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Compare SYI vs. IEM

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

SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield 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 SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF (SYI) and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEM). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

SYI

IEM

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

115

186

Median incremental investment

$1,000.89

$1,551.98

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,461.50

$4,182.00

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

SYI

IEM

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 410.44m in AUM and 61 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.

IEM.AX was created on 2003-04-07 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the equity market performance in global emerging markets.

Top 3 holdings

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (10.75 %)

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (8.97 %)

National Australia Bank Ltd (8.96 %)

ISH MSCI EM USD ETF DIST (99.97 %)

USD CASH (0.09 %)

EUR CASH (0.01 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (57.03 %)

Materials (15.64 %)

Consumer Discretionary (15.19 %)

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Information Technology (0.00 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (99.65 %)

China (0.29 %)

New Zealand (0.06 %)

China (27.10 %)

Taiwan (18.78 %)

India (18.74 %)

Management fee

0.2 %

0.69 %


Key Summary

SYI

IEM

Issuer

SPDR

iShares

Tracking index

MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index - AUD

MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.2 %

0.69 %

Price

$29.29

$68.00

Size

$436.240 million

$1.032 billion

10Y return

-6.81 %

24.89 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

8.96 %

1.82 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

29/09/2010

10/10/2007

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

SYI

IEM

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

115

186

Median incremental investment

$1,000.89

$1,551.98

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,461.50

$4,182.00

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

SYI

IEM

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

SYI

IEM

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

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield