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Compare IEM vs. SYI

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

ASX

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Overview
Performance

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 SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF (SYI). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IEM

SYI

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

234

150

Median incremental investment

$1,408.64

$1,000.93

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,109.63

$1,605.90

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Key Summary

IEM

SYI

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.

SYI.AX was created on 2010-09-28 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on high dividend yield equity. The ETF currently has 524.62m in AUM and 63 holdings. The SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index.

Top 3 holdings

ISH MSCI EM USD ETF DIST (99.96 %)

USD CASH (0.03 %)

EUR CASH (0.01 %)

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (11.28 %)

Westpac Banking Corp (11.11 %)

National Australia Bank Ltd (10.46 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Information Technology (0.00 %)

Financials (64.34 %)

Consumer Discretionary (15.19 %)

Energy (14.07 %)

Top 3 countries

China (27.10 %)

Taiwan (18.78 %)

India (18.74 %)

Australia (99.65 %)

China (0.29 %)

New Zealand (0.06 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.2 %

Key Summary

IEM

SYI

Issuer

iShares

SPDR

Tracking index

MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)

MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.2 %

Price

$83.87

$30.30

Size

$1.372 billion

$528.518 million

10Y return

69.50 %

10.54 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.85 %

7.78 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

29/09/2010

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

IEM

SYI

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

234

150

Median incremental investment

$1,408.64

$1,000.93

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,109.63

$1,605.90

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Pros and Cons

IEM

SYI

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

IEM

SYI

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