I posted about differences beteen VOO and VUSA.
Both VUSA and IUSA are good. Their fees are 0.07%. However, there is one way in which it may be better to own stocks.
VUSA currently yields 1.45%. The equivalent ETF that is available in the US is VOO, which has fee of 0.03% and yields 1.85%. The reason we only get 1.45%, rather than 1.85%, is two fold: firstly, the fee is greater; more importantly, Vanguard has to pay a 15% US withholding tax on the dividends. For a UK taxpayer that cannot be reclaimed or set against UK tax liability. So in a…
I don’t think thee is anything available to US that is equivalent to VTI. However a good place to look for this is Juatetf.,com. They have a good tool for screening and comparing ETFs.
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