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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 U.S. Dollar ETF (USD). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IEM

USD

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

172

4

Median incremental investment

$1,666.00

$1,978.27

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,368.42

$1,023.75

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

IEM

USD

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.

USD.AX was created on 2011-01-31 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on long usd, short aud currency. USD.AX aims to track the performance of the U.S. dollar against the Australian dollar (before fees and expenses). If the U.S. dollar goes up 10% against the A$ the Fund is designed to go up 10% too, before fees and expenses. Conversely, the Fund will go down if the U.S. dollar falls.

Top 3 holdings

ISH MSCI EM USD ETF DIST (99.97 %)

USD CASH (0.06 %)

EUR CASH (0.01 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0.00 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Information Technology (0.00 %)

Other (99.98 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Top 3 countries

China (27.10 %)

Taiwan (18.78 %)

India (18.74 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.45 %


Key Summary

IEM

USD

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.45 %

Price

$69.34

$15.75

Size

$1.268 billion

$83.399 million

10Y return

34.96 %

24.41 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.82 %

1.74 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

01/02/2011

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IEM

USD

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

172

4

Median incremental investment

$1,666.00

$1,978.27

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,368.42

$1,023.75

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

IEM

USD

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower distribution yield

IEM

USD

Higher exposure to US market

Lower 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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