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iShares Treasury 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 Treasury ETF (IGB) and the VanEck Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IGB

HLTH

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

4

59

Median incremental investment

$836.78

$541.05

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,912.95

$1,607.52

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

IGB

HLTH

Strategy

IGB.AX was created on 2012-03-12 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of the Australian bond market and is comprised of fixed income securities issued by the Australian Treasury.

HLTH.AX was created on 2020-09-08 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on health care equity. The Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of the Reference Index in Australian dollars.

Top 3 holdings

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (5.50 %)

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (5.37 %)

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (5.32 %)

Waters Corp (2.66 %)

DexCom Inc (2.66 %)

Exelixis Inc (2.65 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.83 %)

Communication Services (0.17 %)

Health Care (100.00 %)

Other (9.88 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (68.78 %)

Japan (13.50 %)

Denmark (7.34 %)

Management fee

0.26 %

0.45 %


Key Summary

IGB

HLTH

Issuer

iShares

VanEck

Tracking index

Bloomberg AusBond Treasury (0+Y)

MarketGrader Developed Markets ex-Australia Health Care Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.26 %

0.45 %

Price

$98.10

$11.82

Size

$371.076 million

$51.163 million

10Y return

-9.07 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.76 %

0.58 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

14/03/2012

09/09/2020

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IGB

HLTH

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

4

59

Median incremental investment

$836.78

$541.05

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,912.95

$1,607.52

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

IGB

HLTH

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

IGB

HLTH

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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