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Compare BOND vs. ASIA

Compare shares and ETFs on the ASX that you can trade on Pearler.

SPDR S&P/ASX Iboxx Australian Bond ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

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 SPDR S&P/ASX Iboxx Australian Bond ETF (BOND) and the Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASIA). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

BOND

ASIA

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

12

1,165

Median incremental investment

$516.50

$990.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$865.64

$2,613.60

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35

Key Summary

BOND

ASIA

Strategy

BOND.AX was created on 2012-07-26 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The ETF currently has 43.5m in AUM and 211 holdings. The SPDR S&P/ASX iBoxx Australian Bond ETF seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX iBoxx Australian Fixed Interest Diversified 0+ Index.

ASIA aims to track the performance of the Solactive Asia Ex-Japan Technology & Internet Tigers index. The index consists of the 50 largest technology and online retail stocks in Asia (excluding Japan).

Top 3 holdings

Australia (Commonwealth of) 4.25% (1.57 %)

Australia (Commonwealth of) 4.25% (1.51 %)

Australia (Commonwealth of) 3.75% (1.43 %)

SK HYNIX INC (11.23 %)

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (10.83 %)

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTU (9.66 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (78.96 %)

Communication Services (11.73 %)

Consumer Discretionary (8.74 %)

Top 3 countries

China (43.17 %)

Taiwan (31.14 %)

Korea (13.68 %)

Management fee

0.1 %

0.67 %

Key Summary

BOND

ASIA

Issuer

SPDR

BetaShares

Tracking index

S&P/ASX iBoxx Australian Fixed Interest Diversified 0+ Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Gross

Solactive Asia Ex-Japan Technology & Internet Tigers Index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.1 %

0.67 %

Price

$25.84

$14.85

Size

$44.514 million

$953.823 million

10Y return

0.70 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.40 %

1.19 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

27/07/2012

21/09/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

BOND

ASIA

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

12

1,165

Median incremental investment

$516.50

$990.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$865.64

$2,613.60

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35

Pros and Cons

BOND

ASIA

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

BOND

ASIA

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield