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BetaShares Global Shares ETF - Currency Hedged

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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 BetaShares Global Shares ETF - Currency Hedged (HGBL) and the MSCI Emerging Markets Shares (EMKT). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

HGBL

EMKT

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

59

156

Median incremental investment

$3,998.73

$1,028.59

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$16,465.12

$3,300.98

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

HGBL

EMKT

Strategy

HGBL.AX was created on 2023-05-16 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The investment objective of each Fund is to provide an investment return, before fees and expenses, that aims to track the performance of the relevant Index.

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).

Top 3 holdings

Betashares Global Shares ETF (100.00 %)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (7.87 %)

HCL Technologies Ltd (2.63 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd (2.49 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (29.91 %)

Information Technology (23.98 %)

Health Care (8.49 %)

Information Technology (58.92 %)

Materials (12.51 %)

Energy (9.56 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (71.69 %)

Japan (6.93 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3.99 %)

India (23.86 %)

Taiwan (23.66 %)

China (21.17 %)

Management fee

0.11 %

0.69 %


Key Summary

HGBL

EMKT

Issuer

BetaShares

VanEck

Tracking index

Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex Australia Large & Mid Cap Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net

MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-Factor Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.11 %

0.69 %

Price

$68.32

$25.89

Size

$1.064 billion

$163.545 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

0.43 %

3.31 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

17/05/2023

12/04/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

HGBL

EMKT

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

59

156

Median incremental investment

$3,998.73

$1,028.59

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$16,465.12

$3,300.98

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

HGBL

EMKT

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

HGBL

EMKT

Higher exposure to US market

Lower 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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