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Compare UMAX vs. BEAR

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BetaShares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund (Managed Fund)

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 BetaShares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund (Managed Fund) (UMAX) and the BetaShares Australian Equities Bear (Hedge Fund) (BEAR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

UMAX

BEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

44

3

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,596.28

$1,120.36

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

UMAX

BEAR

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.

BEAR.AX was created on 2012-07-06 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. BEAR.AX seeks to generate returns that are negatively correlated to the returns of the Australian sharemarket. The Fund expects to generate a positive return when the S&P/ASX Accumulation 200 Index falls (and a negative return when the index rises).

Top 3 holdings

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

ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (98.02 %)

USD - UNITED STATES DOLLAR (1.66 %)

SPI 200 FUTURES MAR25 (0 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (55.37 %)

BETASHARES AUS HIGH INTEREST ETF (24.99 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Other (79.79 %)

Communication Services (20.21 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.40 %)

Switzerland (0.28 %)

Netherlands (0.13 %)

Management fee

0.79 %

1.38 %


Key Summary

UMAX

BEAR

Issuer

BetaShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.79 %

1.38 %

Price

$27.63

$7.57

Size

$260.470 million

$51.500 million

10Y return

64.86 %

-54.64 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

6.14 %

0.28 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

19/09/2014

09/07/2012

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

UMAX

BEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

44

3

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,596.28

$1,120.36

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

UMAX

BEAR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

UMAX

BEAR

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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