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SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries 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 SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Fund (SSO) and the Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF (VBND). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

SSO

VBND

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

2

124

Median incremental investment

$6,000.00

$1,025.69

Median investment frequency

Weekly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,715.80

$2,459.78

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

SSO

VBND

Strategy

SSO.AX was created on 2011-04-13 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. The ETF currently has 26.91m in AUM and 204 holdings. The SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index.

VBND.AX was created on 2017-10-10 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted and Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax

Top 3 holdings

Life360 Inc Chess Depository Interest (1.75 %)

Alcoa Corp Chess Depository Receipt (1.71 %)

Zip Co Ltd (1.47 %)

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 2024-12-31 (0.39 %)

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.5 2024-11-30 (0.37 %)

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 3.4 2025-03-28 (0.33 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (47.14 %)

Other (24.43 %)

Energy (22.19 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.5 %

0.2 %


Key Summary

SSO

VBND

Issuer

SPDR

Vanguard

Tracking index

S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index - AUD

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.5 %

0.2 %

Price

$14.92

$42.41

Size

$26.783 million

$4.185 million

10Y return

38.40 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

6.16 %

3.65 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

13/04/2011

12/10/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

SSO

VBND

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

2

124

Median incremental investment

$6,000.00

$1,025.69

Median investment frequency

Weekly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,715.80

$2,459.78

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

SSO

VBND

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

SSO

VBND

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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