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BetaShares Australia 200 ETF

ASX

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Overview
Performance

Overview

When it comes to investing in the Australian stock market, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are a popular choice. Two well-known options in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) are the BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (A200) and the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (VHY). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

A200

VHY

Popularity

Medium

Medium

Pearlers invested

5,088

1,340

Median incremental investment

$1,078.00

$1,013.02

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,842.64

$2,526.81

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

A200

VHY

Strategy

BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200) seeks to track the performance of the Solactive Australia 200 index before account fees, expenses, and taxes. The index tracks the largest 200 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

VHY.AX was created on 2011-05-23 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on high dividend yield equity. Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF seeks to track the return of the FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Top 3 holdings

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (10.95 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (7.72 %)

CSL LTD (5.04 %)

BHP Group Ltd. (10.26 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (9.79 %)

National Australia Bank Ltd. (6.83 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (34.82 %)

Materials (17.77 %)

Health Care (8.19 %)

Financials (40.37 %)

Materials (23.34 %)

Energy (10.73 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (95.07 %)

United States (3.04 %)

New Zealand (1.41 %)

Australia (99.89 %)

China (0.11 %)

Management fee

0.04 %

0.25 %


Key Summary

A200

VHY

Issuer

BetaShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

Solactive Australia 200 Index - AUD

FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.04 %

0.25 %

Price

$142.32

$76.57

Size

$6.969 billion

N/A

10Y return

N/A

11.25 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.25 %

7.12 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2018

26/05/2011

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

A200

VHY

Popularity

Medium

Medium

Pearlers invested

5,088

1,340

Median incremental investment

$1,078.00

$1,013.02

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,842.64

$2,526.81

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

A200

VHY

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

A200

VHY

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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