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Compare ISO vs. VCF

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

iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF

ASX

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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 Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF (VCF). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

ISO

VCF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

8

Median incremental investment

$756.18

$524.61

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,392.78

$5,798.23

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Key Summary

ISO

VCF

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 196.45m in AUM and 194 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.

VCF.AX was created on 2015-12-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The ETF currently has 3.93m in AUM and 6306 holdings. Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate and Government-Related Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Top 3 holdings

RAMELIUS RESOURCES LTD (1.71 %)

ZIP CO LTD (1.62 %)

VENTIA SERVICES GROUP LTD (1.54 %)

Korea National Housing Bond I 1.75 2024-04-30 (0.29 %)

NTT Finance Corp. 0.18 2025-12-19 (0.22 %)

Major Joint Local Government Bond 0.18 2028-04-25 (0.22 %)

Top 3 industries

Materials (22.03 %)

Consumer Discretionary (14.34 %)

Financials (13.22 %)

Other (99.99 %)

Financials (0.01 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (88.79 %)

United States (3.56 %)

New Zealand (3.50 %)

Management fee

0.55 %

0.3 %

Key Summary

ISO

VCF

Issuer

iShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Government-related and Corporate Index hedged into Australian Dollars - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.55 %

0.3 %

Price

$6.05

$39.31

Size

$200.178 million

$3.901 million

10Y return

63.51 %

-22.05 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.44 %

4.31 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

09/12/2010

08/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

ISO

VCF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

8

Median incremental investment

$756.18

$524.61

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,392.78

$5,798.23

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Pros and Cons

ISO

VCF

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

ISO

VCF

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield