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Highlights
ETFs can be an easy way out for investors with insufficient funds to build a diversified portfolio.
Investors can access leading global shares via a single investment.
ETFs are also cheaper compared to stocks.
Exchange trade funds (ETFs) provide one of the easiest and cost-effective ways to diversify one’s investment portfolio by investing in some of the best global stocks. ETF-investing can be an easy way to build a diverse investment portfolio for those with insufficient funds. Investors can access leading global shares via a single investment and get decent returns. Additionally, ETFs are cheaper compared to stocks.
Here we see how these three ASX-listed ETFs have performed on a year-to-date (YTD) basis.
BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX:ASIA)
Investors can get diversified exposure to some of the leading 50 tech and online retail firms in the Asian market (ex-Japan) via ASIA ETF. The leading tech stocks include Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent. Some of the lesser-known stocks with high-growth potential include Pinduoduo, and Meituan Dianping.
According to the official website of BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF, “in one trade, ASIA provides diversified exposure to a high-growth sector that is under-represented in the Australian sharemarket and a complement to investors with U.S. technology exposure.”
BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF has given a negative return of 22.40% on a YTD basis. The fund has delivered a negative return of 30.38% in the past year.
VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (ASX:MOAT)
Investors can invest in 50 attractively priced stocks with sustainable competitive advantages or moats via VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF. Salesforce.com, Compass Minerals, Campbell Soup, Dominion Energy, Corteva and Walt Disney are a few high-quality firms which are a part of the ETF. The fund is mainly represented by the IT, healthcare, industrials, and consumer staples sectors.
The fund has delivered a negative return of 6.93% so far this year. The fund’s returns have declined 3.44% in the past year.
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX:VGS)
The ETF provides access to about 1,500 of the largest listed firms across the world. According to the official website of Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF, “the ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia (with net dividends reinvested), in the Australian dollars Index, before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.”
Amazon, Apple, Nestle, Nvidia, Procter & Gamble, Tesla, and Visa are some of the top-notch companies which are a part of the fund.
So far this year, the ETF has given a negative return of 15.16%. It has provided a negative return of 8.10% in the past year.
