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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 VanEck MSCI Multifactor Em Markets Equity ETF (EMKT). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IEM

EMKT

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

172

159

Median incremental investment

$1,665.81

$1,028.59

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,053.47

$3,425.50

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

IEM

EMKT

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.

EMKT.AX was created on 2018-04-10 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The VanEck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (EMKT.AX) invests in a diversified portfolio of emerging markets listed securities with the aim of providing investment returns, before fees and other costs, which track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified MultipleFactor Index (AUD) (EMKT.AX Index).

Top 3 holdings

ISH MSCI EM USD ETF DIST (99.96 %)

USD CASH (0.97 %)

EUR CASH (0.01 %)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (7.87 %)

HCL Technologies Ltd (2.63 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd (2.49 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Information Technology (0.00 %)

Information Technology (58.97 %)

Materials (12.51 %)

Real Estate (10.87 %)

Top 3 countries

China (27.10 %)

Taiwan (18.78 %)

India (18.74 %)

India (23.86 %)

Taiwan (23.66 %)

China (21.17 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.69 %


Key Summary

IEM

EMKT

Issuer

iShares

VanEck

Tracking index

MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)

MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-Factor Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.69 %

Price

$69.29

$26.41

Size

$1.288 billion

$181.537 million

10Y return

43.04 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.99 %

3.31 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

12/04/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IEM

EMKT

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

172

159

Median incremental investment

$1,665.81

$1,028.59

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,053.47

$3,425.50

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

IEM

EMKT

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

IEM

EMKT

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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