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VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF QUAL

Fund description: QUAL gives investors exposure to a diversified portfolio of quality international companies listed on exchanges in developed markets around the world (ex Australia). QUAL aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of the Index.

Index description: The MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index is intended to capture the performance of quality stocks selected from the Parent Index, MSCI World ex Australia, by identifying companies with high quality scores based on three key fundamental factors: high return on equity; stable year-on-year earnings growth; and low financial leverage.

Management style: Replication

Country of domicile: Australia

 as at 10-May-21

  • Exchange

    ASX

  • ASX code

    QUAL

  • Bloomberg index code

    M4CXMVIA

  • Index provider

    MSCI Inc.

  • NAV1

    $35.38

  • Units outstanding1

    51,393,834

  • Net assets1

    $1.8B

  • Number of holdings1

    297

  • Inception date2

    29-Oct-14

  • ASX commencement

    31-Oct-14
1As of the close of the previous trading day.
2The date the ETF was seeded prior to quotation on ASX.

as at 10-May-21

The NAV is generally calculated daily after all markets are closed for that day based on the closing price of the securities on the relevant foreign stock exchange. The NAV is then converted to AUD based on the relevant London WM Reuters 4pm exchange rate. This means, due to Australia’s time zone, that the NAV will generally not be updated until around 3pm next business day.
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Key points

The world's highest quality companies
Access the world's highest quality companies based on key fundamentals including (i) high return on equity, (ii) earnings stability and (iii) low financial leverage   

Outperformance potential
Investments focusing on companies with quality characteristics have delivered outperformance over the long term relative to global equity benchmarks  
  
Diversified across countries, sectors and companies
Offering investors a portfolio of approximately 300 companies across a range of geographies, sectors and economies    

Trading information

  • ASX code

    QUAL

  • IRESS code

    QUAL.AXW

  • Units outstanding

    51,393,834

  • ISIN

    AU00000QUAL9

Fees and other costs  

  • Management costs p.a.

    0.40%

Key risks

An investment in the ETF carries risks associated with: ASX trading time differences, financial markets generally, individual company management, industry sectors, foreign currency, country or sector concentration, political, regulatory and tax risks, fund operations and tracking an index. See the PDS for details.

Prices as at  10-May-21

NAV/
Last trade		 Volume:
30-day avg/
Previous day		 Daily change: NAV/
Last trade		 YTD change:
NAV/
Last trade		 Premium/
Discount		 Premium/
Discount
Distribution charts		 NAV &
Premium /Discount
History		 NAV
Chart
QUAL $35.38
$35.92		 93,166
72,426		 $-0.49 / -1.36%
$-0.10 / -0.28%		 +6.27%
+7.54%
 $0.54
+1.52%

Performance history (%) View all ETFs » View all indices »

1 Mth 3 Mths 6 Mths 1 Yr 3 Yrs p.a. 5 Yrs p.a. 10 Yrs p.a. ETF Inception p.a.
Price return 3.69 9.84 12.93 17.60 16.63 14.62 -- 14.51
Income return 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.33 1.74 2.29 -- 2.08
Total return 3.69 9.84 12.93 18.93 18.37 16.91 -- 16.59
MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index 3.70 9.85 13.01 19.18 18.62 17.17 17.65 16.91
MSCI World ex Australia Index 3.18 10.21 17.28 23.03 13.32 13.85 14.00 13.57
1 Mth 3 Mths 6 Mths 1 Yr 3 Yrs p.a. 5 Yrs p.a. 10 Yrs p.a. ETF Inception p.a.
Price return 5.61 4.28 6.93 17.85 15.65 13.79 -- 14.06
Income return 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.33 1.73 2.27 -- 2.10
Total return 5.61 4.28 6.93 19.18 17.38 16.06 -- 16.16
MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index 5.60 4.30 7.02 19.44 17.62 16.32 17.14 16.48
MSCI World ex Australia Index 5.09 6.33 12.38 23.55 13.16 13.67 13.47 13.20
The tables above show past performance of the ETF from 29 October 2014. Index performance shown prior to its Launch Date is simulated based on the current Index methodology. Results are calculated to the last business day of the month and assume immediate reinvestment of distributions. ETF results are net of management fees and costs, but before brokerage fees or bid/ask spreads incurred when investors buy/sell on the ASX. Returns for periods longer than one year are annualised. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of current or future performance which may be lower or higher.
The MSCI World ex Australia Index (“MSCI World ex Aus”) is shown for comparison purposes as it is the widely recognised benchmark used to measure the performance of developed market large- and mid-cap companies, weighted by market capitalisation. QUAL’s index measures the performance of 300 companies selected from MSCI World ex Aus based on MSCI quality scores, weighted by market cap x quality score at rebalance. Consequently QUAL’s index has fewer companies and different country and industry allocations than MSCI World ex Aus. Click here for more details.

Top ten holdings (%) View all daily holdings » as at 30-Apr-21

No. of holdings: 296
Security name
Ticker
 No. of securities held Market value % of Fund net
assets
MICROSOFT CORP
MSFT US
 296,686 96,858,393 5.28
APPLE INC
AAPL US
 530,578 90,296,815 4.92
FACEBOOK INC
FB US
 172,044 72,403,464 3.95
ALPHABET INC
GOOG US
 17,950 56,005,759 3.05
ALPHABET INC
GOOGL US
 17,962 54,726,599 2.98
VISA INC
V US
 161,923 48,959,455 2.67
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
JNJ US
 212,405 44,746,794 2.44
NESTLE SA
NESN SW
 261,226 40,371,551 2.20
MASTERCARD INC
MA US
 80,508 39,819,901 2.17
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
UNH US
 74,204 38,309,989 2.09
Top ten total (%) 31.75
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security.

Country weightings (%) as at 30-Apr-21

  • Country

    Weightings (%)

  • United States

    73.4

  • Switzerland

    6.2

  • United Kingdom

    4.7

  • Japan

    3.6

  • Netherlands

    2.0

  • Denmark

    1.9

  • Canada

    1.5

  • Ireland

    1.5

  • Germany

    1.4

  • Sweden

    0.9

  • France

    0.8

  • China

    0.6

  • Finland

    0.4

  • Italy

    0.3

  • Spain

    0.2

  • New Zealand

    0.2

  • Israel

    0.1

  • Singapore

    0.1

  • Jordan

    0.0

  • Norway

    0.0

  • Belgium

    0.0

  • Other/Cash

    0.0

  • Total

    99.8

Sector weightings (%) as at 30-Apr-21

  • Sector

    Weightings (%)

  • Information Technology

    35.6

  • Health Care

    18.4

  • Consumer Staples

    12.9

  • Communication Services

    10.9

  • Industrials

    9.5

  • Consumer Discretionary

    5.5

  • Financials

    3.9

  • Materials

    2.5

  • Real Estate

    0.4

  • Energy

    0.3

  • Utilities

    0.0

  • Other/Cash

    0.0

  • Total

    99.9