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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 S&P 500 Aud Hedged ETF (IHVV). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAE

IHVV

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

458

170

Median incremental investment

$1,057.33

$1,498.73

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,071.15

$3,104.68

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAE

IHVV

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.

IHVV.AX was created on 2014-12-15 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the S&P 500 Hedged AUD Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of large capitalisation US equities.

Top 3 holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (6.57 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (4.32 %)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (3.96 %)

Microsoft Corporation (6.95 %)

Apple, Inc. (5.75 %)

NVIDIA Corporation (5.10 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (21.30 %)

Other (15.91 %)

Financials (15.36 %)

Other (99.94 %)

Communication Services (0.06 %)

Top 3 countries

China (31.42 %)

India (23.33 %)

Taiwan (18.76 %)

United States (94.52 %)

Management fee

0.4 %

0.1 %


Key Summary

VAE

IHVV

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

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

S&P 500 Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.4 %

0.1 %

Price

$79.25

$55.05

Size

N/A

$2.116 billion

10Y return

N/A

120.46 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.13 %

51.08 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

11/12/2015

18/12/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAE

IHVV

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

458

170

Median incremental investment

$1,057.33

$1,498.73

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,071.15

$3,104.68

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAE

IHVV

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VAE

IHVV

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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