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BetaShares Australian Financials Sector ETF

ASX

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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 BetaShares Australian Financials Sector ETF (QFN) and the Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (VTS). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

QFN

VTS

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

23

2,931

Median incremental investment

$543.50

$1,268.92

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,483.83

$5,269.00

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

QFN

VTS

Strategy

QFN.AX was created on 2010-12-10 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on financials equity. QFN.AX aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) comprising the largest ASX-listed companies in the financial sector, including the Big 4 banks and insurance companies but excluding Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Vanguard U.S. Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX: VTS) seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks the large, mid, small and micro-cap stocks on the US stock market, thus representing nearly 100% of the investable US stock market.

Top 3 holdings

S&P/ASX200 F-REIT MAR25 (0 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (31.55 %)

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD (14.28 %)

Apple Inc. (5.56 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.68 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.06 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (99.16 %)

Communication Services (2.56 %)

Other (0.84 %)

Information Technology (25.02 %)

Health Care (15.04 %)

Financials (10.84 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (99.69 %)

United States (0.31 %)

United States (99.41 %)

Switzerland (0.25 %)

Canada (0.12 %)

Management fee

0.34 %

0.03 %


Key Summary

QFN

VTS

Issuer

BetaShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

Solactive Australia Financials Ex-REITs Sector Index

CRSP U.S. Total Market Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.34 %

0.03 %

Price

$16.75

$478.35

Size

$81.878 million

$30.252 million

10Y return

45.02 %

259.66 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.79 %

1.39 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

15/12/2010

08/05/2009

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

QFN

VTS

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

23

2,931

Median incremental investment

$543.50

$1,268.92

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,483.83

$5,269.00

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

QFN

VTS

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower distribution yield

QFN

VTS

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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