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VanEck launches AUD-hedged equity ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... equity strategies, enabling investors to manage their currency exposure. The funds set to be unveiled tomorrow are the VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX: QHSM), the VanEck MSCI International Value (AUD Hedged) ETF ...

SPDR slashes fees on six ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... 200 ESG Fund (E200) will see an annual management fee reduction of more than 60%, from 0.13% to 0.05%. Meanwhile, the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Fund's (SYI) annual management fee will fall by 15 basis points from 0.35% to 0.20%. ...

Munro Partners launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... small and medium companies with a market capitalisation between US$250 million and US$30 billion, aiming to outperform the MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Index (Net) over a rolling five-to-seven-year period. The minimum initial investment in the fund is $10,000. ...

Stockspot launches two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... was 2.13%. Some of the products it invests in include the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Resources ETF, VanEck Gold Miners ETF, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and Global X's Physical Gold ETF. It charges 0.42% p.a. in fees. The Topaz Inflation portfolio targets ...

Fidelity launches global long-short fund to Aussie market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... hold 45 to 55 long and 25 to 35 short positions. Further, the actively managed global equities fund aims to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index NR (ACWI), after fees, over seven years. Fidelity managing director Lawrence Hanson explained that ...

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... October 13 shows that MGF recorded a NAV of $1.93. Since its inception in 2020, MGF has returned 4.4% per annum, while the MSCI World Net Total Return Index achieved 10.1%. MGF shares the same upheavals with the embattled Forager Australian Shares Fund ...

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... (AUM) growth. Some of the largest ETFs in Australia, such as the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) and the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) gained $1.9 billion and $1.7 billion in assets over the past year respectively. Combined ...

Global small caps outperform Aussie counterparts: SSGA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... Australian counterparts, offering higher annual returns and lower volatility. The US$3.6 trillion asset manager noted that the MSCI World Small Caps Index has yielded an 8.39% annual return over the last 22 years, outperforming the Australian small caps ...

Perpetual shutters innovation fund, Pendal funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... 2017 and invested in global companies benefiting from technological change and innovation. The fund aimed to outperform the MSCI All Countries World Net Total Return Index (AUD) before fees and taxes over rolling three-year periods. In the year to June ...

Wheelhouse repositions global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... about $100 million in assets under management, is now known as the Wheelhouse Global Fund. Its benchmark has changed from the MSCI World ex Australia Index to the RBA cash rate +2.5%. Its internal return target of over 8% per annum over a rolling 5-year ...