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Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex Japan Shares Index ETF

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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 Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex Japan Shares Index ETF (VAE) and the iShares Ftse Gbl Infrastructure (Aud Hedged) ETF (GLIN). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAE

GLIN

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

458

5

Median incremental investment

$1,061.45

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$3,162.77

$5,793.90

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAE

GLIN

Strategy

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF objective is to track the performance of the FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan, Australia and New Zealand Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before accounting for fees, expenses and tax.

GLIN.AX was created on 2023-05-16 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. The ETF currently has 865.52m in AUM and 135 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses (including the cost of hedging). The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of global developed market infrastructure securities.

Top 3 holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (6.57 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (4.32 %)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (3.96 %)

Aena SME SA (4.92 %)

Transurban Group (4.53 %)

NextEra Energy Inc (4.27 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (21.30 %)

Other (15.91 %)

Financials (15.36 %)

Other (82.20 %)

Energy (14.45 %)

Industrials (11.23 %)

Top 3 countries

China (31.42 %)

India (23.33 %)

Taiwan (18.76 %)

United States (60.50 %)

Canada (10.53 %)

Australia (6.00 %)

Management fee

0.4 %

0.15 %


Key Summary

VAE

GLIN

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan Australia and New Zealand Net - AUD

FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index - USD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.4 %

0.15 %

Price

$80.44

$26.70

Size

N/A

$891.420 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.13 %

0.97 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

11/12/2015

06/06/2016

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAE

GLIN

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

458

5

Median incremental investment

$1,061.45

$1,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$3,162.77

$5,793.90

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAE

GLIN

Pros

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VAE

GLIN

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

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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