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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 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 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEM) and the BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASIA). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IEM

ASIA

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

172

938

Median incremental investment

$1,666.00

$928.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,368.42

$1,761.50

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

IEM

ASIA

Strategy

IEM.AX was created on 2003-04-07 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the equity market performance in global emerging markets.

ASIA aims to track the performance of the Solactive Asia Ex-Japan Technology & Internet Tigers index. The index consists of the 50 largest technology and online retail stocks in Asia (exclusing Japan).

Top 3 holdings

ISH MSCI EM USD ETF DIST (99.97 %)

USD CASH (0.06 %)

EUR CASH (0.01 %)

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTU (10.93 %)

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD (9.39 %)

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD (9.02 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Information Technology (0.00 %)

Other (77.61 %)

Communication Services (12.19 %)

Consumer Discretionary (9.47 %)

Top 3 countries

China (27.10 %)

Taiwan (18.78 %)

India (18.74 %)

China (43.17 %)

Taiwan (31.14 %)

Korea (13.68 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.67 %


Key Summary

IEM

ASIA

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)

Solactive Asia Ex-Japan Technology & Internet Tigers Index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.67 %

Price

$69.31

$10.81

Size

$1.268 billion

$560.703 million

10Y return

35.74 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.82 %

1.57 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

21/09/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IEM

ASIA

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

172

938

Median incremental investment

$1,666.00

$928.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,368.42

$1,761.50

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

IEM

ASIA

Pros

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

IEM

ASIA

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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