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Compare UMAX vs. IFRA

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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 VanEck Ftse Global Infrastructure (Aud Hedged) ETF (IFRA). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

UMAX

IFRA

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

44

124

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$999.60

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,602.86

$4,280.64

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

UMAX

IFRA

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.

IFRA.AX was created on 2016-04-29 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. Each Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of its Reference Index in Australian dollars. A Fund does not aim to perfectly replicate its Reference Index on a one-to-one basis

Top 3 holdings

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

ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (98.02 %)

USD - UNITED STATES DOLLAR (1.66 %)

Transurban Group (4.68 %)

Aena SME SA (4.54 %)

NextEra Energy Inc (4.46 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Industrials (45.73 %)

Utilities (37.57 %)

Energy (8.84 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.40 %)

Switzerland (0.28 %)

Netherlands (0.13 %)

United States (60.06 %)

Canada (10.62 %)

Spain (6.21 %)

Management fee

0.79 %

0.52 %


Key Summary

UMAX

IFRA

Issuer

BetaShares

VanEck

Tracking index

FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index - CAD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.79 %

0.52 %

Price

$27.69

$21.84

Size

$260.470 million

$1.221 billion

10Y return

63.75 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

6.14 %

3.32 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

19/09/2014

03/05/2016

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

UMAX

IFRA

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

44

124

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$999.60

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,602.86

$4,280.64

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

UMAX

IFRA

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

UMAX

IFRA

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

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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