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Compare HLTH vs. IESG

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

VanEck Global Healthcare Leaders 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 Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH) and the iShares Core MSCI Australia Esg ETF (IESG). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

HLTH

IESG

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

56

62

Median incremental investment

$547.55

$1,776.21

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,502.37

$6,922.50

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Key Summary

HLTH

IESG

Strategy

HLTH.AX was created on 2020-09-08 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on health care equity. The Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of the Reference Index in Australian dollars.

IESG.AX was created on 2021-06-02 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 357.21m in AUM and 82 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses. The objective of the Fund is to provide exposure to large, mid and small cap segments of the Australian market with better sustainability credentials relative to their sector peers

Top 3 holdings

Alk-Abello AS Class B (2.86 %)

Hims & Hers Health Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A (2.82 %)

Tenet Healthcare Corp (2.79 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (13.37 %)

CSL LTD (9.02 %)

WESFARMERS LTD (8.29 %)

Top 3 industries

Health Care (100.00 %)

Other (9.10 %)

Financials (28.56 %)

Materials (17.37 %)

Health Care (11.16 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (68.78 %)

Japan (13.50 %)

Denmark (7.34 %)

Australia (95.54 %)

New Zealand (2.29 %)

United States (2.18 %)

Management fee

0.45 %

0.01 %

Key Summary

HLTH

IESG

Issuer

VanEck

iShares

Tracking index

MarketGrader Developed Markets ex-Australia Health Care Index - AUD

MSCI Australia IMI Custom ESG Leaders Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Gross

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.45 %

0.01 %

Price

$11.14

$32.35

Size

$49.519 million

$361.095 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

0.61 %

2.27 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

09/09/2020

03/06/2021

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

HLTH

IESG

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

56

62

Median incremental investment

$547.55

$1,776.21

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,502.37

$6,922.50

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Pros and Cons

HLTH

IESG

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

HLTH

IESG

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 distribution yield

Higher distribution yield