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Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF

ASX

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Overview
Performance

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 Australian Small Companies Index ETF (VSO) and the iShares Global 100 Aud Hedged ETF (IHOO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VSO

IHOO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

233

13

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$2,378.30

$6,117.44

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

VSO

IHOO

Strategy

VSO.AX was created on 2011-05-23 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

IHOO.AX was created on 2014-12-15 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the S&P Global 100 Hedged AUD Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of 100 multi-national, blue chip companies of major importance in global equity markets

Top 3 holdings

carsales.com Ltd. (2.47 %)

Atlas Arteria Ltd. (2.42 %)

Allkem Ltd. (2.38 %)

APPLE INC (11.77 %)

NVIDIA CORP (11.44 %)

MICROSOFT CORP (10.80 %)

Top 3 industries

Materials (24.32 %)

Industrials (14.76 %)

Financials (12.31 %)

Information Technology (42.76 %)

Consumer Discretionary (10.41 %)

Financials (9.81 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (98.99 %)

China (0.62 %)

United States (0.26 %)

United States (81.06 %)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (4.32 %)

Switzerland (3.26 %)

Management fee

0.3 %

0.43 %


Key Summary

VSO

IHOO

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index - AUD

S&P Global 100 Hedged to AUD Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.3 %

0.43 %

Price

$69.84

$191.17

Size

N/A

$522.878 million

10Y return

53.46 %

95.77 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

5.40 %

5.07 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

26/05/2011

18/12/2014

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VSO

IHOO

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

233

13

Median incremental investment

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Fortnightly

Median total investment

$2,378.30

$6,117.44

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VSO

IHOO

Pros

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher distribution yield

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

Cons

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower distribution yield

VSO

IHOO

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Higher distribution yield

Lower distribution yield

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