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Compare IAA vs. AUST

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

iShares Asia 50 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 iShares Asia 50 ETF (IAA) and the BetaShares Managed Risk AUS Sh Fund (Managed Fund) (AUST). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IAA

AUST

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

98

1

Median incremental investment

$1,500.00

$506.85

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,153.17

$2,014.88

Average age group

> 35

< 26


Key Summary

IAA

AUST

Strategy

IAA.AX was created on 2007-11-13 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 Asia 50TM Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies listed in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

AUST.AX was created on 2015-11-09 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The ETF currently has 31.85m in AUM and 200 holdings. The investment objective of the Fund is: to provide exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of Australian shares, generally consisting of approximately 200 of the largest equity securities on the ASX, weighted by their market capitalisation, and to reduce the volatility of the Funds equity investment returns and cushion downside risk

Top 3 holdings

ISHARES ASIA 50 ETF (99.97 %)

USD CASH (0.02 %)

AUD CASH (0.01 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (8.88 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (8.75 %)

CSL LTD (5.96 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.93 %)

Communication Services (0.07 %)

Financials (27.49 %)

Materials (17.36 %)

Other (13.73 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.82 %)

Australia (94.91 %)

United States (3.06 %)

New Zealand (1.56 %)

Management fee

0.5 %

0.49 %


Key Summary

IAA

AUST

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

S&P Asia 50 Index - AUD

S&P/ASX 200 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.5 %

0.49 %

Price

$108.86

$17.95

Size

$791.978 million

$32.701 million

10Y return

87.53 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.74 %

4.88 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/09/2008

10/11/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IAA

AUST

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

98

1

Median incremental investment

$1,500.00

$506.85

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,153.17

$2,014.88

Average age group

> 35

< 26


Pros and Cons

IAA

AUST

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • 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

  • Lower price growth

IAA

AUST

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

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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