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BetaShares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund (Managed 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 BetaShares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund (Managed Fund) (UMAX) and the VanEck 1-5 Year Australian Government Bond ETF (1GOV). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

UMAX

1GOV

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

44

2

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,252.75

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$2,600.04

$1,282.25

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

UMAX

1GOV

Strategy

UMAX.AX was created on 2014-09-17 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. UMAX.AX aims to generate attractive quarterly income and reduce the volatility of portfolio returns by implementing an equity income investment strategy over a portfolio of stocks comprising the S&P 500 Index. UMAX.AX does not aim to track an index.

1GOV.AX was created on 2023-09-26 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The ETF currently has 13.29m in AUM and 39 holdings. Each Fund aims to provide an investment return before fees and other costs which tracks the performance of its Reference Index in Australian dollars. The Funds do not necessarily aim to perfectly replicate the Reference Index on a oneto-one basis

Top 3 holdings

SPX US 02/21/25 C6160 (0 %)

ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (98.00 %)

USD - UNITED STATES DOLLAR (1.68 %)

Australia (Commonwealth of) (7.89 %)

Australia (Commonwealth of) (7.63 %)

Australia (Commonwealth of) (7.04 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.40 %)

Switzerland (0.28 %)

Netherlands (0.13 %)

Management fee

0.79 %

0.22 %


Key Summary

UMAX

1GOV

Issuer

BetaShares

VanEck

Tracking index

S&P/ASX Government Bond Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.79 %

0.22 %

Price

$27.62

$51.19

Size

$266.179 million

$13.333 million

10Y return

61.71 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

6.14 %

0.66 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

19/09/2014

27/09/2023

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

UMAX

1GOV

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

44

2

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,252.75

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$2,600.04

$1,282.25

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

UMAX

1GOV

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

UMAX

1GOV

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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