Hi, I’m considering complementing my portfolio with a few ETFs. My goal is for growth and some dividends from big names. I am not close to retirement. I already hold stocks in individual companies such as BP, Cisco, GSK, IBM, Pepsi etc. Mostly US holdings but I have gone for what I have heard of …

If you wanted to get world exposure why not just use a combination of VWRL and VFEM (or EMIM) Your exposures are far too heavy towards emerging markets too, I could entertain 15%, but 30% is too high unless you have incredibly high tolerance to risk and volatility.

@Rasputin says he is trying to balance other holdings that he already has. So we don’t know what % emerging markets will end up being. Perhaps 5-10%, which would be fine. I’d suggest US holdings should remain at least 60%.

I have a Vanguard ISA, for access to their non-ETF funds. Platform fee is cheap, but won’t beat 212 :slight_smile: Take a look here, they have a wide range of ETFs - most of which are on 212 I think - and they give heaps of pertinent info to help with your decision. https://www.vanguardinvestor.c…

Over most time scales, VUSA does better than anything. I wonder why I bother with any other regions. [image] But emerging markets has actually been the best performer this last month. [image]

If you are looking for dividends then VHYL is fine. But if you are looking for a source of income, have you considered REIT? Real Estate Investment Trust come in different types like Shopping Malls, warehouses, Care Homes, hospital, communication towers etc Which could complement dividends from shar…

@Abel I hadn’t really considered that. Which ones are you using on 212? And do you think they will be as strong post corona?

You’re right. I will probably go lighter on the emerging markets.

Cheers. I had thought that about VUSA. It is such a huge market with so many global brands so it could provide most of what I’m after. Emerging Markets for the companies I never use or know about but do well elsewhere! Do you have any holdings in VMID?

Thanks for that. I’d been using their website already and it’s pretty good. I did identify a few of their products on 212 to use. I will definitely look at VMID.

Combination of ETFs?

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adm June 28, 2020, 12:16pm 6

If you want to compare ETFs, I suggest using a website like : www.justetf.com

Alternatively, I made an excel spreadsheet outlining the returns, fees and size of the main ones.

Just bare in mind, some of the data may be a month or two old, but essentially it’s still useful to check out.

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