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Compare SYI vs. VDIF

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

State Street SPDR MSCI Aus Select High Dividend Yield ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

Vanguard Diversified Income ETF

ASX

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 State Street SPDR MSCI Aus Select High Dividend Yield ETF (SYI) and the Vanguard Diversified Income ETF (VDIF). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

SYI

VDIF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

221

36

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$593.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,949.90

$2,389.64

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Key Summary

SYI

VDIF

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 672.53m in AUM and 59 holdings. The State Street 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.

VDIF.AX was created on 2025-03-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The ETF seeks to provide regular income and some capital growth potential via exposure to a highly diversified, multi asset portfolio.

Top 3 holdings

National Australia Bank Ltd (9.45 %)

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (9.31 %)

Westpac Banking Corp (9.09 %)

Vanguard Australian Shares High Yld ETF (23.50 %)

Vanguard InternationalSharesHighYieldETF (19.80 %)

Vanguard Intl Credit Secs (Hdg) ETF (9.20 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (64.34 %)

Consumer Discretionary (15.19 %)

Energy (14.07 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (100.00 %)

Australia (51.66 %)

United States (24.17 %)

Japan (4.01 %)

Management fee

0.2 %

0.32 %

Key Summary

SYI

VDIF

Issuer

SPDR

Vanguard

Tracking index

MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index - AUD

28% FTSE Australia High Dividend Yield Index - 21% FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index - 17% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate and Government-Related Scaled Index - 44% Other Indexes - Benchmark TR Net

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.2 %

0.32 %

Price

$31.45

$54.31

Size

$691.357 million

N/A

10Y return

24.01 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

8.26 %

2.27 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

29/09/2010

04/03/2025

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

SYI

VDIF

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

221

36

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$593.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,949.90

$2,389.64

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Pros and Cons

SYI

VDIF

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

VDIF

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