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14 articles in ETF Reviews
View all articles →4 August 2026 · 7 min read
AAA ETF Review: Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (2026)
AAA ETF review: Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF holds cash and bank term deposits, pays monthly. Yield, fees, and why it is not a bank deposit.
Read article →11 July 2026 · 9 min read
IVV ETF Review: iShares S&P 500 ETF on the ASX (2026)
IVV ETF review: the S&P 500 on the ASX at 0.04% p.a., one of the lowest fees of any ASX ETF. Fees, holdings, domicile and how it compares to VGS and VTS.
Read article →11 July 2026 · 8 min read
BGBL ETF Review: Betashares Global Shares ETF (2026)
BGBL ETF review: approximately 1,323 developed-market companies at 0.08% p.a., less than half VGS's fee, with approximately 92% overlap. Holdings, distributions and trade-offs.
Read article →27 May 2026 · 9 min read
VTS ETF Review: Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (2026)
VTS ETF review: the entire US sharemarket at 0.03% p.a., among the ASX's lowest fees. Holdings, performance and US tax notes.
Read article →27 May 2026 · 9 min read
HACK ETF Review: Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF (2026)
HACK ETF review: global cybersecurity companies on the ASX at 0.67% p.a.. Holdings, performance, distributions and thematic risks.
Read article →27 May 2026 · 9 min read
QUAL ETF Review 2026: Quality Factor ETF Explained
QUAL ETF review: VanEck's global quality-factor ETF at 0.4% p.a.. Holdings, the quality factor, performance and QUAL vs VGS.
Read article →21 May 2026 · 13 min read
NDQ ETF and the Magnificent 7: US Tech Concentration Explained
NDQ charges 0.48% p.a. for the Nasdaq-100: 103 large US companies, tech-heavy. Fees, Magnificent 7 concentration and overlap with VGS.
Read article →21 May 2026 · 13 min read
VAS ETF and Franking Credits: What Australian Investors Need to Know
VAS charges 0.07% p.a. and holds 316 Australian companies. Fees, franking credits and how it compares with A200 and IOZ.
Read article →21 May 2026 · 13 min read
VDHG ETF and Capital Gains Distributions: What the Trust Structure Means for Tax
VDHG charges 0.27% p.a. for a diversified high-growth portfolio. Fees, trust-of-funds structure, capital gains distributions and tax treatment.
Read article →21 May 2026 · 13 min read
A200 ETF: Low-Cost Australian Shares and Franking Credits Explained
A200 charges 0.04% p.a., among the lowest-fee Australian shares ETFs, and passes franking credits through to unitholders. Fees, franking and holdings.
Read article →20 May 2026 · 11 min read
DHHF ETF and the AMIT Structure: How BetaShares Reduces Capital Gains Distributions
DHHF charges 0.19% p.a. for an all-in-one growth portfolio. Fees, holdings, the AMIT structure and how it compares with VDHG.
Read article →20 May 2026 · 12 min read
VHY ETF: Dividend Yield and Franking Credits (2026)
VHY pays approximately 4.1% trailing yield, largely franked, paid quarterly. Calculate the franking on each distribution with the free ETFLens tool.
Read article →20 May 2026 · 12 min read
VGS ETF and the VAS+VGS Two-ETF Portfolio: Building a Global Core
VGS charges 0.18% p.a. and holds approximately 1,252 global companies. Fees, holdings, distributions and overlap with VAS, BGBL and VGAD.
Read article →19 May 2026 · 9 min read
IOZ ETF: Review, Fees and How It Compares to STW and VAS
IOZ charges 0.05% p.a. to track the ASX 200: 205 companies. Fees, holdings, dividend yield and how it compares with STW and VAS.
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