Betashares Australia 200 Fund
- Australian shares
Access a low-cost portfolio of Australia’s top 200 companies
Overview
Fund objective
The Fund aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) comprising the 200 largest companies by market capitalisation listed on the ASX.
Benefits
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Low-cost investing
Gain low-cost access to the broad Australian share market, with annual fund charges of only 0.23% p.a. of net asset value (or $23 for every $10,000 invested).*
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Portfolio diversification
Sector weightings of the Australian share market are very different to that of the NZ share market. The Fund offers portfolio diversification benefits to investors with existing exposure to the broad NZ share market.
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Flexible exposure
The Fund can be used as your core allocation to Australian shares, or to gain tactical exposure to Australian equities.
*Other costs, such as transaction costs, may apply. Refer to the PDS for more information.
There are risks associated with an investment in the Fund, including market risk, security-specific risk, industry sector risk and index tracking risk. Investment value can go up and down. An investment in the Fund should only be considered as a part of a broader portfolio, taking into account your particular circumstances, including your tolerance for risk. For more information on risks and other features of the Fund, please see the Product Disclosure Statement, SIPO and OMI, available on this website.
Risk indicator
The Fund is expected to have a very high level of volatility. See the PDS for more information regarding the risk indicator.
How to invest
- You can invest in Betashares NZ funds through an approved platform
- Contact us to enquire about direct applications (minimum investment $500,000)
Key facts
Profile
| NAV / Unit | $1.2216 |
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| Net assets ($NZ) | $13,044,014 |
| Annual Fund Charges | 0.23% |
| Buy/Sell spread | 0.03% |
| Distribution frequency | N/A |
| Distribution reinvestment plan (DRP) | N/A |
| Manager | Betashares Capital NZ Ltd |
| Registry | Link Market Services |
| Supervisor | Trustees Executors Limited |
Index information
| Index | Solactive Australia 200 Index |
|---|---|
| Index provider | Solactive AG |
| Index ticker | N/A |
| Bloomberg index ticker | SOLAUBMG Index |
Holdings & allocation
Portfolio exposure
| Name | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 10.0% |
| BHP GROUP LTD | 8.3% |
| CSL LTD | 5.9% |
| NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD | 5.1% |
| WESTPAC BANKING CORP | 4.8% |
| ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 3.9% |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 3.6% |
| WESFARMERS LTD | 3.3% |
| GOODMAN GROUP | 2.7% |
| TELSTRA GROUP LTD | 1.9% |
* As at 19 September 2024.
As described in the PDS, the Fund may either invest directly and/or via an underlying exchange traded fund (ETF). The information above shows either the direct holdings of the Fund or the holdings of the underlying ETF on a look through basis which closely approximates the Fund’s percentage exposure to those investments.
Index sector exposure
| Financials | 33.0% |
|---|---|
| Materials | 19.3% |
| Health Care | 10.1% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 7.4% |
| Industrials | 7.0% |
| Real Estate | 6.8% |
| Energy | 4.7% |
| Consumer Staples | 4.0% |
| Communication Services | 3.6% |
| Other | 4.2% |
* As of 30 August 2024
Performance
Fund returns after fees (%)
| Fund | Index | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -0.94% | -0.91% |
| 3 months | 5.94% | 6.06% |
| 6 months | 8.53% | 8.65% |
| 1 year | 14.69% | 14.89% |
| 3 year p.a. | - | 8.59% |
| 5 year p.a. | - | 8.73% |
| 10 year p.a. | - | 7.84% |
| Since inception | 15.06% | 15.03% |
| Inception date | 17-May-23 | - |
* As at 30 August 2024.
Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Returns are calculated in New Zealand dollars using exit unit prices at the start and end of the specified period. Returns are after fund management costs, assume reinvestment of any distributions and do not take into account tax paid as an investor in the Fund. Returns for periods longer than one year are annualised. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown.
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Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Please refer to "Fund returns after fees" for additional information regarding performance/return information.