Now could be an opportune time to run the rule over the BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200) and VanEck Vectors Australian Property ETF (ASX: MVA). Using our internal quantitative analysis, these ETFs appear to offer strong exposure to the Australian shares sector.
Getting to know the MVA and A200 ETFs
The Betashares A200 ETF provides exposure to the largest 200 Australian companies, based on market capitalisation. Unlike many other Australian shares ETFs, A200 uses the Solactive Australia 200 Index. This is virtually the same thing as the indices provided by S&P/ASX, as it also uses a market capitalisation weighting.
The VanEck MVA ETF provides investors with exposure to the Australian property market by investing in a portfolio of ASX-listed property companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Note: you can continue learning about the MVA ETF on our report page. ASX MVA report.
To make this article easier to digest, we’ll just study the fees or ‘management expense ratio’ (MER). Using data for December 2021, the A200 ETF has an MER of 0.07% while the MVA ETF had a yearly fee of 0.35%. As a result, A200 comes out on top. Keep in mind, a more insightful metric to know is the fee quartiles that these ETFs find themselves in (note: quartile 1 is best). Meaning, we take all the Australian shares ETFs in our database and put them into 4 quartiles, based on their fees. For example, any ETF which has a fee below 0.3% would be considered in our first (best) quartile.
Track record
Let’s look at the past results. Keep in mind, performance isn’t everything — and past performance is not indicative of future performance. It’s just one part of a much bigger picture. The reason we say performance is not everything is because of volatility of financial markets and the economy from one year to the next. Some ETFs and funds can put in a strong return one year just to generate weak returns the next time around. That’s why we prefer three-year or seven-year track records over one-year track records. It can smooth out the temporary performances caused by external factors. Both ETFs have achieved our three-year performance hurdle. As of December 2021, the A200 ETF had an average annual return of 14.80%. During the same time, the MVA ETF returned 12.24%.
Best ETFs Takeaway
To keep reading about these two ETFs, be sure to visit our free A200 ETF report or MVA ETF review.
In summary, the A200 ETF rates better for our internal scoring methodology but not by much compared to MVA.
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