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

BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF

ASX

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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 U.S. Dollar ETF (USD) and the S&P Global 100 Multi-nationals (AUD Hedged) (IHOO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

USD

IHOO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

3

12

Median incremental investment

$2,022.49

$1,020.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,016.40

$7,362.80

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

USD

IHOO

Strategy

USD.AX was created on 2011-01-31 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on long usd, short aud currency. USD.AX aims to track the performance of the U.S. dollar against the Australian dollar (before fees and expenses). If the U.S. dollar goes up 10% against the A$ the Fund is designed to go up 10% too, before fees and expenses. Conversely, the Fund will go down if the U.S. dollar falls.

IHOO.AX was created on 2014-12-15 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The ETF currently has 478.19m in AUM and 104 holdings. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the S&P Global 100 Hedged AUD Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of 100 multi-national, blue chip companies of major importance in global equity markets

Top 3 holdings

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0.34 %)

APPLE INC (12.53 %)

NVIDIA CORP (11.90 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (10.90 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.98 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Information Technology (41.20 %)

Health Care (10.04 %)

Consumer Discretionary (9.13 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (81.06 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (4.32 %)

Switzerland (3.26 %)

Management fee

0.45 %

0.43 %


Key Summary

USD

IHOO

Issuer

BetaShares

iShares

Tracking index

S&P Global 100 Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.45 %

0.43 %

Price

$15.46

$185.47

Size

$79.391 million

$486.061 million

10Y return

30.91 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.74 %

5.07 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

01/02/2011

18/12/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

USD

IHOO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

3

12

Median incremental investment

$2,022.49

$1,020.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$1,016.40

$7,362.80

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

USD

IHOO

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

USD

IHOO

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Higher management fee

Lower management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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