Credit ETFs are exchange-traded funds that invest in bonds or fixed-income securities. A best ETF portfolio includes a mix of equity and credit to balance capital growth and income. It can be challenging for Australian investors to access to invest in bonds directly. Credit ETFs provide ease of access to the Australian bond market and, unlike dividend stocks provides […]
Largest ASX ETF – Vanguard Australian Shares (ASX VAS)
Vanguard Australian Shares Index Fund (ASX VAS) is the largest Exchange Traded Fund of its kind listed on the ASX. The common idea everyone has of investing is professionals picking stocks that they think will outperform the market. Research consistently shows a large portion of active funds does not beat the market after fees. Index Funds […]
What to look for when choosing ETFs vs Stocks?
Innovation in the financial market usually gets a bad reputation from portfolio insurance to CDOs. Exchange traded funds is a natural extension of index funds and is one of the better technological development in finance. It has effectively democratized cheap and efficient means for individual to gain exposure to the market. Stock picking has always […]
Key Issues Investors Need to know in comparing ETF vs Index Funds
Investors sometimes use ETF and index funds interchangeably which can confuse that both things are the same. A common question people ask is are there differences between exchange traded funds and index funds? and if so which is better ETF vs Index Fund? and how do you go about investing in an index fund? What is […]
Smart Beta ETF Guide (Factor Investing)
There are a large body of research shows that a only a small number of funds after fees beat the market over the long run. It has become common knowledge that investors should just track the market by buying index funds. The first index fund portfolio were constructed using size (commonly market cap) as a key metric […]
10 Cheapest ETFs on the ASX (IVV vs VTS)
We looked at the cheapest ETFs on the ASX as it is well reported investment management fees can have a large impact on the portfolio’s returns over the long run. The impact of fees has the opposite effect dividend compounding where overtime it detracts from the returns of the investment. Naturally, the higher the fee, […]
Top 5 tips in building the Best Long Term ETF Portfolio
Investors are always asking for the makeup of the best long-term Australian ETF portfolio. The answer differs from person to person because of differences in individual risk appetite and investment horizon. Is there a perfect ETF portfolio? Exchange-traded funds allow investors to build an expanded portfolio in a quick and cost-efficient manner. Most ETFs are […]
Top State Street ETFs on the ASX
State Street is one of the largest exchange traded fund managers in the world. State Street is famously know run the SPDR series of index funds which was the original listed index fund tracking some of the largest market in the world like the SPY ETF which tracks the Standard and Poor’s 500. [wpdatatable id=220] […]
2nd Largest ASX ETF of 2021 (ASX STW)
An Index Fund is an investment fund which track the performance of an equity index without without the discretion of deviating from the benchmark through overweighting or underweighting companies. Index funds that are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange are also commonly known as Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). STW is the second largest ETF from […]
Key Trends From the Best ETFs of 2021
2020 has been one of the most volatile years in modern trading history. At Dividend Investing we are long term investors but it always help to keep up and see what are some of the best performing ETFs to keep track of what other investors like and which sectors or asset classes are doing well. […]
Chase Income With High Dividend Yield ETF? (ASX VHY)
One of the biggest downside of managing your own dividend focused portfolio is making sure the portfolio reflect the latest changes in the market. VHY provides an means where investors can have a passive income fund where the underlying position changes as the market changes. Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (VHY) is a high yield […]
Top 500 US Stocks – S&P 500 Index (SPY Stock)
The Standard & Poor 500 (S&P 500) is the world’s largest stock market index. The index consist of 500 largest companies listed on the US stock exchanges and similar to the other main US benchmark, NASDAQ is weighted by market capitalization. The index is rebalanced quarterly and as part of the process the companies which […]
Searchable List of ETFs on the ASX – ASX ETF List 2021
Index funds listed on the ASX are called Exchange Traded Funds and allow investors a wealth of opportunities to invest across multiple markets, asset classes and at various risk profiles. The Advantages of ETFs Low Cost Research shows that asset management fees can make a large difference in investment returns over the long term. ASX […]
Best REIT ETF – VAP vs SLF
There are hundreds of ETFs traded on the ASX and some are bound to overlap each other, but not all index funds are the same even if they invest in the same asset class. It is important for investors to understand differences between the index funds otherwise how else would you know the real risk […]
Too Late To Buy the Best Index Fund of 2020 for 2021?
