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Compare SYI vs. GEAR

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

SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield 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 SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF (SYI) and the Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF (GEAR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

SYI

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

162

275

Median incremental investment

$1,000.86

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,512.98

$2,410.86

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35

Key Summary

SYI

GEAR

Strategy

SYI.AX was created on 2010-09-28 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on high dividend yield equity. The ETF currently has 533.46m in AUM and 63 holdings. The SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index.

GEAR.AX was created on 2014-04-30 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The Fund aims to provide investors with geared exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian shares as simply as buying any share on the ASX. As the fund is internally geared, investors do not need to take out margin loans and do not have the possibility of margin calls in relation to their investment in the Fund.

Top 3 holdings

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (11.45 %)

Westpac Banking Corp (11.16 %)

National Australia Bank Ltd (10.11 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (22.01 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (18.14 %)

WESTPAC BANKING CORP (11.10 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (64.34 %)

Consumer Discretionary (15.19 %)

Energy (14.07 %)

Other (36.19 %)

Financials (21.66 %)

Materials (11.94 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (99.65 %)

China (0.29 %)

New Zealand (0.06 %)

Australia (94.91 %)

United States (3.06 %)

New Zealand (1.56 %)

Management fee

0.2 %

0.8 %

Key Summary

SYI

GEAR

Issuer

SPDR

BetaShares

Tracking index

MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.2 %

0.8 %

Price

$29.44

$33.42

Size

$550.410 million

$538.636 million

10Y return

10.39 %

87.23 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

7.78 %

5.75 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

29/09/2010

02/05/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

SYI

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

162

275

Median incremental investment

$1,000.86

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,512.98

$2,410.86

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35

Pros and Cons

SYI

GEAR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

SYI

GEAR

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

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield