The ASX ETF market seems to be growing faster by the day, and one of the ETFs that you might be considering is the Magellan Global Equities Fund Currency Hedged (Managed Fund) ETF (ASX: MHG). In this article, we’ll provide a brief review of the MHG ETF.
1. Simple exposure
The Magellan MHG Fund is an actively-managed portfolio that invests in a select array of international companies. The fund typically selects between 20-40 global equities and hedges its exposure against the Australian dollar to manage currency risks.
2. Funds Under Management (FUM)
The MHG ETF had $217.31 million of money invested when we last pulled the monthly numbers. Given MHG’s total funds under management (FUM) figure is over $100 million, the ETF has met our minimum criteria for the total amount of money invested, otherwise known as FUM. We draw the line at $100 million for ETFs in the International shares sector because we believe that relative to smaller ETFs, achieving this amount of FUM derisks the ETF.
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3. Fees & costs matter
With a yearly management fee of 1.35% charged by Magellan, if you invested $2,000 in the MHG ETF for a full year you could expect to pay management fees of around $27.00. For context, the average management fee (MER) of all ETFs covered by Best ETFs Australia on our complete list of ASX ETFs is 0.5% or around $10.00 per $2,000 invested. Keep in mind, small changes in fees can make a big difference after 10 or 20 years.
In addition to a yearly management fee, there are other costs investors must consider, including brokerage and taxes. A specific cost for ETF and mFund investors to consider is the buy-sell spread, which is the slippage or ‘invisible’ cost paid by an investor when he or she buys or sells the ETF. For the MHG ETF, the most recent average monthly buy-sell spread we gathered (May 2020) was 0.43%. Remember, the lower (or ‘tighter’) the buy-sell spread, the better. This buy-sell spread was below the average ETF spread of 0.45%, so that’s a good thing.
Next steps
These are just some of the considerations or factors you would need to look at when weighing up the MHG ETF. Before doing anything, take a look at our Magellan MHG report – it’s free. While you’re at it, don’t forget to search our complete list of ASX ETFs.
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