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iShares Europe ETF

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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 WCM Quality Global Growth Fund (Quoted Managed Fund) (WCMQ). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IEU

WCMQ

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

57

1

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,006.22

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,123.25

$1,478.02

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

IEU

WCMQ

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

WCMQ.AX was created on 2018-09-03 by WCM. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. To exceed the benchmark MSCI All Country World Index ex-Australia before taxes and fees over rolling three-year time periods, and to experience lower volatility than the benchmark.

Top 3 holdings

ISHARES EUROPE ETF TRUST (99.88 %)

AUD CASH (0.11 %)

USD CASH (0.02 %)

AppLovin Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A (6.22 %)

GE Aerospace (4.72 %)

Amazon.com Inc (4.70 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.93 %)

Communication Services (0.07 %)

Information Technology (31.52 %)

Other (17.50 %)

Health Care (17.32 %)

Top 3 countries

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

Switzerland (16.15 %)

France (15.81 %)

United States (71.21 %)

Canada (4.84 %)

Denmark (4.43 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

1.25 %


Key Summary

IEU

WCMQ

Issuer

iShares

WCM

Tracking index

S&P Europe 350 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

1.25 %

Price

$84.93

$11.03

Size

$720.410 million

$383.482 million

10Y return

56.84 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.40 %

3.86 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

03/09/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IEU

WCMQ

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

57

1

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,006.22

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,123.25

$1,478.02

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

IEU

WCMQ

Pros

  • 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

  • Higher management fee

IEU

WCMQ

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

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