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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 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEM). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VGS

IEM

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

11,850

171

Median incremental investment

$1,076.00

$1,622.71

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,915.24

$4,012.00

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Key Summary

VGS

IEM

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.

IEM.AX was created on 2003-04-07 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the equity market performance in global emerging markets.

Top 3 holdings

Apple Inc. (5.40 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.13 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.15 %)

ISH MSCI EM USD ETF DIST (100.00 %)

USD CASH (0.05 %)

EUR CASH (0.01 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (22.51 %)

Financials (13.70 %)

Health Care (12.53 %)

Other (99.99 %)

Communication Services (0.01 %)

Information Technology (0.00 %)

Top 3 countries

Management fee

0.18 %

0.69 %


Key Summary

VGS

IEM

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

MSCI WorldexAustralia Index - AUD

MSCI EM (Emerging Markets)

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.18 %

0.69 %

Price

$139.83

$68.00

Size

N/A

$1.254 billion

10Y return

161.22 %

37.48 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

2.37 %

1.99 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

20/11/2014

10/10/2007

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VGS

IEM

Popularity

High

Low

Pearlers invested

11,850

171

Median incremental investment

$1,076.00

$1,622.71

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$3,915.24

$4,012.00

Average age group

26 - 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VGS

IEM

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

VGS

IEM

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Higher price growth

Lower price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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