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MSCI Emerging Markets Shares

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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 MSCI Emerging Markets Shares (EMKT) and the Bloomberg AusBond Treasury (IGB). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

EMKT

IGB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

156

3

Median incremental investment

$1,032.72

$821.37

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$3,168.72

$2,272.40

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

EMKT

IGB

Strategy

EMKT.AX was created on 2018-04-10 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 163.18m in AUM and 204 holdings. The VanEck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (EMKT.AX) invests in a diversified portfolio of emerging markets listed securities with the aim of providing investment returns, before fees and other costs, which track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified MultipleFactor Index (AUD) (EMKT.AX Index).

IGB.AX was created on 2012-03-12 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of the Australian bond market and is comprised of fixed income securities issued by the Australian Treasury.

Top 3 holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (7.87 %)

HCL Technologies Ltd (2.63 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd (2.49 %)

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (5.50 %)

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (5.37 %)

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (5.32 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (58.92 %)

Materials (12.51 %)

Energy (9.56 %)

Other (99.83 %)

Communication Services (0.17 %)

Top 3 countries

India (23.86 %)

Taiwan (23.66 %)

China (21.17 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.26 %


Key Summary

EMKT

IGB

Issuer

VanEck

iShares

Tracking index

MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-Factor Index - AUD

Bloomberg AusBond Treasury (0+Y)

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.26 %

Price

$26.05

$98.59

Size

$163.545 million

$366.621 million

10Y return

N/A

-6.68 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

3.31 %

1.75 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

12/04/2018

14/03/2012

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

EMKT

IGB

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

156

3

Median incremental investment

$1,032.72

$821.37

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$3,168.72

$2,272.40

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

EMKT

IGB

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

EMKT

IGB

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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