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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 BetaShares Managed Risk Global Share Fund (Managed Fund) (WRLD). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VAE

WRLD

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

456

3

Median incremental investment

$1,061.50

$1,990.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$3,114.54

$2,931.12

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VAE

WRLD

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.

WRLD.AX was created on 2015-12-16 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The fund aims to provide exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of global shares, whilereducing the volatility of the equity investment returns and defending against losses in decliningmarkets.

Top 3 holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (6.57 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (4.32 %)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (3.96 %)

APPLE INC (4.96 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (4.38 %)

NVIDIA CORP (4.24 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (21.30 %)

Other (15.91 %)

Financials (15.36 %)

Other (28.60 %)

Information Technology (23.21 %)

Financials (9.21 %)

Top 3 countries

China (31.42 %)

India (23.33 %)

Taiwan (18.76 %)

United States (71.69 %)

Japan (6.93 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3.99 %)

Management fee

0.4 %

0.54 %


Key Summary

VAE

WRLD

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

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

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.4 %

0.54 %

Price

$79.86

$21.24

Size

N/A

$52.763 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.13 %

1.57 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

11/12/2015

21/12/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VAE

WRLD

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

456

3

Median incremental investment

$1,061.50

$1,990.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Quarterly

Median total investment

$3,114.54

$2,931.12

Average age group

26 - 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VAE

WRLD

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VAE

WRLD

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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