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iShares Balanced Esg 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 Balanced Esg ETF (IBAL) and the Vanguard Diversified Growth Index ETF (VDGR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IBAL

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

1

107

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,052.75

Median investment frequency

Weekly

Monthly

Median total investment

$980.76

$3,260.43

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

IBAL

VDGR

Strategy

IBAL.AX was created on 2022-08-15 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to a Balanced long term Strategic Asset Allocation .

VDGR.AX was created on 2017-11-20 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by employing a passive investment strategy that tracks the weighted average return of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to the SAA for the Fund, before takinginto account fees, expenses and tax

Top 3 holdings

iShares Core MSCI Wld Ex Aus ESG ETF (20.89 %)

iShares Core MSCI Australia ESG ETF (19.85 %)

iShares Treasury ETF (19.00 %)

BHP Group Ltd. (3.01 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2.40 %)

CSL Ltd. (1.89 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.97 %)

Communication Services (0.03 %)

Other (31.32 %)

Financials (13.67 %)

Information Technology (9.13 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (47.38 %)

Australia (36.02 %)

Japan (3.94 %)

United States (39.83 %)

Australia (38.22 %)

Japan (3.61 %)

Management fee

0.22 %

0.27 %


Key Summary

IBAL

VDGR

Issuer

iShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

28% S&P/ASX 300 Index - 20.5% MSCI World ex-Australia Index - 12.5% MSCI World ex Australia Hedged to AUD Index - 5% MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap Index - 34% Other Benchmark

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.22 %

0.27 %

Price

$29.70

$63.65

Size

$12.205 million

$1.222 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.30 %

5.01 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

16/08/2022

22/11/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IBAL

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

1

107

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,052.75

Median investment frequency

Weekly

Monthly

Median total investment

$980.76

$3,260.43

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

IBAL

VDGR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

IBAL

VDGR

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

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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