What every ASX investor should know about the INIF ETF

The Australian ETF industry seems to be growing faster by the day, and one of the ETFs you might have your eye is the InvestSMART Intelligent Investor Australian Equity Income Fund (Managed Fund) ETF (ASX: INIF). In this article, we’ll provide a quick review of the INIF ETF.

1. Exposure

The Intelligent Investor INIF Fund is an actively managed ETF, with a focus on a research-led, value investing approach. This fund also focuses on providing investors with exposure to companies with a sustainable income yield.

2. Funds under management (FUM)

The InvestSMART INIF ETF had $44.22 million of money invested when we last pulled the monthly numbers. With a funds under management (FUM) or ‘market cap’ figure of less than $100 million, it’s important to consider if this ETF is still too small.

We say an ETF with more than $100 million invested is typically more sustainable than one with less than $100 million (at least). This is because if an ETF is too small, it may not be sustainable for an ETF issuer/provider, such as InvestSMART, to continue to operate it.

That said, there are exceptions to this rule of thumb, especially if the ETF issuer is committed to growing the ETF’s FUM to the point where it becomes profitable.

3. Management fees & costs matter

InvestSMART charges investors a yearly management fee of 0.97% for the INIF ETF. This means that if you invested $2,000 in INIF for a full year, you could expect to pay management fees of around $19.40.

For context, the average management fee (MER) of all ETFs covered by Best ETFs Australia on our complete list of ASX ETFs is 0.5% or around $10.00 per $2,000 invested. Keep in mind, small changes in fees can make a big difference after 10 or 20 years.

What now?

These are just some of the considerations or factors you would need to consider when weighing up the INIF ETF. If you’re looking to do some further digging, be sure to read our InvestSMART INIF report – it’s free. While you’re at it, don’t forget to search our complete list of ASX ETFs. You can filter the results according to sector, issuer, size, and more.

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