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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 VanEck Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VGS

HLTH

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

13,009

59

Median incremental investment

$1,067.93

$541.05

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,860.46

$1,591.20

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VGS

HLTH

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.

HLTH.AX was created on 2020-09-08 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on health care equity. The Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of the Reference Index in Australian dollars.

Top 3 holdings

Apple Inc. (5.40 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.13 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.15 %)

Exelixis Inc (2.69 %)

DexCom Inc (2.69 %)

Waters Corp (2.67 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (22.51 %)

Financials (13.70 %)

Health Care (12.53 %)

Health Care (100.00 %)

Other (9.88 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (72.93 %)

Japan (5.73 %)

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

United States (68.78 %)

Japan (13.50 %)

Denmark (7.34 %)

Management fee

0.18 %

0.45 %


Key Summary

VGS

HLTH

Issuer

Vanguard

VanEck

Tracking index

MSCI WorldexAustralia Index - AUD

MarketGrader Developed Markets ex-Australia Health Care Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.18 %

0.45 %

Price

$142.85

$11.57

Size

N/A

$52.069 million

10Y return

149.69 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.36 %

0.58 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

20/11/2014

09/09/2020

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VGS

HLTH

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

13,009

59

Median incremental investment

$1,067.93

$541.05

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,860.46

$1,591.20

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VGS

HLTH

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VGS

HLTH

Higher exposure to US market

Lower exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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