A Singaporean’s Guide to STI ETF: Nikko AM vs SPDR STI ETF

By Seedly • January 30, 2019

Imagine this.

You’re ready to start investing and wish to buy into the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). But you don’t have enough capital and you realise that it’ll take a lot of effort to ensure that your portfolio replicates the exact index weights as prescribed.

You do a little research on Seedly and you:

Believe that index investing is a good fit for your investment strategy and time horizon Know that the STI ETF is a simple way to invest in Singapore’s top 30 companies Learnt that the dividends from buying the STI ETF can pay for your lunch for 9 months Understand the difference between Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) and Lump Sum Investing

But wait… You also discover that there are two Exchange-traded Funds (ETFs) listed on the Singapore stock exchange to choose from: SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3) and Nikko AM STI ETF (SGX: G3B).

So what’s

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