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Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index 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 US Total Market Shares Index ETF (VTS) and the iShares Core Corporate Bond ETF (ICOR). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VTS

ICOR

Popularity

Medium

Low

Pearlers invested

2,949

4

Median incremental investment

$1,274.68

$556.14

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,266.58

$3,380.31

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Key Summary

VTS

ICOR

Strategy

Vanguard U.S. Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX: VTS) seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index before account fees, expenses and taxes. The index tracks the large, mid, small and micro-cap stocks on the US stock market, thus representing nearly 100% of the investable US stock market.

ICOR.AX was created on 2020-05-27 by iShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on investment grade fixed income. The ETF currently has 274.21m in AUM and 316 holdings. The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses.

Top 3 holdings

Apple Inc. (5.56 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.68 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.06 %)

WESTPAC BANKING CORP MTN (1.10 %)

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD MTN RegS (0.86 %)

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING MTN (0.85 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (25.02 %)

Health Care (15.04 %)

Financials (10.84 %)

Other (97.42 %)

Communication Services (1.23 %)

Utilities (0.62 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.41 %)

Switzerland (0.25 %)

Canada (0.12 %)

Management fee

0.03 %

0.15 %


Key Summary

VTS

ICOR

Issuer

Vanguard

iShares

Tracking index

CRSP U.S. Total Market Index - AUD

Bloomberg AusBond Credit (0+Y) Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.03 %

0.15 %

Price

$478.78

$95.22

Size

$29.854 million

$272.273 million

10Y return

244.03 %

N/A

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.30 %

2.29 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

28/05/2020

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VTS

ICOR

Popularity

Medium

Low

Pearlers invested

2,949

4

Median incremental investment

$1,274.68

$556.14

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$5,266.58

$3,380.31

Average age group

> 35

26 - 35


Pros and Cons

VTS

ICOR

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

VTS

ICOR

Higher exposure to US market

Lower 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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