It’s time to run a ruler over Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX: VTS) and ETF Securities EURO STOXX 50 ETF (ASX: ESTX). The ETFs invest across the International shares sector.
The Vanguard VTS ETF (ASX:VTS)
The Vanguard VTS ETF provides investors with broad, diversified exposure to the US market. The ETF is not hedged, meaning investors are also exposed to exchange rate fluctuations.
According to our most recent data, the VTS ETF had $3219.77 million of money invested. With VTS’s total funds under management (FUM) figure over $100 million, the ETF meets our team’s minimum investment criteria for FUM levels. As a general rule, our team draws 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 lowers the chance that the ETF issuer will close the ETF.
To learn more about the VTS ETF, read our free ETF investment report once you’re done with this article.
ETF Securities ESTX ETF (ASX:ESTX)
The ETFS ESTX ETF provides investors with exposure to 50 blue-chip companies from 12 eurozone countries; namely Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
With our numbers for December 2021, ESTX’s FUM stood at $73.4 million. Given it has less than $100 million invested, ask yourself (or your adviser) if the ETF is still too small (and if you should wait to buy into it). If you’re concerned the ETF might not be established enough, compare it alongside one of the other Index sector ETFs, using our full list of ETFs.
A look at the ESTX ETF fee load?
ETF Securities, the ETF issuer, charges a yearly management fee of 0.0035 for the ESTX ETF. Meaning, if you invest $2,000 for a full year from now you can expect to pay a management fee of around $7.00.
This management fee is below the average for all ETFs on our Best ETFs Australia list of ETFs. However, you might still be able to find a cheaper ETF for less.
Did you know that you get access to our free investment report on Best ETFs Australia? View the free ESTX ETF report by clicking here.
So how can you actually invest the ESTX ETF? By getting a free brokerage account with Pearler. If you join Pearler in the month of Apr 2022, with your free Pearler account you can buy the ESTX ETF and pay $0 in brokerage fees. All you have to do is buy and hold the ETF for 12 months.
You can invest as little as $500 in the ESTX ETF to take-up this offer. Sounds pretty good, right? To invest in ESTX for $0 brokerage, simply click here to visit Pearler’s website and sign up.
