ASIA, HACK, ESPO: How have these three ASX ETFs fared YTD?

July 06, 2022 02:50 PM AEST | By Ashish

ASIA, HACK, ESPO: How have these three ASX ETFs fared YTD? — Image source: © Timbrk | Megapixl.com

Highlights

ETFs provide an easy way to invest in stocks of leading companies from across the world.

Investors can build a diverse investment portfolio at lower expense ratios via ETFs.

Also, ETFs involve fewer broker commissions.

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) provide an easy and hassle-free way to invest in the stocks of leading companies from across the world. ETFs can be used to create portfolios at lower expense ratios as these involve fewer broker commissions. In short, investors can gain exposure to top global firms with single investment and lower costs using ETFs.

On that note, let us discuss how these three ASX-listed ETFs have fared on a year-to-date (YTD) front:

BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX:ASIA)

ASIA offers access to different Asian technology stocks. By investing in this ETF, investors can get a slice of top 50 Asian tech firms such as Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. The fund also includes companies such as Netease, Meituan Dianping, and Pinduoduo, which are known to have high growth potential.

ASIA has given a negative YTD return of over 20%. The fund has also posted negative return (nearly 32%) in the past year. However, the ETF has delivered a return of over 1% in the past month.

BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX:HACK)

HACK offers access to the global cybersecurity stocks. Cisco, Accenture, Cloudflare, and Splunk are a few companies which are part of the fund. Considering the rising cybersecurity threats, cybersecurity services are expected to see growth going ahead.

BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF has delivered a negative YTD return of more than 21%. In the past year, the fund has offered a negative return of over 7% while in the past month, it has delivered a negative return of over 5%.

VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ASX:ESPO)

This fund provides exposure to firms which are focused on video games. Activision Blizzard, AMD, Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Nvidia, Roblox, and Take-Two are a few companies, which are part of the fund.

The fund has delivered a negative YTD return of more than 23% while in the past year, it has returned a negative 23%. In the past month, the fund has delivered a negative return of more than 2%.

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