Betashares Global Agriculture Companies 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 $296 (0.59% a year), so FOOD is $12 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 · 60 securities · top 10 = 60.6%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 2.0 | −2.9 | −2.0 | −4.0 | 4.9 | 2.2 | −2.7 | −1.1 | 13.8YTD | ||
| 2025 | 7.0 | −4.6 | −0.3 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | −1.1 | −2.0 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 2024 | −3.4 | 0.6 | 7.2 | −0.7 | −1.6 | −1.9 | 2.2 | −1.5 | 0.0 | −0.6 | 1.1 | −5.7 | −4.8 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 1.0 | −3.3 | −2.0 | −5.5 | 3.3 | 7.1 | −2.3 | −4.6 | −6.3 | 2.0 | 4.2 | −4.6 |
| 2022 | −0.2 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 0.2 | −3.3 | −11.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | −11.2 | 8.5 | 2.9 | −5.3 | −0.6 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | −4.0 | −0.6 | 2.3 | −0.1 | 2.8 | −1.2 | 3.6 | 25.1 |
| 2020 | −4.3 | −10.1 | −12.5 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7.8 | −1.6 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.8 | −6.6 | 5.4 | 2.5 | −6.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 17.3 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | −5.2 | −3.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | −2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | −6.3 | 2.0 | −9.4 | −14.7 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 1.4 | −0.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | −1.2 | 2.8 | −0.9 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 16.9 |
| 2016 | −3.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
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
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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.
FOOD questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Betashares Global Agriculture Companies ETF?
Betashares Global Agriculture Companies ETF holds 60 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 60.6% of the fund, more concentrated than the 35.9% typical of Global ex-Australia equity funds. That makes it fairly concentrated.
Its largest country exposure is United States at 49.4%, and its biggest sector is Consumer Staples at 40.2%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does FOOD double up with most?
No other ASX fund shares more than 10% of its holdings with FOOD, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is Betashares Global Agriculture Companies ETF managed – active or passive?
Betashares Global Agriculture Companies 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 FOOD?
FOOD charges a management fee of 0.57% a year, about $57 for every $10,000 invested. Only 34% 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 0.23% for FOOD.
Does Betashares Global Agriculture Companies ETF follow a theme?
No. Betashares Global Agriculture Companies 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.
What is under the hood of FOOD?
As at 2 Sept 2026, FOOD's ten largest holdings are Deere & Co (9.5%), Nutrien Ltd (8.7%), Corteva Inc (8.5%), Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (7.9%), Marubeni Corp (7.2%), Cf Industries Holdings Inc (4.6%), Kubota Corp (3.8%), Bunge Global SA (3.7%), Tyson Foods Inc (3.4%) and Darling Ingredients Inc (3.3%). Together they make up 60.6% 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 FOOD's index are in the issuer's PDS. Its top 10 weighting of 60.6% compares with 35.9% for similar funds.
How well has Betashares Global Agriculture Companies ETF performed?
Based on its category, Betashares Global Agriculture Companies ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 16.3% over 1 year (median 6.3%; ranked 18 of 121), 10.1% a year over 3 years (median 16.8% a year; ranked 70 of 82) and 4.4% a year over 5 years (median 9.4% a year; ranked 60 of 66). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia equity funds. Since listing in 2016 it has returned 7.0% 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 FOOD; 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 0.57% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.