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VanEck Australian Floating Rate ETF

ASX

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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 VanEck Australian Floating Rate ETF (FLOT) and the iShares Global 100 Aud Hedged ETF (IHOO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

FLOT

IHOO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

14

Median incremental investment

$2,126.36

$2,000.00

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$14,671.99

$7,905.85

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

FLOT

IHOO

Strategy

FLOT.AX was created on 2017-07-05 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The ETF currently has 750.5m in AUM and 194 holdings. The VanEck Australian Floating Rate ETF invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian dollar denominated floating rate bonds with the aim of providing investment returns (before management costs) that closely track the returns of the Bloomberg AusBond Credit FRN 0+ Yr Index.

IHOO.AX was created on 2014-12-15 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the S&P Global 100 Hedged AUD Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of 100 multi-national, blue chip companies of major importance in global equity markets

Top 3 holdings

Westpac Banking Corp. (2.53 %)

National Australia Bank Ltd. (2.52 %)

Westpac Banking Corp. (2.20 %)

APPLE INC (11.77 %)

NVIDIA CORP (11.44 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (10.80 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (42.76 %)

Consumer Discretionary (10.41 %)

Financials (9.81 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (81.06 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (4.32 %)

Switzerland (3.26 %)

Management fee

0.22 %

0.43 %


Key Summary

FLOT

IHOO

Issuer

VanEck

iShares

Tracking index

Bloomberg AusBond Credit FRN 0+ Yr Index - AUD

S&P Global 100 Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.22 %

0.43 %

Price

$24.91

$186.41

Size

$759.762 million

$509.364 million

10Y return

N/A

95.07 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.65 %

5.07 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

07/07/2017

18/12/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

FLOT

IHOO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

5

14

Median incremental investment

$2,126.36

$2,000.00

Median investment frequency

Fortnightly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$14,671.99

$7,905.85

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

FLOT

IHOO

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

FLOT

IHOO

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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