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Vanguard Diversified Balanced Index ETF

ASX

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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 BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (NDQ). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VDBA

NDQ

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

34

5,520

Median incremental investment

$1,997.59

$999.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,169.60

$3,081.60

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VDBA

NDQ

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.

BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ) seeks to track the performance of the NASDAQ 100 index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ market.

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (2.15 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1.72 %)

CSL Ltd. (1.35 %)

APPLE INC (9.02 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (8.37 %)

NVIDIA CORP (7.79 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (50.55 %)

Financials (9.84 %)

Information Technology (6.59 %)

Information Technology (51.40 %)

Consumer Discretionary (12.87 %)

Communication Services (12.06 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (39.73 %)

Australia (38.16 %)

Japan (3.57 %)

United States (97.15 %)

Netherlands (0.92 %)

Brazil (0.69 %)

Management fee

0.27 %

0.48 %


Key Summary

VDBA

NDQ

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

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

NASDAQ 100 Index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.27 %

0.48 %

Price

$57.44

$51.36

Size

$1.129 million

$6.120 billion

10Y return

N/A

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

4.56 %

2.91 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

22/11/2017

26/05/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VDBA

NDQ

Popularity

Low

Medium

Pearlers invested

34

5,520

Median incremental investment

$1,997.59

$999.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,169.60

$3,081.60

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VDBA

NDQ

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VDBA

NDQ

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

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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