Betashares Geared Australian Equities 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 Australian equity funds would cost $658 (1.32% a year), so GEAR is $261 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
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 199 securities · top 10 = 49.0%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.3 | 8.3 | −15.2 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | −5.5 | −0.4 | 2.2YTD | ||
| 2025 | 10.3 | −9.3 | −8.7 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 6.3 | −2.5 | 0.7 | −6.4 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 6.5 | −6.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 5.2 | −3.4 | 8.3 | −7.7 | 16.2 |
| 2023 | 14.3 | −6.0 | −1.1 | 4.2 | −6.9 | 3.5 | 5.9 | −2.2 | −7.2 | −9.9 | 11.8 | 16.7 | 20.6 |
| 2022 | −14.3 | 4.2 | 16.6 | −2.0 | −5.9 | −19.9 | 16.0 | 1.9 | −15.8 | 15.8 | 15.7 | −7.7 | −5.4 |
| 2021 | −0.4 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | −4.5 | −0.8 | −0.7 | 5.6 | 36.0 |
| 2020 | 10.7 | −16.8 | −46.6 | 18.2 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 6.1 | −7.4 | 3.5 | 23.4 | 3.3 | −12.0 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 6.5 | −6.3 | 4.2 | −1.3 | 7.5 | −5.1 | 52.0 |
| 2018 | −1.1 | 0.1 | −8.4 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | −3.1 | −16.7 | −5.0 | −2.1 | −15.8 |
| 2017 | −2.1 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 1.5 | −6.5 | 0.3 | −0.4 | 0.9 | −0.5 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 21.7 |
| 2016 | −15.5 | −4.0 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | −6.0 | 12.6 | −3.8 | 1.1 | −5.5 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 16.1 |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 14.6 | 0.4 | −5.3 | 1.1 | −12.0 | 9.5 | −18.1 | −7.6 | 10.7 | −1.6 | 6.1 | −1.0 |
| 2014 | 1.4 | −3.5 | 9.0 | 0.9 | −14.1 | 11.2 | −6.9 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
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.
GEAR questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF?
Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF holds 199 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 49.0% of the fund, more concentrated than the 9.5% typical of Australian equity funds. That makes it moderately diversified.
Its country exposure is almost entirely Australia (100.0%), and its biggest sector is Financials at 32.5%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does GEAR double up with most?
GEAR shares the most holdings with SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF (STW) (100% overlap), Global X S&P/ASX 200 Covered Call ETF (AYLD) (100% overlap) and Betashares Managed Risk Australian Shares Complex ETF (AUST) (99% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 100%, owning both GEAR and STW would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further. Of these, STW has the lowest fee, at 0.05% a year against 0.78% for GEAR.
How is Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF managed – active or passive?
Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
It is also geared: it borrows to magnify returns, so gains and losses are larger than the market's.
What will I pay in fees for GEAR?
GEAR charges a management fee of 0.78% a year, about $78 for every $10,000 invested. Only 19% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track charge more, and the median fee is 0.44%. Among Australian equity funds, the median is 1.29%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include Betashares Wealthbuilder Aus200 Geared Complex ETF (G200) at 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 0.07% for GEAR.
Does Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF follow a theme?
No. Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF is a broad equity fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (Australia) rather than one theme or sector. Its largest sector, Financials, is 32.5% of the fund.
What is under the hood of GEAR?
As at 2 Sept 2026, GEAR's ten largest holdings are BHP Group Ltd (25.4%), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (20.6%), National Australia Bank Ltd (9.1%), Westpac Banking Corp (9.1%), ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (8.7%), Macquarie Group Ltd (6.8%), Wesfarmers Ltd (6.8%), CSL Ltd (6.5%), Rio Tinto Ltd (5.0%) and Woodside Energy Group Ltd (4.9%). Together they make up 102.9% 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 GEAR's index are in the issuer's PDS. Its top 10 weighting of 49.0% compares with 9.5% for similar funds.
How well has Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF performed?
Based on its category, Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −5.5% over 1 year (median −2.0%; ranked 4 of 6), 20.4% a year over 3 years and 9.8% a year over 5 years. The medians and rankings compare it with Australian equity funds. Since listing in 2014 it has returned 10.3% 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 GEAR; 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 0.78% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.