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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 Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF (VBND). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

EMKT

VBND

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

156

121

Median incremental investment

$1,028.59

$1,027.97

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,300.98

$2,449.34

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

EMKT

VBND

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).

VBND.AX was created on 2017-10-10 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted and Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax

Top 3 holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (7.87 %)

HCL Technologies Ltd (2.63 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd (2.49 %)

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 2024-12-31 (0.39 %)

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.5 2024-11-30 (0.37 %)

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 3.4 2025-03-28 (0.33 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (58.92 %)

Materials (12.51 %)

Energy (9.56 %)

Top 3 countries

India (23.86 %)

Taiwan (23.66 %)

China (21.17 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.2 %


Key Summary

EMKT

VBND

Issuer

VanEck

Vanguard

Tracking index

MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-Factor Index - AUD

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.2 %

Price

$25.89

$42.23

Size

$163.545 million

$4.185 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

3.31 %

3.65 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

12/04/2018

12/10/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

EMKT

VBND

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

156

121

Median incremental investment

$1,028.59

$1,027.97

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,300.98

$2,449.34

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

EMKT

VBND

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower price growth

EMKT

VBND

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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