Plato Global Alpha Fund 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 Global ex-Australia equity funds would cost $297 (0.59% a year), so PGA1 is $137 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
The issuer does not publish machine-readable holdings for this fund, so exposures and holdings overlap are not available. Return correlations still are.
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −2.0 | 0.4 | −5.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | −2.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | −1.9 | 8.8YTD | ||
| 2025 | 3.8 | −0.4 | −2.1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 31.6 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
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.
PGA1 questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex ETF?
The issuer of Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex ETF doesn't publish its holdings in a form we can read, so we can't measure how diversified it is. It is classed as equity with a Global ex-Australia focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does PGA1 double up with most?
We can't compare holdings for PGA1, as the issuer doesn't publish them in a form we can read, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex ETF managed – active or passive?
Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex 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 PGA1?
PGA1 charges a management fee of 0.85% a year, about $85 for every $10,000 invested. Only 17% 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 Nanuk New World Fund Active ETF (NNUK) at 1.10% 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 PGA1.
Does Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex ETF follow a theme?
No. Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex 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 PGA1?
The issuer doesn't publish PGA1's holdings in a form we can read. Its website and fact sheet list the full portfolio.
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 PGA1's index are in the issuer's PDS.
How well has Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex ETF performed?
Based on its category, Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 14.0% over 1 year (median 6.3%; ranked 29 of 121). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia equity funds. Since listing in 2024 it has returned 21.7% 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 PGA1; 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 0.85% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.