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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 SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Fund (SSO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAE

SSO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

462

2

Median incremental investment

$1,059.18

$6,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Weekly

Median total investment

$3,237.60

$1,711.71

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VAE

SSO

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.

SSO.AX was created on 2011-04-13 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. The ETF currently has 27.4m in AUM and 202 holdings. The SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index.

Top 3 holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (6.57 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (4.32 %)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (3.96 %)

Life360 Inc Chess Depository Interest (1.91 %)

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (1.53 %)

De Grey Mining Ltd (1.50 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (21.30 %)

Other (15.91 %)

Financials (15.36 %)

Materials (29.55 %)

Financials (29.44 %)

Energy (22.19 %)

Top 3 countries

China (31.42 %)

India (23.33 %)

Taiwan (18.76 %)

Australia (88.20 %)

United States (5.61 %)

New Zealand (3.84 %)

Management fee

0.4 %

0.5 %


Key Summary

VAE

SSO

Issuer

Vanguard

SPDR

Tracking index

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

S&P ASX Small Ordinaries

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.4 %

0.5 %

Price

$80.94

$14.82

Size

N/A

$27.150 million

10Y return

N/A

26.67 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.13 %

6.08 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

11/12/2015

13/04/2011

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAE

SSO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

462

2

Median incremental investment

$1,059.18

$6,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Weekly

Median total investment

$3,237.60

$1,711.71

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VAE

SSO

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

VAE

SSO

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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