The flow of capital into passive investing has fuelled the growth of index funds. Now, hundreds of low-cost index funds can provide investors exposure to all of the major equity markets around the globe. During periods of calm, index fund returns across markets correlate strongly with the high confidence investors being extremely infectious. The FOMO […]
Top 10 Vanguard Australia Index Funds
Fees can significantly impact investment returns over the long run, which is why investors need to be aware of what they are actually paying when professionals manage their assets. Vanguard index funds are synonymous with low cost index funds and are designed as a hands off passive index fund to track the market rather than beat […]
Best Dividend ETF
Exchange traded funds provide investors an easy and cost effective way to have exposure to a diversified basket of stocks. A dividend ETF is a sub sector of the index or exchange traded fund universe where the fund’s investment strategy replicates the performance of a portfolio of dividend stocks. This is usually made up of […]
How To Short Market Using Inverse ETF – ASX Bear
An inverse ETF is designed to move in the opposite direction of the benchmark it is tracking. It will increase in value when the underlying benchmark declines and vice versa. These funds can be useful as a hedging tool within the portfolio or opportunistically used to take advantage of the market declines. The behavior of […]
ASX Japan ETF
What is the Nikkei 225 Index? The Nikkei 225 is one of the most well known Japanese benchmark index. Unlike the Chinese stock market indexes. There are a number of index funds that tracks the major Japanese equity indexes. Similarly to the Dow Jones Industrial average, the Nikkei index is calculated on a price weighted […]
ETF vs Managed Funds
How do ETFs compare to Manged Funds? An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is pooled investment vehicle similar to a managed fund but instead can be traded a single stock on the Australia Stock Exchange. ETFs generally track the performance of a stock index such as the ASX 200 indices in Australia or other major oversea stock index. […]
Active ETF is a compromise in choosing active or passive investing
How can ETF help long term investing and portfolio management
There are a number of ways to approach investing or trading shares. We prefer to make our own investment decisions in choosing what goes into our portfolio from companies, asset classes and allocation in our portfolio. However we do understand for majority of population, it is either unfeasible due to time constraints or mist match […]
Emerging Market ETFs (IEM vs VGE)
Emerging markets has steadily falling out investors favor in the last couple years. The bleak outlook for the major emerging markets is in contrast to the golden years post the technological bubble burst and immediately after the financial crises where it became a safe haven for investors in a low growth world. One of the […]
Best China ETF – ASX IZZ vs IAA
China ETFs allow Australian investors to gain exposure to Chinese equities. In 2020, the Chinese equity market and economy outperformed the developed markets due to its successful response to Covid-19. The US unemployment rate has been rising precipitously since the onset of the crisis. Simultaneously, the Chinese economy shows signs of recovery, but the health crisis is mostly over […]
Investors piling into Gold ETF in refuge of safe haven asset
What are Gold ETFs? Investors love gold because it is a real asset like real estate. Gold ETF is an exchange traded fund that invest solely in the precious metal. It is designed for investors looking to add pure commodity exposure in the portfolio as opposed to owning an operating business. The return of the […]
Fixed Income ETF List
There are limited options for individual investors to invest in bonds directly. XTBs bonds are exchange traded bonds which allow retail investors direct exposure to some fixed income options on the ASX. However the list of bonds and liquidity is quite limited (or even non existent). Alternatively, some investors uses Real Estate Investment Trust or dividend […]
Oil ETF (ASX OOO ETF)
Oil has been on a roller coaster ride in the last 24 months. Australian investors can use Oil futures or a Oil ETF to take a position on Oil. BetaShares Crude Oil ETF (OOO ETF) invest in oil futures directly and hedges the currency exposure of the total face value. OOO tracks the Standard and Poors’ […]
ASX mFund
mFund is an ASX product that allows investors directly invest in unlisted managed funds across number of managed fund provider. It allows individual investors to aggregate their managed fund exposure and portfolio in one place through mFund service on the online broker. From an managed fund provider perspective, it enables greater exposure and access to […]