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Compare IESG vs. VDGR

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

iShares Core MSCI Australia Esg 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 Core MSCI Australia Esg ETF (IESG) and the Vanguard Diversified Growth Index ETF (VDGR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IESG

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

68

146

Median incremental investment

$1,650.51

$1,025.04

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$6,600.17

$4,375.14

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35

Key Summary

IESG

VDGR

Strategy

IESG.AX was created on 2021-06-02 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 407.73m in AUM and 81 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses. The objective of the Fund is to provide exposure to large, mid and small cap segments of the Australian market with better sustainability credentials relative to their sector peers

VDGR.AX was created on 2017-11-20 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by employing a passive investment strategy that tracks the weighted average return of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to the SAA for the Fund, before takinginto account fees, expenses and tax

Top 3 holdings

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (13.69 %)

WESFARMERS LTD (9.57 %)

CSL LTD (8.35 %)

BHP Group Ltd. (3.01 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2.40 %)

CSL Ltd. (1.89 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (29.77 %)

Materials (18.88 %)

Consumer Discretionary (10.77 %)

Other (31.32 %)

Financials (13.67 %)

Information Technology (9.13 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (95.54 %)

New Zealand (2.29 %)

United States (2.18 %)

United States (39.83 %)

Australia (38.22 %)

Japan (3.61 %)

Management fee

0.01 %

0.27 %

Key Summary

IESG

VDGR

Issuer

iShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

MSCI Australia IMI Custom ESG Leaders Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Gross

28% S&P/ASX 300 Index - 20.5% MSCI World ex-Australia Index - 12.5% MSCI World ex Australia Hedged to AUD Index - 5% MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap Index - 34% Other Benchmark

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.01 %

0.27 %

Price

$30.92

$66.06

Size

$393.082 million

$1.222 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.27 %

4.41 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

03/06/2021

22/11/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

IESG

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

68

146

Median incremental investment

$1,650.51

$1,025.04

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$6,600.17

$4,375.14

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35

Pros and Cons

IESG

VDGR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

IESG

VDGR

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield