Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders 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 Global ex-Australia equity funds would cost $297 (0.59% a year), so ETHI is $7 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 · 198 securities · top 10 = 34.5%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −5.3 | −2.4 | −3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 8.2 | −1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.2YTD | ||
| 2025 | 3.4 | −2.5 | −5.9 | −1.9 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | −1.2 | −0.5 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3.0 | −4.4 | −0.3 | 3.9 | 2.2 | −1.7 | −1.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 27.6 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | −5.1 | −2.7 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 23.2 |
| 2022 | −4.6 | −7.0 | 1.4 | −3.7 | −3.4 | −5.7 | 6.0 | −1.4 | −4.2 | 10.0 | 0.4 | −3.1 | −15.4 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | −1.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | −2.4 | −1.2 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 31.0 |
| 2020 | 7.9 | −6.7 | −2.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 | −0.0 | 7.4 | −1.7 | −1.3 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 24.7 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | −2.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | −0.7 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 36.9 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 1.5 | −2.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 0.6 | −7.0 | −0.7 | −3.0 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | −4.3 | −0.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | −1.4 | 20.5 |
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.
ETHI questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF?
Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF holds 198 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 34.5% of the fund, close to the 36.4% typical of Global ex-Australia equity funds. That makes it moderately diversified.
Its largest country exposure is United States at 70.1%, and its biggest sector is Information Technology at 33.3%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does ETHI double up with most?
ETHI shares the most holdings with Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF - Currency Hedged (HETH) (100% overlap), Betashares Ethical High Growth ETF (DZZF) (56% overlap) and Betashares Ethical Diversified Growth ETF (DGGF) (45% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 100%, owning both ETHI and HETH would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further. Of these, DZZF has the lowest fee, at 0.39% a year against 0.59% for ETHI.
How is Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF managed – active or passive?
Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.75% a year and index funds 0.45%.
What will I pay in fees for ETHI?
ETHI charges a management fee of 0.59% a year, about $59 for every $10,000 invested. Only 31% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track charge more, and the median fee is 0.44%. Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, the median is 0.55%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) at 0.18%, Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (VGAD) at 0.21% and iShares Global 100 ETF (IOO) at 0.40%.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as Vinva Global Alpha Fund - Active ETF (V1AC) at 1.35% and Hyperion Global Growth Companies Fund - Active ETF (HYGG) at 0.70% cost more.
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 0.09% for ETHI.
Does Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF follow a theme?
No. Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF is a broad equity fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (Global ex-Australia) rather than one theme or sector. Its largest sector, Information Technology, is 33.3% of the fund.
It also applies environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens, excluding companies that fail the issuer's ethical criteria.
What is under the hood of ETHI?
As at 2 Sept 2026, ETHI's ten largest holdings are Nvidia Corp (4.3%), Apple Inc (4.3%), Visa Inc (4.2%), Broadcom Inc (4.0%), Mastercard Inc (3.9%), Asml Holding NV (3.4%), Toyota Motor Corp (3.0%), Home Depot Inc/the (2.9%), Eli Lilly & Co (2.5%) and Allianz SE (2.0%). Together they make up 34.5% of the fund.
It follows an index. Most broad share indices weight companies by market size, so the largest companies take the biggest share; the exact rules for ETHI's index are in the issuer's PDS. Its top 10 weighting of 34.5% compares with 36.4% for similar funds.
How well has Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF performed?
Based on its category, Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 4.4% over 1 year (median 6.3%; ranked 71 of 121), 14.7% a year over 3 years (median 16.8% a year; ranked 54 of 82) and 9.6% a year over 5 years (median 9.2% a year; ranked 31 of 66). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia equity funds. Since listing in 2017 it has returned 15.8% 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 ETHI; 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 0.59% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.