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Vanguard Diversified Balanced 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 Diversified Balanced Index ETF (VDBA) and the iShares 15+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF (ALTB). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VDBA

ALTB

Popularity

Low

N/A

Pearlers invested

34

0

Median incremental investment

$1,998.40

$0

Median investment frequency

Monthly

N/A

Median total investment

$5,240.70

$0

Average age group

> 35

N/A


Key Summary

VDBA

ALTB

Strategy

VDBA.AX was created on 2017-11-20 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on target outcome asset allocation. The ETF provides low-cost access to a range of sector funds, offering broad diversification across multiple asset classes. The Balanced ETF is designed for investors seeking a balance between income and capital growth. The ETF targets a 50% allocation to income asset classes and a 50% allocation to growth asset classes.

ALTB.AX was created on 2024-06-07 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of bonds issued by the Australian Commonwealth Government and Australian Semi-Governments that have a remaining maturity of fifteen years or more.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (2.15 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1.72 %)

CSL Ltd. (1.35 %)

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (21.16 %)

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (19.76 %)

AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS (19.59 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (50.55 %)

Financials (9.84 %)

Information Technology (6.59 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (39.73 %)

Australia (38.16 %)

Japan (3.57 %)

Management fee

0.27 %

0.15 %


Key Summary

VDBA

ALTB

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

A10808-20% S&P - ASX 300-14.5% MSCI World ex-Australia-9% MSCI World ex-Aus hedged-AUD-3.5% MSCI World ex-Aus Small Cap-3% MSCI Emerging Market-15% Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr-35% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float-Adjusted and Scaled-TR

Bloomberg AusBond Government 0-15 Year Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Gross

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.27 %

0.15 %

Price

$58.02

$101.17

Size

$1.129 million

$38.053 million

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.56 %

0.17 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

22/11/2017

12/06/2024

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VDBA

ALTB

Popularity

Low

N/A

Pearlers invested

34

0

Median incremental investment

$1,998.40

$0

Median investment frequency

Monthly

N/A

Median total investment

$5,240.70

$0

Average age group

> 35

N/A


Pros and Cons

VDBA

ALTB

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Lower management fee

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VDBA

ALTB

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower 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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