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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 Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex Japan Shares Index ETF (VAE). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IEM

VAE

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

172

457

Median incremental investment

$1,666.00

$1,061.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,368.42

$3,135.60

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

IEM

VAE

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.

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF objective is to track the performance of the FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before accounting for fees, expenses and tax.

Top 3 holdings

ISH MSCI EM USD ETF DIST (99.97 %)

USD CASH (0.06 %)

EUR CASH (0.01 %)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (6.57 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (4.32 %)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (3.96 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Information Technology (0.00 %)

Information Technology (21.30 %)

Other (15.91 %)

Financials (15.36 %)

Top 3 countries

China (27.10 %)

Taiwan (18.78 %)

India (18.74 %)

China (31.42 %)

India (23.33 %)

Taiwan (18.76 %)

Management fee

0.69 %

0.4 %


Key Summary

IEM

VAE

Issuer

iShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)

FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan Australia and New Zealand Net - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.69 %

0.4 %

Price

$69.34

$80.40

Size

$1.268 billion

N/A

10Y return

34.96 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.82 %

2.13 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

11/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IEM

VAE

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

172

457

Median incremental investment

$1,666.00

$1,061.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,368.42

$3,135.60

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

IEM

VAE

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

VAE

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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