The Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF (ASX:VEQ)
The Vanguard VEQ ETF provides investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of large-cap companies listed in major European markets.
According to our most recent data, the VEQ ETF had $288.08 million of money invested. With VEQ’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 VEQ ETF, read our free ETF investment report once you’re done with this article.
VanEck Morningstar World ex Australia Wide Moat ETF (ASX:GOAT)
The GOAT ETF tracks the performance of the Morningstar Developed Markets ex-Australia Wide Moat Focus Index. The index invests in 50 to 100 âwide moatâ companies, as defined by Morningstar, whose competitive advantages will provide excess returns for 20 years or more.
With our numbers for July 2022, GOAT’s FUM stood at $23.32 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 Quality factor sector ETFs, using our full list of ETFs.
A look at the GOAT ETF fee load?
VanEck, the ETF issuer, charges a yearly management fee of 0.55% for the GOAT ETF. Meaning, if you invest $2,000 for a full year from now you can expect to pay a management fee of around $11.00.
The management fee is above the average for all ETFs on our list of ASX ETFs, but keep in mind the ETF may be able to justify the higher price tag with superior performance over time.
Did you know that you get access to our free investment report on Best ETFs Australia? View the free GOAT ETF report by clicking here.
So how can you actually invest the GOAT ETF? By getting a free brokerage account with Pearler. If you join Pearler in the month of May 2023, with your free Pearler account you can buy the GOAT 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 GOAT ETF to take-up this offer. Sounds pretty good, right? To invest in GOAT for $0 brokerage, simply click here to visit Pearler’s website and sign up.
