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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 Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF (VBND). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

UMAX

VBND

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

44

130

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,025.69

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,600.04

$2,180.36

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

UMAX

VBND

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.

VBND.AX was created on 2017-10-10 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF seeks to track the return of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted and Scaled Index hedged into Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax

Top 3 holdings

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

ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (98.00 %)

USD - UNITED STATES DOLLAR (1.68 %)

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25 2024-12-31 (0.39 %)

United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.5 2024-11-30 (0.37 %)

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 3.4 2025-03-28 (0.33 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.40 %)

Switzerland (0.28 %)

Netherlands (0.13 %)

Management fee

0.79 %

0.2 %


Key Summary

UMAX

VBND

Issuer

BetaShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.79 %

0.2 %

Price

$27.66

$41.93

Size

$266.179 million

$4.154 million

10Y return

60.44 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

6.14 %

3.69 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

19/09/2014

12/10/2017

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

UMAX

VBND

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

44

130

Median incremental investment

$993.50

$1,025.69

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,600.04

$2,180.36

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

UMAX

VBND

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

VBND

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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