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S&P US 600 Small-Caps

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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 S&P US 600 Small-Caps (IJR) and the S&P Aussie Bear 200 (geared) (BEAR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IJR

BEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

80

3

Median incremental investment

$2,018.00

$1,175.25

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$6,606.54

$2,270.32

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

IJR

BEAR

Strategy

IJR.AX was created on 2000-05-22 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. 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 small capitalisation US equities.

BEAR.AX was created on 2012-07-06 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. BEAR.AX seeks to generate returns that are negatively correlated to the returns of the Australian sharemarket. The Fund expects to generate a positive return when the S&P/ASX Accumulation 200 Index falls (and a negative return when the index rises).

Top 3 holdings

Fabrinet (0.70 %)

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc (0.63 %)

Ensign Group Inc (0.61 %)

SPI 200 FUTURES SEP24 (0 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (47.09 %)

BETASHARES AUS HIGH INTEREST ETF (29.63 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.85 %)

Communication Services (0.15 %)

Other (79.79 %)

Communication Services (20.21 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (98.93 %)

Management fee

0.07 %

1.38 %


Key Summary

IJR

BEAR

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

S&P Small Cap 600

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.07 %

1.38 %

Price

$194.31

$7.67

Size

$803.111 million

$50.186 million

10Y return

192.09 %

-58.90 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.24 %

0.28 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

10/10/2007

09/07/2012

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IJR

BEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

80

3

Median incremental investment

$2,018.00

$1,175.25

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$6,606.54

$2,270.32

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

IJR

BEAR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

IJR

BEAR

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

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