World X ETFs have introduced the launch of its World X FANG+ (Forex Hedged) ETF (ASX: FHNG), providing Australian buyers publicity to corporations at the vanguard of next-generation expertise with minimised change charge danger.
FHNG is the forex hedged model of the corporate’s hottest development oriented fund, the World X FANG+ ETF (ASX: FANG), which was launched in 2020 and holds greater than $645 million in web belongings.
The brand new hedged technique gives publicity to 10 corporations driving expertise innovation throughout a number of segments, together with each family names and newcomers, forex hedged to the AUD. The fund goals to supply buyers with a return that (earlier than charges and bills) tracks the efficiency of the NYSE® FANG+™ Index (AUD Hedged), with a aggressive administration payment of 0.38% p.a. It consists of the ‘Magnificent 7’ shares – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla – which have outperformed the broader S&P 500 over the past three years.
World X ETFS Australia CEO Evan Metcalf stated FHNG is a lovely choice as a core constructing block for growth-oriented portfolios, providing an unconstrained strategy that includes essentially the most innovating next-generation expertise corporations throughout quite a lot of segments and sectors.
“The Australian greenback has softened significantly over the previous two years, and given this fluctuation, our purchasers are looking for to incorporate AUD-hedged merchandise of their portfolios. Given FANG is fully uncovered to the USD, FHNG presents a strategic strategy to obtain this minimised forex danger, whereas nonetheless providing a excessive development alternative,” Metcalf stated.
“World X stays on the forefront of capitalising on the numerous potential of rising macrotrends pushed by technological developments. With improvements equivalent to cloud computing and synthetic intelligence having solely simply scratched the floor, we’re dedicated to providing buyers options that interact with these transformative and long-term structural traits.”
World X additionally plans to launch a forex hedged bodily gold ETF later this quarter. World X is the business chief in gold ETFs, having launched GOLD in 2003 because the world’s first bodily backed gold change traded product, and it stays the biggest and most liquid of its variety in Australia. Earlier this 12 months the corporate launched its World X Gold Bullion ETF (ASX: GXLD), providing buyers a lower-cost different to GOLD, designed for longer-term investments.
FHNG is the thirty ninth product to be added to World X’s suite of ETFs in Australia.
