Betashares Australian Credit Income Active ETF vs Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF
These ETFs do not share enough listed holdings to estimate overlap.
Scored across Cost (35%), Fund size (20%), Holdings breadth (25%), Income (20%). Past performance is excluded.
See full breakdown ↓Overlap is estimated from the funds' listed top holdings, not their full constituent lists. Where there are no shared listed holdings it is shown as not reliably estimable.
HBRD and VHY are both Income & Dividends ETFs. HBRD tracks the Actively managed and VHY tracks the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index. VHY has the lower management fee (0.25% vs 0.55% p.a.). A holdings overlap is not reliably estimable for this pair.
Betashares Australian Credit Income Active ETF
BetaShares
Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF
Vanguard
Comparison scores reflect how each ETF compares to the other on these specific dimensions only. They are not absolute ratings or recommendations.
Key differences at a glance
Which of HBRD and VHY fits depends on your objectives, not on one being superior. Where the two funds differ most:
Category scores compare these two ETFs only and are not absolute ratings.
VHY has the lower management fee - the one objective "cheaper" axis.
VHY is the larger fund. Larger is not inherently better, but greater scale can support tighter spreads and lower closure risk.
VHY spreads exposure across more holdings (HBRD 40, VHY 73); the other is more concentrated. Neither is inherently better - it depends on whether you want breadth or a focused tilt.
HBRD distributes approximately 5% and VHY approximately 4.1%; HBRD carries the higher estimated distribution yield. A higher yield may suit an income focus; a lower one may suit a growth or tax-efficiency focus. Yields are estimates and are not guaranteed; past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.
Green highlights the factually lower fee or higher scale/income figure. Performance is never highlighted. Data from issuer disclosures, reviewed quarterly.
Yield figures are estimates based on recent distributions and may vary. Past distributions are not a reliable indicator of future distributions.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.
Top 10 listed holdings for each fund, from issuer disclosures. Where a fund does not publish full holdings, its list is not shown here (a category-based estimate appears on the fund page).
HBRD top holdings
This issuer does not publish full holdings for this fund, so they are not shown here.
VHY top holdings
Based on each fund's most recently published sector and geographic weightings; figures are approximate. Full breakdowns are shown below.
HBRD sectors
VHY sectors
HBRD geography
VHY geography
Choosing between HBRD and VHY depends on your goals, time horizon and current holdings, not on one being the right answer for everyone. The main differences are summarised above, with the complete data below.
HBRD and VHY do not share enough listed top holdings to reliably estimate a holdings overlap. Compare their fees, holdings and sectors on this page.
VHY has the lower management fee. HBRD charges 0.55% per year ($55 per year on a $10,000 investment) and VHY charges 0.25% per year ($25 per year on a $10,000 investment). The difference is $30 per year per $10,000 invested.
HBRD (Betashares Australian Credit Income Active ETF) manages approximately $2.0B and VHY (Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF) manages approximately $7.2B. Fund size can affect liquidity and bid-ask spreads but does not by itself change the management fee.
HBRD and VHY do not share enough listed top holdings to estimate overlap, so whether holding both duplicates your exposure depends on their full constituent lists.
There is no universally right choice. It depends on your goals, time horizon and existing holdings. HBRD charges 0.55% and VHY charges 0.25%, so VHY has the lower management fee. Compare their fees, holdings and sectors above and consider each fund's Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination.
General information only.This comparison and the ETFLens tools on this page provide general information about two exchange-traded funds and do not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. It is not personal financial product or investment advice. ETFLens does not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). Holdings overlap is calculated from each fund's published holdings (full lists where the issuer publishes one, listed top holdings otherwise), and fee data is sourced from fund manager PDS documents and updated quarterly. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Consider each fund's Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD), and seek advice from a registered tax agent or licensed financial adviser, before making investment decisions.
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