ETFS US Quality 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 United States equity funds would cost $190 (0.38% a year), so BEST is $7 cheaper.
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
The issuer does not publish machine-readable holdings for this fund, so exposures and holdings overlap are not available. Return correlations still are.
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −5.0 | −3.2 | −7.7 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 9.3YTD | ||
| 2025 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 5.2 | −0.9 | −1.4 | 12.2 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
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.
BEST questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is ETFS US Quality ETF?
The issuer of ETFS US Quality 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 equity with a United States focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does BEST double up with most?
We can't compare holdings for BEST, as the issuer doesn't publish them in a form we can read, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is ETFS US Quality ETF managed – active or passive?
ETFS US Quality ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks. Its index uses a quality approach, so it is sometimes called "smart beta".
Among United States equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.43% a year and index funds 0.32%.
What will I pay in fees for BEST?
BEST charges a management fee of 0.29% a year, about $29 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 69% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among United States equity funds, the median is 0.35%.
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 0.38% for BEST.
Does ETFS US Quality ETF follow a theme?
Not a theme as such, but it follows a quality investment style: it screens for companies with strong profitability, stable earnings and low debt.
Other ASX funds using a quality approach include VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF (QUAL), VanEck MSCI International Quality (AUD Hedged) ETF (QHAL), VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality ETF (QSML) and Betashares Australian Quality ETF (AQLT).
What is under the hood of BEST?
The issuer doesn't publish BEST's holdings in a form we can read. Its website and fact sheet list the full portfolio.
Rather than simply weighting companies by market size, its index screens for companies with strong profitability, stable earnings and low debt.
How well has ETFS US Quality ETF performed?
Based on its category, ETFS US Quality ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 9.3% over 1 year (median 6.6%; ranked 7 of 27). The medians and rankings compare it with United States equity funds. Since listing in 2025 it has returned 16.8% 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 BEST; 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 0.29% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.