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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 iShares MSCI Japan ETF (IJP). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

UMAX

IJP

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

43

49

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,071.20

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,397.00

$2,531.15

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

UMAX

IJP

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.

IJP.AX was created on 1996-03-12 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the MSCI Japan Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of Japanese large-, mid- & small- capitalisation companies.

Top 3 holdings

SPX US 03/21/25 C6000 (0 %)

SPX US 03/21/25 C6110 (0 %)

SPX US 03/21/25 C6160 (0 %)

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF (100.14 %)

USD CASH (0.03 %)

USD/AUD (0.00 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.40 %)

Switzerland (0.28 %)

Netherlands (0.13 %)

Japan (100.00 %)

Management fee

0.79 %

0.5 %


Key Summary

UMAX

IJP

Issuer

BetaShares

iShares

Tracking index

MSCI Japan Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.79 %

0.5 %

Price

$25.51

$110.44

Size

$275.492 million

$807.445 million

10Y return

48.31 %

69.91 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

6.14 %

1.52 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

19/09/2014

10/10/2007

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

UMAX

IJP

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

43

49

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,071.20

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,397.00

$2,531.15

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

UMAX

IJP

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower distribution yield

UMAX

IJP

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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