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Compare IKO vs. ALPH

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

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

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 South Korea ETF (IKO) and the Schroder Global Equity Alpha Fund - Active ETF (ALPH). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IKO

ALPH

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

68

3

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,309.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,288.08

$1,262.70

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Key Summary

IKO

ALPH

Strategy

IKO.AX was created on 2000-05-09 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 Korea 25/50 Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of Korean large-, mid- & small- capitalisation companies

ALPH.AX was created on 2024-12-04 by Schroder. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. To provide capital growth in excess of the MSCI All Country World Index (Net TR) Index before fees over a three to five year period by investing in equities of companies worldwide.

Top 3 holdings

SK HYNIX INC (22.79 %)

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD (22.44 %)

SK SQUARE LTD (2.79 %)

NVIDIA Corp (6.38 %)

Alphabet Inc Class A (6.08 %)

Broadcom Inc (4.75 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (36.22 %)

Industrials (20.26 %)

Financials (14.10 %)

Top 3 countries

Korea (100.00 %)

United States (67.41 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (8.70 %)

Japan (4.46 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

0 %

Key Summary

IKO

ALPH

Issuer

iShares

Schroder

Tracking index

MSCI Korea 25/50 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0 %

Price

$280.91

$10.98

Size

$232.515 million

N/A

10Y return

298.34 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.26 %

0.54 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

15/11/2007

08/12/2024

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

IKO

ALPH

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

68

3

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,309.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,288.08

$1,262.70

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Pros and Cons

IKO

ALPH

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

IKO

ALPH

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield