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Compare IHWL vs. IBAL

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

iShares Core MSCI World Ex Aus Esg (Aud Hed) ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

iShares Balanced Esg ETF

ASX

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 World Ex Aus Esg (Aud Hed) ETF (IHWL) and the iShares Balanced Esg ETF (IBAL). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IHWL

IBAL

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

49

2

Median incremental investment

$1,644.48

$40,022.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$6,678.00

$5,523.30

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Key Summary

IHWL

IBAL

Strategy

IHWL.AX was created on 2016-04-22 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the MSCI World Investable Market AUD Hedged Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of global, developed market large-, mid- and small-capitalisation companies.

IBAL.AX was created on 2022-08-15 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to a Balanced long term Strategic Asset Allocation .

Top 3 holdings

NVIDIA CORP (11.05 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (6.56 %)

ALPHABET INC CLASS A (5.10 %)

iShares Core MSCI Wld Ex Aus ESG ETF (24.22 %)

iShares Treasury ETF (15.51 %)

iShares Core MSCI Australia ESG ETF (14.79 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (31.54 %)

Financials (15.76 %)

Industrials (10.78 %)

Other (99.97 %)

Communication Services (0.03 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (73.70 %)

Japan (6.26 %)

Canada (3.34 %)

United States (49.94 %)

Australia (32.25 %)

Japan (4.21 %)

Management fee

0.12 %

0.22 %

Key Summary

IHWL

IBAL

Issuer

iShares

iShares

Tracking index

MSCI World IMI 100% Hedged to AUD Net Variant

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.12 %

0.22 %

Price

$66.96

$30.60

Size

$1.024 billion

$25.002 million

10Y return

163.41 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.03 %

2.70 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

28/04/2016

16/08/2022

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

IHWL

IBAL

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

49

2

Median incremental investment

$1,644.48

$40,022.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$6,678.00

$5,523.30

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Pros and Cons

IHWL

IBAL

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to AU market

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

IHWL

IBAL

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield