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Compare UMAX vs. ISEC

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

Betashares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Complex ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

iShares Enhanced Cash ETF

ASX

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

Community Stats

UMAX

ISEC

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

50

7

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$2,568.35

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,052.29

$3,616.92

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Key Summary

UMAX

ISEC

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.

ISEC.AX was created on 2017-06-02 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on broad credit fixed income. The ETF currently has 597.47m in AUM and 5 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with performance, before fees and expenses, in excess of the performance of an index comprised of Australian bank bills.

Top 3 holdings

SPX US 05/15/26 C7315 (0 %)

ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (99.33 %)

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0.64 %)

RBC MONEY MARKET 11AM (11.70 %)

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD (SYDNEY B (3.32 %)

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATIO (3.32 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Other (99.33 %)

Communication Services (0.87 %)

Consumer Discretionary (0.67 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.47 %)

Switzerland (0.25 %)

China (0.11 %)

Management fee

0.79 %

0.12 %

Key Summary

UMAX

ISEC

Issuer

BetaShares

iShares

Tracking index

S&P/ASX Bank Bill Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.79 %

0.12 %

Price

$26.14

$100.48

Size

$286.715 million

$605.838 million

10Y return

52.60 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.56 %

2.39 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

19/09/2014

06/06/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

UMAX

ISEC

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

50

7

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$2,568.35

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,052.29

$3,616.92

Average age group

> 35

> 35

Pros and Cons

UMAX

ISEC

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

ISEC

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