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Compare UMAX vs. GEAR

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

Betashares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Complex 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 Betashares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Complex ETF (UMAX) 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

UMAX

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

50

297

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,108.20

$2,253.55

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Key Summary

UMAX

GEAR

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.

GEAR.AX was created on 2014-04-30 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The ETF currently has 564.7m in AUM and 201 holdings. 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

ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (99.86 %)

USD - UNITED STATES DOLLAR (0.12 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0.01 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (24.69 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (21.16 %)

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD (12.18 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Other (36.19 %)

Financials (21.66 %)

Materials (11.94 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.47 %)

Switzerland (0.25 %)

China (0.11 %)

Australia (95.42 %)

United States (3.04 %)

New Zealand (0.60 %)

Management fee

0.79 %

0.8 %

Key Summary

UMAX

GEAR

Issuer

BetaShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.79 %

0.8 %

Price

$24.60

$34.67

Size

$282.575 million

$546.371 million

10Y return

49.36 %

100.64 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.68 %

5.62 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

19/09/2014

02/05/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

UMAX

GEAR

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

50

297

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,108.20

$2,253.55

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35

Pros and Cons

UMAX

GEAR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

UMAX

GEAR

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield