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Why is there no ASX All Ordinaries ETF?

Even though the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is the most followed ASX index covering the Australian sharemarket, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) is actually the oldest one. Established in 1980, the All Ords covers 500 of the ASX’s largest companies, as opposed to the more concentrated ASX 200.
This in itself is not uncommon by global standards. Over in the United States, the most tracked index is the S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP: .INX). And there are indexes that cover as many as 5,000 different US companies. You can even get an exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the ASX – the Vanguard U.S. Total Market Share Index ETF (ASX: VTS) – that covers 3,669 of these companies.
There is a plethora of ASX ETFs that cover the ASX 200. One of…
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