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Betashares Western Asset Australian Bond Active ETF

Fee p.a.
0.42%
ASX report
Fund size
A$843m
12m flow A$8.0m
Yield
4.6%
12 payments / yr
Volatility 3y
4.3%
annualised
Max DD 3y
−3.8%
all-time −16.2%
Listed
2018
19 Nov 2018 · spread 0.08%

Growth of $10,000

Since listing, distributions reinvested
$10k$10k$10k$10k$11k$11k$11k$11k$11k$12k201820192020202120222023202420252026
$10,000 at listing$11,350 at 4 Sept 2026. Monthly points, distributions reinvested, before franking.

Performance

Period
Total
ASX
1 month
−0.3%
−0.5%
3 months
0.3%
6 months
0.5%
Year to date
1.2%
1 year
0.5%
1.1%
3 years p.a.
3.5%
3.9%
5 years p.a.
−0.0%
−0.0%
10 years p.a.
Since listing p.a.
1.7%

Total return to 4 Sept 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 31 July 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.

Sharpe 3y −0.11Vol 1y 3.7%Vol 5y 5.3%Max DD 1y −3.8%Max DD 5y −15.5%Best year 7.5%71% positive years

Calendar-year returns

2019
7.5%
2020
4.8%
2021
−2.8%
2022
−10.9%
2023
6.1%
2024
3.7%
2025
3.2%
2026
1.2%

Where the money is

Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 254 securities · top 10 = 50.6%

Country

Australia77.9%
Canada3.7%
New Zealand3.5%
United States2.3%
Germany2.2%
United Kingdom2.1%
Supranational2.0%
France1.4%
Netherlands0.9%
Spain0.9%

Sector

Fixed Income97.3%
Financials2.7%

Top holdings

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT 3.5% DEC-34Australia
2.1%
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT 2.75% MAY-41Australia
1.6%
AUD - AUSTRALIA DOLLAR
1.6%
NEW S WALES TREASURY CRP 1.75% MAR-34Australia
1.5%
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT 3.75% MAY-34Australia
1.5%
TREASURY CORP VICTORIA 2.25% NOV-34Australia
1.4%
TREASURY CORP VICTORIA 1.5% SEP-31Australia
1.4%
NEW S WALES TREASURY CRP 1.5% FEB-32Australia
1.3%
NEW S WALES TREASURY CRP 4.75% FEB-35Australia
1.3%
TREASURY CORP VICTORIA 2.0% SEP-35Australia
1.3%
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT 2.75% JUN-35Australia
1.3%
TREASURY CORP VICTORIA 1.5% NOV-30Australia
1.2%
NEW S WALES TREASURY CRP 2.0% MAR-31Australia
1.1%
TREASURY CORP VICTORIA 2.25% SEP-33Australia
1.1%
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT 4.25% MAR-36Australia
1.1%

Top 15 of 254 holdings.

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Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.

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Fund
Fee
Overlap
Corr 3y
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0.19%
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0.22%
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0.81
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Betashares Ethical Diversified Balanced ETF
0.39%
21%
0.32
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0.10%
17%
0.88
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0.32%
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0.73
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0.22%
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