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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares 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 FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (VGE) and the iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF (ISO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VGE

ISO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

896

9

Median incremental investment

$1,093.50

$471.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,042.66

$1,504.14

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VGE

ISO

Strategy

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF seeks to follow the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index in Australian dollars before considering fees, expenses, and tax. It tracks the index's performance with dividends reinvested.

ISO.AX was created on 2010-12-06 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The ETF currently has 148.33m in AUM and 203 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 the 200 largest Australian securities listed on the ASX.

Top 3 holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (4.80 %)

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (3.68 %)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (2.83 %)

LIFE360 INC. CDI INC (1.75 %)

ALCOA CORPORATION CDI CORP (1.50 %)

VENTIA SERVICES GROUP LTD (1.45 %)

Top 3 industries

Other (18.89 %)

Financials (15.91 %)

Information Technology (14.87 %)

Materials (21.75 %)

Consumer Discretionary (15.28 %)

Real Estate (12.92 %)

Top 3 countries

China (28.87 %)

India (24.00 %)

Taiwan (19.40 %)

Australia (88.21 %)

United States (5.79 %)

New Zealand (3.68 %)

Management fee

0.48 %

0.55 %


Key Summary

VGE

ISO

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

FTSE Custom Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index

S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.48 %

0.55 %

Price

$80.07

$4.73

Size

N/A

$142.265 million

10Y return

43.75 %

29.59 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.29 %

5.16 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

21/11/2013

09/12/2010

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VGE

ISO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

896

9

Median incremental investment

$1,093.50

$471.50

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,042.66

$1,504.14

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VGE

ISO

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

VGE

ISO

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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