3 ASX ETFs That Can Give Investors Easy Exposure to the US Markets

We ASX investors love our Australian stocks. And fair enough too. The S&P/ASX 200 Index(ASX: XJO) has traditionally been a great place to find great companies to invest your money in for long-term profits. Like any index, however, the ASX 200 isn’t perfect. It’s heavy for ASX banks and miners, and light for tech companies. At least where it counts: weighting by market capitalization.

That’s where the US markets can come in handy. Not only is America home to some of the best companies in the world, such as: apple inc (NASDAQ: AAPL). it also provides ASX investors with some exposure to trends and sectors that the ASX 200 just can’t.

So here are 3 ASX exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have the potential to easily expose any ASX investor’s portfolio to the US markets.

3 ASX ETFs That Can Offer ASX Investors Easy Exposure to the US Markets

iShares S&P 500 ETF(ASX: IVV)

Here we have a simple, low-cost index fund from the US. The S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP: .INX) is one of the largest and most followed indices in the world. It owns 500 of the largest companies in the US. That’s all from Apple and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE). This is the index that IVV keeps. This ETF has delivered an objectively solid performance over the past 10 years, averaging 17.93% per year return. it also has one of the lowest management fees of any ETF on the ASX, at 0.04% per annum.

BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ)

Here’s another US-based index fund. But instead of the S&P 500, NDQ follows the Nasdaq-100 (INDEXNASDAQ: NDX). This index is a little different and only includes the companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange. The Nasdaq is one of the most important exchanges in the US, but it is a lot newer than its main rival, the New York Stock Exchange. As such, it tends to house mostly technology companies. The biggest interests are Apple, Microsoft and other tech giants such as Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX).

NDQ charges a management fee of 0.48% per annum and has repurposed an average of 20.94% per annum since its inception in 2015.

VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (ASX: MOAT)

This ETF is slightly different from the examples above in that it is not an index fund. Rather, it can be described as an ‘active ETF’. That’s because it invests in companies that meet certain criteria: those of a broad economic moat. VanEck is working with Morningstar to identify a concentrated portfolio of at least 40 US stocks showing signs of a “wide moat.”

“Moat” is a Warren Buffett term that describes a company’s intrinsic competitive advantage. This could be in a strong brand, cost advantage or other factors that enable a company to stay ahead of the competition. Some of MOAT’s top positions include: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) and Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). MOAT charges a management fee of 0.49% per year. It has yielded an average of 20.38% per year since its inception in 2015.