Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among currency funds would cost $475 (0.95% a year), so AUDS is $241 dearer.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 0 securities · top 10 = 0.0%
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.0 | 3.8 | −8.3 | 9.8 | 1.8 | −8.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | −5.7 | 1.7 | 14.1YTD | ||
| 2025 | −0.2 | −0.6 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 3.9 | −2.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | −2.0 | −0.5 | 5.6 | 17.8 |
| 2024 | −9.0 | −2.4 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 3.7 | −0.3 | −4.6 | 11.0 | 4.1 | −11.8 | −2.2 | −10.5 | −21.6 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | −10.5 | −1.0 | −3.1 | −5.2 | 5.0 | 2.1 | −8.0 | −0.8 | −4.1 | 11.2 | 6.0 | −2.5 |
| 2022 | −8.2 | 6.2 | 8.8 | −10.6 | 0.5 | −9.2 | 2.4 | −5.3 | −14.0 | −2.2 | 9.1 | 2.2 | −21.3 |
| 2021 | −2.0 | 5.2 | −6.8 | 6.2 | −2.6 | −6.4 | −4.3 | −2.9 | −4.3 | 10.9 | −13.2 | 3.8 | −17.4 |
| 2020 | −9.6 | −6.5 | −18.0 | 13.5 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 3.9 | −8.3 | −2.4 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | −2.6 | −3.9 | −0.2 | −5.2 | 2.6 | −3.5 | −7.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | −3.4 | 7.2 | −5.6 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | −8.0 | −1.4 | −5.3 | −0.2 | −6.0 | 0.6 | −5.2 | −1.6 | −4.7 | 7.2 | −7.3 | −22.2 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 10.4 | −1.4 | −4.2 | −1.3 | 6.7 | 9.0 | −1.8 | −1.8 | −5.2 | −2.9 | 5.3 | 18.3 |
| 2016 | −5.7 | −5.7 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
AUDS questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF?
The issuer of Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF doesn't publish its holdings in a form we can read, so we can't measure how diversified it is. It is classed as currency with a Australia focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does AUDS double up with most?
No other ASX fund shares more than 10% of its holdings with AUDS, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF managed – active or passive?
Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
What will I pay in fees for AUDS?
AUDS charges a management fee of 1.38% a year, about $138 for every $10,000 invested. Only 1% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track charge more, and the median fee is 0.44%. Among currency funds, the median is 0.91%.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.26% for AUDS.
Does Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF follow a theme?
No. Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF gives straightforward exposure to a foreign currency's exchange rate rather than following a theme.
What is under the hood of AUDS?
The issuer doesn't publish AUDS's holdings in a form we can read. Its website and fact sheet list the full portfolio.
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF performed?
Based on its category, Betashares Strong Australian Dollar Complex ETF aims to give exposure to a foreign currency's exchange rate.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 22.6% over 1 year, 8.1% a year over 3 years and −5.7% a year over 5 years. The medians and rankings compare it with currency funds. Since listing in 2017 it has returned −5.2% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for AUDS; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 1.38% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.