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Compare IJP vs. ASIA

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

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

ASX

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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 MSCI Japan ETF (IJP) and the Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASIA). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IJP

ASIA

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

100

1,311

Median incremental investment

$1,060.01

$993.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,073.01

$2,479.95

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Key Summary

IJP

ASIA

Strategy

IJP.AX was created on 1996-03-12 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 1308.83m in AUM and 181 holdings. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the MSCI Japan Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of Japanese large-, mid- & small- capitalisation companies.

ASIA aims to track the performance of the Solactive Asia Ex-Japan Technology & Internet Tigers index. The index consists of the 50 largest technology and online retail stocks in Asia (excluding Japan).

Top 3 holdings

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF (99.65 %)

AUD CASH (0.34 %)

USD CASH (0.00 %)

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (17.33 %)

SK HYNIX INC (14.37 %)

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTU (10.73 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Other (78.96 %)

Communication Services (11.73 %)

Consumer Discretionary (8.74 %)

Top 3 countries

Japan (100.00 %)

China (31.58 %)

Taiwan (31.34 %)

Korea (28.03 %)

Management fee

0.5 %

0.67 %

Key Summary

IJP

ASIA

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

MSCI Japan Index - AUD

Solactive Asia Ex-Japan Technology & Internet Tigers Index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.5 %

0.67 %

Price

$120.51

$15.03

Size

$1.238 billion

$1.045 billion

10Y return

97.30 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.90 %

1.15 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

21/09/2018

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

IJP

ASIA

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

100

1,311

Median incremental investment

$1,060.01

$993.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,073.01

$2,479.95

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Pros and Cons

IJP

ASIA

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

IJP

ASIA

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield