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Abrdn Sust Asian Opportunities Active ETF

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Overview
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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 Abrdn Sust Asian Opportunities Active ETF (ASAO) and the Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (VTS). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

ASAO

VTS

Popularity

N/A

Medium

Pearlers invested

0

2,838

Median incremental investment

$0

$1,268.94

Median investment frequency

N/A

Monthly

Median total investment

$0

$4,964.08

Average age group

N/A

> 35


Key Summary

ASAO

VTS

Strategy

ASAO.AX was created on 2022-10-17 by abrdn. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. To provide investors with high capital growth over the medium to long term (3-5 years) by seeking exposure to the Asian markets (other than the Japan market), adjusted to take into account certain ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) considerations.

Vanguard U.S. Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX: VTS) seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks the large, mid, small and micro-cap stocks on the US stock market, thus representing nearly 100% of the investable US stock market.

Top 3 holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (14.33 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd (7.60 %)

Samsung Electncs Co (3.94 %)

Apple Inc. (5.56 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.68 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.06 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (27.21 %)

Financials (20.48 %)

Other (20.22 %)

Information Technology (25.02 %)

Health Care (15.04 %)

Financials (10.84 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.41 %)

Switzerland (0.25 %)

Canada (0.12 %)

Management fee

1.18 %

0.03 %


Key Summary

ASAO

VTS

Issuer

abrdn

Vanguard

Tracking index

MSCI AC Asia ex JP

CRSP U.S. Total Market Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

1.18 %

0.03 %

Price

$1.165

$451.28

Size

N/A

$27.206 million

10Y return

N/A

272.34 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

0.84 %

1.34 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

18/10/2022

08/05/2009

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

ASAO

VTS

Popularity

N/A

Medium

Pearlers invested

0

2,838

Median incremental investment

$0

$1,268.94

Median investment frequency

N/A

Monthly

Median total investment

$0

$4,964.08

Average age group

N/A

> 35


Pros and Cons

ASAO

VTS

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

ASAO

VTS

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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