VanEck Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF

PLUS

PLUS.AX was created on 2017-05-09 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. PLUS.AX invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian dollar denominated bonds consisting predominantly of the highest yielding investment grade corporate bonds issued in Australia with the aim of providing investment returns (before fees and other costs) that track the performance of the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates Yield Plus Index.

Playside Studios Limited

PLY

PlaySide Studios Ltd. engages in the development of video games. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. The company went IPO on 2020-12-17. The firm's principal activities include development of mobile games on a work-for-hire basis for external intellectual property (IP) owners; and development and monetization of PlaySide original games. Its Brands & Licensing division deal with fixed price contracts. In its Original IP division, it develops, publishes, and maintains its own branded titles. Through its Partnership divisions it develops IP to partner with publishers in geographies, such as China. The company also focuses on e-sports gaming. Its various titles include Age of Darkness: Final Stand, Animal Warfare, and Battle Simulator: Warfare, among others. Its titles in development include Legally Blonde, The Godfather, Dumb Ways to Die (DWTD) and others. Its portfolio consists of more than 50 titles that are delivered across four platforms, which include mobile, virtual reality, augmented reality, and personal computer (PC).

Pioneer Lithium Limited

PLN

Pioneer Lithium Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of lithium projects in Canada. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The company went IPO on 2023-09-28. The firm's projects extend across the provinces of Ontario and Quebec with a 90% interest in the Root Lake Project, 100% interest in the Lauri Lake Project and 100% interest in the LaGrande Project in Quebec. The Root Lake Project is some 1,927 hectares (ha) located approximately 100 kilometers (km) north of the town of Sioux Lookout. The Lauri Lake Project is some 10,646ha located approximately 50 km east of the town of Longlac and 70km east of the towns of Geraldton and Macleod. The LaGrande Project is three areas, LaGrande-Quatre West, LaGrande-Quatre East and LaGrande-River covering some 4,688ha located approximately 100-175km east of the town of Radisson. The Benham Lithium Project comprises 30 claims totalling approximately 1,245ha, located immediately south of the boundary between the Winnipeg River and Western Wabigoon.

Pilbara Minerals Limited

PLS

Pilbara Minerals Ltd. engages in the exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and currently employs 917 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-09-19. The firm is primarily engaged in the exploration, development, and mining of minerals in Australia. Its 100% owned Pilgangoora hard-rock lithium operation is located approximately 120 kilometers (kms) from Port Hedland in Western Australia’s resource-rich Pilbara region. The operation consists of two processing plants: the Pilgan Plant, located on the northern side of the Pilgangoora area and produces spodumene and tantalite concentrates, and the Ngungaju Plant is located to the south produces spodumene concentrate. The company owns 70% of the Mt Francisco project, which is located 50 km south-west of the Pilgangoora Project and hosts the large occurrence of outcropping pegmatites located nearby to Port Hedland. The company is also pursuing a proposed downstream joint venture (JV) for the development of an approximately 43,000 tons per annum (tpa) lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) lithium chemical conversion facility in South Korea.