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Vanguard Diversified High Growth Funds

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 High Growth Funds (VDHG) and the S&P/ASX Aussie Dividend Opportunities (IHD). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VDHG

IHD

Popularity

Medium

Low

Pearlers invested

8,530

27

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$644.56

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,792.40

$1,350.56

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VDHG

IHD

Strategy

Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF (ASX: VDHG) seeks to track the weighted average performance of various ETFs it invests in before taking into account fees, expenses and taxes. The index doesn’t track companies directly. Instead, it invests in other ETFs. It acts as an ETF that tracks other ETFs.

IHD.AX was created on 2010-12-06 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on high dividend yield equity. The ETF currently has 305.98m in AUM and 51 holdings. 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 50 ASX listed stocks that offer high dividend yields while meeting diversification, profitability and tradability requirements as well as being screened for sustainability considerations

Top 3 holdings

BHP Group Ltd. (3.79 %)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3.03 %)

CSL Ltd. (2.38 %)

RIO TINTO LTD (9.87 %)

FORTESCUE LTD (8.72 %)

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION CORP (8.18 %)

Top 3 industries

Financials (17.35 %)

Other (12.53 %)

Information Technology (11.71 %)

Financials (42.51 %)

Materials (22.84 %)

Industrials (13.44 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (39.99 %)

Australia (38.01 %)

Japan (3.63 %)

Australia (99.25 %)

New Zealand (0.75 %)

Management fee

0.27 %

0.23 %


Key Summary

VDHG

IHD

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

A17592 - 36% S&P - ASX300 - 26.5% MSCI Wrld ex-Aus - 16% MSCI Wrld ex-Aus Hdg to AUD - 6.5% MSCI Wrld ex-Aus Sml Cap - 5% MSCI EM Index - 3% Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index - 7% Bloomberg Barclays Glb. Aggrt. Flt.-Adjstd and Scaled Index Hdg. to A

S&P/ASX Dividend Opportunities Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.27 %

0.23 %

Price

$69.81

$14.68

Size

$1.321 million

$313.421 million

10Y return

N/A

3.89 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.54 %

7.42 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

22/11/2017

09/12/2010

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VDHG

IHD

Popularity

Medium

Low

Pearlers invested

8,530

27

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$644.56

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$2,792.40

$1,350.56

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VDHG

IHD

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

VDHG

IHD

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher 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

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield

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