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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 VanEck Ftse International Property (Aud Hedged) ETF (REIT). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IEU

REIT

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

57

104

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$835.75

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,101.50

$1,131.00

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

IEU

REIT

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

REIT.AX was created on 2019-03-29 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on real estate equity. REIT.AX seeks to provide investors with access to a diversified portfolio of international property securities

Top 3 holdings

ISHARES EUROPE ETF TRUST (99.88 %)

AUD CASH (0.11 %)

USD CASH (0.02 %)

Prologis Inc (6.60 %)

Equinix Inc (6.21 %)

Welltower Inc (5.31 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.93 %)

Communication Services (0.07 %)

Real Estate (100.00 %)

Other (8.61 %)

Top 3 countries

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

Switzerland (16.15 %)

France (15.81 %)

United States (73.96 %)

Japan (5.45 %)

Singapore (3.61 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

0.43 %


Key Summary

IEU

REIT

Issuer

iShares

VanEck

Tracking index

S&P Europe 350 Index - AUD

FTSE EPRA NAREIT Developed ex Australia Rental Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.43 %

Price

$84.06

$15.60

Size

$712.627 million

$465.541 million

10Y return

57.06 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.40 %

4.17 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

02/04/2019

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IEU

REIT

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

57

104

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$835.75

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,101.50

$1,131.00

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

IEU

REIT

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower price growth

IEU

REIT

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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