terms of unit price changes, the Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETF (DHOF) had the largest price increase over the week (+0.22%). The iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF (IHHY) had the largest price fall (-2.41%) over the same period.

NAMECODECLOSE
PRICE ($)
WEEK CHANGE ($)*1M RETURN (%)*1Y RETURN (%)RUNNING
YIELD (%)
FUND
SIZE ($m)
BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETFAAA50.13-0.140.374.484.423520.07
BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETFAGVT42.07-0.451.525.523.41664.49
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETFBHYB10.000.00-0.047.065.13474.94
iShares Core Cash ETF BILL100.730.060.394.464.39683.02
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Bond Fund ETFBOND25.29-0.101.305.120.6838.91
BetaShares Legg Mason Australian Bond FundBNDS23.74-0.151.235.723.95744.73
BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFCRED23.11-0.241.3210.064.75895.17
Daintree Hybrid Opportunities ETFDHOF9.55-0.080.5010.875.5751.40
Elstree Hybrid Fund ETFEHF15.17-0.041.049.705.7240.08
Daintree Core Income Fund ETFECOR50.690.110.598.470.3422.18
VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETFFLOT24.91-0.080.415.414.96714.82
BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond Hedged ETFGBND20.89-0.160.935.202.88359.20
BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency HedgedGGOV14.54-0.222.031.582.48235.68
Janus Henderson Sustainable Credit Active ETFGOOD50.860.001.006.484.781.02
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund ETFGOVT24.31-0.131.414.921.4648.71
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETFHBRD10.18-0.030.316.955.772299.75
BetaShares Interest Rate Hedged Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFHCRD24.59-0.090.409.244.7625.12
iShares Core Composite Bond ETFIAF102.62-0.451.195.072.522505.48
iShares Treasury ETFIGB98.96-0.431.134.482.25346.55
iShares Global High Yield Bond ETFIHHY92.66-2.291.219.735.92192.68
iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETFIHCB93.00-1.651.057.574.40313.51
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETFIHEB76.72-1.062.3110.996.8858.53
iShares Government Inflation ETFILB126.85-0.890.544.131.78794.94
iShares Enhanced Cash ETFISEC100.840.100.384.614.54246.94
Betashares Australian Composite Bond ETFOZBD44.63-0.341.296.463.86441.65
VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETFPLUS16.86-0.121.117.873.62326.94
BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETFQPON25.93-0.070.405.775.461468.11
Russell Australian Select Corporate Bond ETFRCB20.16-0.170.885.673.79277.72
Russell Australian Government Bond ETFRGB19.21-0.081.374.951.75204.14
Russell Australian Semi-Government Bond ETFRSM20.17-0.091.254.980.0062.87
VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETFSUBD25.15-0.080.497.115.831888.79
VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF TBIL48.930.08-3.300.565.13111.17
US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Currency Hedged ETFUS1052.25-0.431.25n/a2.8922.49
Betashares Inflation Protected US Treasury Bond (Hedged) ETFUTIP26.11-0.070.67n/a1.93172.33
Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest ETFVACF51.16-0.350.926.693.09650.47
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETFVAF45.78-0.391.205.082.482080.60
Vanguard Global Aggregate Fixed Interest Index Hedged ETFVBND42.55-0.180.995.691.941744.02
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETFVCF39.26-0.141.006.972.54161.60
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETFVEFI43.22-0.230.985.512.0173.33
Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETFVGB46.64-0.301.274.732.461004.03
Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETFVIF39.28-0.190.974.601.74817.18
ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund ETFXARO23.58-0.05-0.23-1.102.48376.29

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