YLDX’s 7.1% pa yield is an alternative to hybrids

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Ying Yi Ann Cheng

Coolabah Capital

The $40 billion ASX bank hybrid market is going to disappear by 2032 and investors want an alternative that offers similar yields, liquidity, and credit default risks.

Coolabah Capital Investments has developed a unique listed ETF version of its popular Global Floating-Rate High Yield Fund that is called the Coolabah Global Floating-Rate High Yield Complex ETF (CBOE: YLDX).

YLDX offers a 7.1% pa gross cash running yield that is superior to the 6.9% pa non-cash yield paid by major bank hybrids. YLDX’s average credit rating of A+ is much higher than the BBB rating on major bank hybrids. Credit ratings are proxies for default risks (higher is better).

YLDX’s portfolio comprises of liquid bonds issued by some of the best rated banks and companies in the world. These bonds have their interest rate and FX risks fully hedged. The underlying liquidity or trading volumes in these bonds is much higher than the ASX hybrid market.

YLDX has daily access rights and pays monthly income distributions in the form of a cash yield rather than the franked non-cash yield offered by hybrids.

YLDX is actively managed by Coolabah Capital Investments, which has $15 billion of FUM and Australia’s largest high-grade fixed-income team, including 53 professionals. Coolabah is also the country’s most active bond fund manager as measured by total turnover. YLDX is based on the 1.5 billion Floating Rate High Yield Fund that Coolabah manages.

YLDX is rated Recommended by Zenith Investment Partners.

YLDX can be accessed through your share trading platform and is also available as a managed fund, which can be accessed via our website, (VIEW LINK).

YLDX's portfolio uses gearing or leverage to enhance its yield. Leverage can amplify gains and also amplify losses. To understand YLDX’s risks better, please read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and the Target Market Determination (TMD) which can be obtained by visiting (VIEW LINK).

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Disclaimer: As of 30 May 2025. Yields are shown before management fees and costs. Both returns and yields can change daily and may be different on the day you invest. All investments carry risks, including that the value of investments may vary, future returns may differ from past returns, and that your capital is not guaranteed. YLDX has a different risk profile to the other comparisons, including, amongst other things, that it can use leverage, which means that both gains and losses may be amplified. To understand YLDX’s risks better, please refer to its Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD) which can be obtained by visiting www.coolabahcapital.com. Equity Trustees Limited (Equity Trustees) ABN 46 004 031 298 AFSL 240975, is the responsible entity for the Coolabah Global Floating-Rate High Yield Complex ETF. Equity Trustees is a subsidiary of EQT Holdings Limited ABN 22 607 797 615, a publicly listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: EQT). This information has been prepared by Coolabah Capital Investments (Retail) Pty Limited. It is general information only and is not intended to provide you with financial advice. In preparing this publication, we did not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It is not intended to take the place of professional advice and you should not make any investment decisions in reliance on this information. To the extent permitted by law, no liability is accepted for any loss or damage as a result of any reliance on this information. The PDS and TMD for YLDX should be considered before deciding whether to acquire or hold units in it. Neither Coolabah Capital Investments (Retail) Pty Limited, Equity Trustees Limited nor its respective shareholders, directors and associated businesses assume any liability to investors in connection with any investment in YLDX, or guarantees the performance of any obligations to investors, the performance of YLDX or any particular rate of return. The repayment of capital is not guaranteed. Investments in YLDX are not deposits or liabilities of any of the above-mentioned parties, nor of any Authorised Deposit-taking Institution. The funds are subject to investment risks, which could include delays in repayment and/or loss of income and capital invested. Past performance is not an indicator of nor assures any future returns or risks. Coolabah Capital Investments (Retail) Pty Limited (ACN 153 555 867) is an authorised representative (#000414337) of Coolabah Capital Institutional Investments Pty Ltd (ABN 85 605 806 059, AFSL 482238).

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Ying Yi Ann Cheng
Portfolio Management Director & Market Technicals Analyst​
Coolabah Capital

Ying Yi joined Coolabah Capital in 2017 as a full-time portfolio management director and market technicals analyst focussing on market research, analysis and technical factors, while also assuming responsibility for external stakeholder...

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