Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active 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 $187 (0.37% a year), so HVST is $185 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 · 232 securities · top 10 = 55.1%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.5 | 3.7 | −7.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | −2.3 | 0.1 | 1.2YTD | ||
| 2025 | 4.0 | −3.4 | −3.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | −0.8 | −0.0 | −2.9 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | −2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 | −2.1 | 2.9 | −2.2 | 12.0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | −2.2 | −0.5 | 1.7 | −2.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | −1.8 | −2.3 | −3.9 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | −4.6 | 1.0 | 4.2 | −1.2 | −2.2 | −7.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | −5.9 | 5.5 | 7.3 | −2.8 | −3.0 |
| 2021 | −0.3 | −0.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | −2.1 | 0.1 | −1.1 | 2.1 | 8.4 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | −8.1 | −5.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 0.3 | −1.0 | −2.9 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 0.5 | −2.1 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | −4.0 | 1.4 | −1.9 | 0.9 | −1.8 | 14.0 |
| 2018 | −1.9 | −1.1 | −3.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | −0.3 | −0.4 | −6.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | −6.2 |
| 2017 | −2.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | −4.4 | −3.2 | −1.7 | −2.2 | −1.9 | 2.9 | 0.1 | −1.3 | −9.3 |
| 2016 | −1.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | −0.2 | 3.3 | −2.8 | −2.1 | −0.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 8.3 |
| 2015 | 2.0 | 4.5 | −2.2 | −3.9 | 0.2 | −3.9 | 2.3 | −3.2 | −3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | −4.2 |
| 2014 | −1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
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.
HVST questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active ETF?
Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active ETF holds 232 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 55.1% of the fund, close to the 51.2% 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 33.9%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does HVST double up with most?
HVST shares the most holdings with Betashares Wealthbuilder Aus200 Geared Complex ETF (G200) (80% overlap), Betashares Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF (GEAR) (79% overlap) and SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF (STW) (79% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 80%, owning both HVST and G200 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 0.72% for HVST.
How is Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active ETF managed – active or passive?
Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active ETF is actively managed. Rather than tracking an index, a fund manager at Betashares decides what to buy and sell, aiming to do better than the market after fees.
Among Australian equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.85% a year and index funds 0.34%.
What will I pay in fees for HVST?
HVST charges a management fee of 0.72% a year, about $72 for every $10,000 invested. Only 21% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track charge more, and the median fee is 0.44%. Among Australian equity funds, the median is 0.35%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (VHY) at 0.25%, SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF (SYI) at 0.20% and iShares S&P/ASX Dividend Opportunities ESG Screened ETF (IHD) at 0.23%.
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 0.12% for HVST.
Does Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active ETF follow a theme?
Its focus is income. It favours investments that pay higher, regular distributions. Over the past year it paid out 5.6% of its price, across 12 payments.
What is under the hood of HVST?
As at 2 Sept 2026, HVST's ten largest holdings are Betashares Australia 200 ETF (24.9%), BHP Group Ltd (9.6%), National Australia Bank Ltd (6.1%), Westpac Banking Corp (6.1%), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (4.6%), ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (3.8%), Vanguard Australian Property S (3.7%), Wesfarmers Ltd (3.2%), CSL Ltd (2.8%) and Woodside Energy Group Ltd (2.6%). Together they make up 67.4% of the fund. Some holdings are other ETFs, which we look through to their own holdings when measuring exposure and overlap.
As an active fund it has no index rule: the manager decides which investments to hold and how much of each, within the limits set out in the PDS.
How well has Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active ETF performed?
Based on its category, Betashares Australian Dividend Harvester Active ETF aims mainly to pay a regular income, with capital growth secondary.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −1.5% over 1 year (median 0.6%; ranked 41 of 65), 10.6% a year over 3 years (median 11.6% a year; ranked 35 of 54) and 5.3% a year over 5 years (median 6.9% a year; ranked 34 of 48). The medians and rankings compare it with Australian equity funds. Since listing in 2014 it has returned 2.9% a year.
As an active fund, HVST has no index to track. The fairer test is whether it beats similar funds and its market after fees, over several years.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.