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iShares Europe 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 Europe ETF (IEU) and the BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Fund (Hedge Fund) (GEAR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IEU

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

57

196

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,101.50

$2,273.76

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

IEU

GEAR

Strategy

IEU.AX was created on 2000-07-25 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the S&P Europe 350TM Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of large capitalisation equities and covers 16 major developed European markets

GEAR.AX was created on 2014-04-30 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The Fund aims to provide investors with geared exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian shares as simply as buying any share on the ASX. As the fund is internally geared, investors do not need to take out margin loans and do not have the possibility of margin calls in relation to their investment in the Fund.

Top 3 holdings

ISHARES EUROPE ETF TRUST (99.88 %)

AUD CASH (0.11 %)

USD CASH (0.02 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (19.29 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (19.01 %)

CSL LTD (12.95 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.93 %)

Communication Services (0.07 %)

Other (35.58 %)

Financials (20.56 %)

Materials (12.96 %)

Top 3 countries

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (22.73 %)

Switzerland (16.15 %)

France (15.81 %)

Australia (94.91 %)

United States (3.06 %)

New Zealand (1.56 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

0.8 %


Key Summary

IEU

GEAR

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

S&P Europe 350 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.8 %

Price

$84.06

$31.58

Size

$712.627 million

$492.306 million

10Y return

56.16 %

53.97 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.40 %

9.20 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

02/05/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IEU

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

57

196

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,101.50

$2,273.76

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

IEU

GEAR

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

IEU

GEAR

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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