Could now be your opportunity to place the Perth Mint Gold ETF (ASX: PMGOLD) and the Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF (ASX: VSO) on your ASX investing watchlist?
Why do investors own the Perth Mint Gold ETF?
The Perth Mint PMGOLD ETF represents a right to gold created by The Perth Mint, Australia’s largest fully integrated precious metals enterprise. The ETF gives investors the ability to purchase Government-backed gold via the ASX, rather than holding physical bars themselves.
According to our most recent data, the PMGOLD ETF had $610.27 million of money invested. With PMGOLD’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 Commodities 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.
Fees to consider
According to our numbers, the annual management fee on the PMGOLD ETF is 0.0015. The issuer, Perth Mint, collects this fee automatically.
Meaning, if you invested $2,000 in the PMGOLD ETF for a full year you could expect to pay management fees of around $3.00. This fee is different from the fee you pay to your brokerage provider (e.g. CommSec, NabTrade, SelfWealth, etc.), which is the fee to buy or sell the ETF. In addition to a management fee charged by the issuer, be mindful to check the ‘spread‘ for the ETF.
A fee comparison
Fees aren’t the only key consideration for ETF investors, but it’s an easy thing to do. To understand if the ETF you’re looking at is too costly, compare it with other ETFs from the same sector, and against the industry average. For example, the average management fee (MER) across all of the ETFs covered by the Best ETFs Australia team was 0.51%, which is $10.20 per $2,000 invested. Keep in mind that small changes in the fees paid can make a big difference after 10 or 20 years. You should read the PMGOLD Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), available on the ETF issuer’s website, because it will detail the fees, tax implications and the latest information.
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Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF
The Vanguard VSO ETF provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian small caps and tracks the MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index. This is a low-cost way to access the performance of Australian small-cap shares through a single fund.
With our numbers for December 2021, VSO’s FUM stood at $723.46 million. Since the VSO’s FUM is over $100 million, our investing team would say the ETF has met our minimum criteria for the total amount invested, otherwise known as FUM. A very sustainable ETF in the Index sector should be able to scale well and become profitable for the ETF issuer.
A look at the VSO ETF fee load?
Vanguard, the ETF issuer, charges a yearly management fee of 0.003 for the VSO ETF. Meaning, if you invest $2,000 for a full year from now you can expect to pay a management fee of around $6.00.
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.
To discover more facts about the VSO ETF, read our free ETF investment report.
