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Hejaz Equities Fund (Managed Fund)

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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 Hejaz Equities Fund (Managed Fund) (ISLM) 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

ISLM

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

7

192

Median incremental investment

$643.50

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,844.20

$2,254.58

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

ISLM

GEAR

Strategy

ISLM.AX was created on 2020-10-17 by Hejaz . The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. To achieve a (total) return at least equal to movements- in the Benchmark over rolling 5 to 7 year timeframe through exposure to a diversified equities portfolio of shariah Compliant investments.

GEAR.AX was created on 2014-04-30 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. 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

Pop Mart International Group Ltd Ordinary Shares (9.77 %)

Air Products & Chemicals Inc (6.57 %)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR (6.55 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (24.72 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (19.24 %)

CSL LTD (12.66 %)

Top 3 industries

Consumer Discretionary (25.47 %)

Materials (20.90 %)

Information Technology (18.97 %)

Other (37.54 %)

Financials (21.77 %)

Materials (11.30 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (39.31 %)

Australia (26.55 %)

China (10.94 %)

Australia (94.91 %)

United States (3.06 %)

New Zealand (1.56 %)

Management fee

1.89 %

0.8 %


Key Summary

ISLM

GEAR

Issuer

Hejaz

BetaShares

Tracking index

MSCI World Islamic

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

1.89 %

0.8 %

Price

$1.17

$32.80

Size

N/A

$477.671 million

10Y return

N/A

43.42 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

- %

8.59 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

16/10/2022

02/05/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

ISLM

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

7

192

Median incremental investment

$643.50

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,844.20

$2,254.58

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

ISLM

GEAR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

ISLM

GEAR

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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