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VanEck Global Healthcare Leaders ETF

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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 World Equity Factor ETF (WDMF). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

HLTH

WDMF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

64

1

Median incremental investment

$537.00

$15,993.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,344.02

$134,513.60

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

HLTH

WDMF

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.

WDMF.AX was created on 2016-10-11 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 165.26m in AUM and 437 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses.

Top 3 holdings

Exelixis Inc (2.57 %)

Encompass Health Corp (2.28 %)

United Therapeutics Corp (2.23 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (4.67 %)

APPLE INC (4.18 %)

NVIDIA CORP (4.14 %)

Top 3 industries

Health Care (100.00 %)

Other (9.88 %)

Information Technology (26.81 %)

Financials (15.04 %)

Consumer Discretionary (12.37 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (66.58 %)

Japan (7.21 %)

Canada (2.88 %)

Management fee

0.45 %

0.35 %


Key Summary

HLTH

WDMF

Issuer

VanEck

iShares

Tracking index

MarketGrader Developed Markets ex-Australia Health Care Index - AUD

MSCI World Diversified Multiple-Factor (AUD) Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.45 %

0.35 %

Price

$11.52

$45.48

Size

$52.636 million

$165.727 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

0.58 %

5.03 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

09/09/2020

14/10/2016

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

HLTH

WDMF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

64

1

Median incremental investment

$537.00

$15,993.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,344.02

$134,513.60

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

HLTH

WDMF

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

HLTH

WDMF

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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