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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 Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (VTS). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

USD

VTS

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

3

2,894

Median incremental investment

$2,022.49

$1,270.59

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,043.46

$5,193.65

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

USD

VTS

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.

Vanguard U.S. Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX: VTS) seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks the large, mid, small and micro-cap stocks on the US stock market, thus representing nearly 100% of the investable US stock market.

Top 3 holdings

AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR (0.34 %)

Apple Inc. (5.56 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.68 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.06 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (99.98 %)

Communication Services (0.00 %)

Information Technology (25.02 %)

Health Care (15.04 %)

Financials (10.84 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.41 %)

Switzerland (0.25 %)

Canada (0.12 %)

Management fee

0.45 %

0.03 %


Key Summary

USD

VTS

Issuer

BetaShares

Vanguard

Tracking index

CRSP U.S. Total Market Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.45 %

0.03 %

Price

$15.81

$472.15

Size

$81.654 million

$30.252 million

10Y return

30.34 %

257.20 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.74 %

1.34 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

01/02/2011

08/05/2009

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

USD

VTS

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

3

2,894

Median incremental investment

$2,022.49

$1,270.59

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$1,043.46

$5,193.65

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

USD

VTS

Pros

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

USD

VTS

Lower exposure to US market

Higher 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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