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Compare ISO vs. UMAX

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

iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries 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 S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF (ISO) and the Betashares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Complex ETF (UMAX). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

ISO

UMAX

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

47

Median incremental investment

$672.00

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,860.85

$3,896.15

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Key Summary

ISO

UMAX

Strategy

ISO.AX was created on 2010-12-06 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The ETF currently has 140.36m in AUM and 199 holdings. 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 the 200 largest Australian securities listed on the ASX.

UMAX.AX was created on 2014-09-17 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. UMAX.AX aims to generate attractive quarterly income and reduce the volatility of portfolio returns by implementing an equity income investment strategy over a portfolio of stocks comprising the S&P 500 Index. UMAX.AX does not aim to track an index.

Top 3 holdings

RAMELIUS RESOURCES LTD (1.71 %)

ZIP CO LTD (1.62 %)

VENTIA SERVICES GROUP LTD (1.54 %)

SPX US 09/19/25 C6615 (0 %)

ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (99.86 %)

USD - UNITED STATES DOLLAR (0.12 %)

Top 3 industries

Materials (22.03 %)

Consumer Discretionary (14.34 %)

Financials (13.22 %)

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (88.21 %)

United States (5.79 %)

New Zealand (3.68 %)

United States (99.40 %)

Switzerland (0.28 %)

Netherlands (0.13 %)

Management fee

0.55 %

0.79 %

Key Summary

ISO

UMAX

Issuer

iShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.55 %

0.79 %

Price

$5.53

$26.87

Size

$132.962 million

$294.748 million

10Y return

45.14 %

45.24 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.47 %

5.84 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

09/12/2010

19/09/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

ISO

UMAX

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

47

Median incremental investment

$672.00

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,860.85

$3,896.15

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Pros and Cons

ISO

UMAX

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

ISO

UMAX

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower 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