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Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares 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 MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) and the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF - Ch (HETH). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VGS

HETH

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

11,939

31

Median incremental investment

$1,075.02

$1,992.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,928.40

$4,131.68

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VGS

HETH

Strategy

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS) seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World ex-Australia index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks the large and mid-cap stocks from 22 developed markets including the US, UK, Japan, Canada, France, Germany and Israel.

HETH.AX was created on 2020-07-20 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The Fund aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that provides exposure to 200 large global stocks (excluding Australia).

Top 3 holdings

Apple Inc. (5.40 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.13 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.15 %)

NVIDIA CORP (5.40 %)

APPLE INC (5.28 %)

VISA INC (3.73 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (22.51 %)

Financials (13.70 %)

Health Care (12.53 %)

Information Technology (27.64 %)

Other (23.81 %)

Financials (18.23 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (72.93 %)

Japan (5.73 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3.77 %)

United States (77.55 %)

Japan (7.54 %)

Netherlands (3.82 %)

Management fee

0.18 %

0.62 %


Key Summary

VGS

HETH

Issuer

Vanguard

BetaShares

Tracking index

MSCI WorldexAustralia Index - AUD

Nasdaq Future Global Sustainability Leaders Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.18 %

0.62 %

Price

$140.30

$15.19

Size

N/A

$559.450 million

10Y return

170.59 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.37 %

2.53 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

20/11/2014

21/07/2020

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VGS

HETH

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

11,939

31

Median incremental investment

$1,075.02

$1,992.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,928.40

$4,131.68

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VGS

HETH

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

VGS

HETH

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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