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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 SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Fund (SSO). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

VTS

SSO

Popularity

Medium

Low

Pearlers invested

2,942

2

Median incremental investment

$1,272.77

$6,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Weekly

Median total investment

$5,278.79

$1,708.25

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Key Summary

VTS

SSO

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.

SSO.AX was created on 2011-04-13 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on small cap equity. The SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index.

Top 3 holdings

Apple Inc. (5.56 %)

Microsoft Corp. (4.68 %)

Amazon.com Inc. (2.06 %)

Life360 Inc Chess Depository Interest (1.91 %)

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (1.60 %)

Zip Co Ltd (1.48 %)

Top 3 industries

Information Technology (25.02 %)

Health Care (15.04 %)

Financials (10.84 %)

Financials (39.48 %)

Energy (22.19 %)

Materials (18.83 %)

Top 3 countries

United States (99.41 %)

Switzerland (0.25 %)

Canada (0.12 %)

Australia (88.20 %)

United States (5.61 %)

New Zealand (3.84 %)

Management fee

0.03 %

0.5 %


Key Summary

VTS

SSO

Issuer

Vanguard

SPDR

Tracking index

CRSP U.S. Total Market Index - AUD

S&P ASX Small Ordinaries

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.03 %

0.5 %

Price

$479.89

$14.79

Size

$30.252 million

$26.807 million

10Y return

251.18 %

30.77 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.30 %

6.08 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

08/05/2009

13/04/2011

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50


Community Stats

VTS

SSO

Popularity

Medium

Low

Pearlers invested

2,942

2

Median incremental investment

$1,272.77

$6,000.00

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Weekly

Median total investment

$5,278.79

$1,708.25

Average age group

> 35

> 35


Pros and Cons

VTS

SSO

Pros

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Higher management fee

  • Lower price growth

VTS

SSO

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

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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