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iShares MSCI South Korea 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 MSCI South Korea ETF (IKO) and the BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Fund (Hedge Fund) (GEAR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

IKO

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

193

Median incremental investment

$990.50

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$781.65

$2,281.40

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

IKO

GEAR

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

GEAR.AX was created on 2014-04-30 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The ETF currently has 430.08m in AUM and 201 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with geared exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian shares as simply as buying any share on the ASX. As the fund is internally geared, investors do not need to take out margin loans and do not have the possibility of margin calls in relation to their investment in the Fund.

Top 3 holdings

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD (17.49 %)

SK HYNIX INC (9.13 %)

KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC (3.43 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (19.29 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (19.01 %)

CSL LTD (12.95 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (31.22 %)

Industrials (16.72 %)

Financials (14.78 %)

Other (35.58 %)

Financials (20.56 %)

Materials (12.96 %)

Top 3 countries

Korea (100.00 %)

Australia (94.91 %)

United States (3.06 %)

New Zealand (1.56 %)

Management fee

0.59 %

0.8 %


Key Summary

IKO

GEAR

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

MSCI Korea 25/50 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.59 %

0.8 %

Price

$86.85

$33.55

Size

$118.251 million

$459.370 million

10Y return

25.14 %

76.95 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.33 %

9.20 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

15/11/2007

02/05/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

IKO

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

193

Median incremental investment

$990.50

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$781.65

$2,281.40

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

IKO

GEAR

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

IKO

GEAR

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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