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

Community Stats

IEM

HJPN

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

173

57

Median incremental investment

$1,665.81

$974.30

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,297.22

$2,377.62

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

IEM

HJPN

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.

HJPN.AX was created on 2016-05-10 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The investment objective of the BetaShares Japan ETF - Currency Hedged is to provide an investment return that aims to track the performance of the S&P Japan Exporters Hedged AUD Index (the Index), before taking into account fees and expenses.

Top 3 holdings

ISH MSCI EM USD ETF DIST (99.97 %)

USD CASH (0.06 %)

EUR CASH (0.01 %)

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP (7.67 %)

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP (5.01 %)

SONY GROUP CORP (4.44 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Information Technology (0.00 %)

Other (64.84 %)

Consumer Discretionary (8.89 %)

Industrials (7.67 %)

Top 3 countries

China (27.10 %)

Taiwan (18.78 %)

India (18.74 %)

Japan (100.00 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.56 %


Key Summary

IEM

HJPN

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)

S&P Japan Exporters AUD Hedged Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.56 %

Price

$69.39

$19.91

Size

$1.318 billion

$155.118 million

10Y return

35.77 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.82 %

5.10 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

12/05/2016

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IEM

HJPN

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

173

57

Median incremental investment

$1,665.81

$974.30

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,297.22

$2,377.62

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

IEM

HJPN

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

IEM

HJPN

Higher exposure to US market

Lower 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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