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Morningstar US 'Wide Moat'

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 Morningstar US 'Wide Moat' (MOAT) and the Vanguard Diversified Growth Index ETF (VDGR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

MOAT

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

523

107

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,052.75

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,393.29

$3,243.09

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

MOAT

VDGR

Strategy

The key objective of the MOAT fund is to track the performance of the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus NR AUD Index before considering any fees, expenses, and taxes.

VDGR.AX was created on 2017-11-20 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by employing a passive investment strategy that tracks the weighted average return of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to the SAA for the Fund, before takinginto account fees, expenses and tax

Top 3 holdings

Salesforce Inc (3.26 %)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (2.95 %)

Autodesk Inc (2.90 %)

BHP Group Ltd. (3.01 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2.40 %)

CSL Ltd. (1.89 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (23.89 %)

Health Care (21.03 %)

Information Technology (20.60 %)

Other (31.32 %)

Financials (13.67 %)

Information Technology (9.13 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (98.74 %)

Netherlands (1.26 %)

United States (39.83 %)

Australia (38.22 %)

Japan (3.61 %)

Management fee

0.49 %

0.27 %


Key Summary

MOAT

VDGR

Issuer

VanEck

Vanguard

Tracking index

Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index - AUD

28% S&P/ASX 300 Index - 20.5% MSCI World ex-Australia Index - 12.5% MSCI World ex Australia Hedged to AUD Index - 5% MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap Index - 34% Other Benchmark

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.49 %

0.27 %

Price

$134.03

$63.54

Size

$1.007 billion

$1.222 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

3.81 %

5.01 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

26/06/2015

22/11/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

MOAT

VDGR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

523

107

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,052.75

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,393.29

$3,243.09

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

MOAT

VDGR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

MOAT

VDGR

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

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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