Home
About
Pricing
Log In

What are you looking for?

Home
Pricing
Back
Compare AU

Compare DGSM vs. IVE

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

Dimensional Global Small Company - Active ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

ASX

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 Dimensional Global Small Company - Active ETF (DGSM) and the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (IVE). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

DGSM

IVE

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

18

83

Median incremental investment

$2,021.05

$1,440.24

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$10,815.32

$3,976.00

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Key Summary

DGSM

IVE

Strategy

DGSM.AX was created on 2000-08-21 by Dimensional. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital growth by gaining exposure to a diversified portfolio of small companies associated with approved developed markets (excluding Australia).

IVE.AX was created on 2001-08-14 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East and may include large- or mid-capitalisation companies.

Top 3 holdings

Lumentum Holdings Inc (0.51 %)

Ciena Corp (0.46 %)

Tapestry Inc (0.33 %)

ISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF (99.96 %)

AUD CASH (0.04 %)

USD CASH (0.00 %)

Top 3 industries

Industrials (29.31 %)

Information Technology (27.46 %)

Consumer Discretionary (27.17 %)

Other (99.86 %)

Communication Services (0.14 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (69.25 %)

Japan (7.39 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (4.04 %)

Japan (22.34 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (14.41 %)

Germany (9.65 %)

Management fee

0.647 %

0.32 %

Key Summary

DGSM

IVE

Issuer

Dimensional

iShares

Tracking index

MSCI EAFE

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.647 %

0.32 %

Price

$37.40

$142.54

Size

N/A

$587.725 million

10Y return

N/A

85.91 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.74 %

2.82 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

18/08/2024

10/10/2007

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

DGSM

IVE

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

18

83

Median incremental investment

$2,021.05

$1,440.24

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$10,815.32

$3,976.00

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Pros and Cons

DGSM

IVE

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

DGSM

IVE

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield