SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix 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 QMIX is $197 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 · 1121 securities · top 10 = 18.0%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −0.9 | 0.6 | −3.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 7.3YTD | ||
| 2025 | 4.2 | 0.2 | −3.3 | −1.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | −1.0 | 12.2 |
| 2024 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | −2.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | −1.3 | −0.4 | 2.6 | −0.2 | 4.9 | 24.3 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.4 | −3.5 | −1.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 18.1 |
| 2022 | −2.2 | −5.0 | 1.5 | −0.8 | −1.4 | −4.4 | 2.9 | −0.7 | −3.2 | 7.6 | 0.8 | −1.7 | −7.0 |
| 2021 | −0.3 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.7 | −3.5 | −2.1 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 28.7 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | −7.3 | −6.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | −2.6 | −0.8 | 4.0 | −1.3 | −1.4 | 7.4 | −1.6 | −1.1 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | −2.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | −0.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 4.7 | −0.4 | 29.5 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | −1.0 | −2.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 1.4 | −5.4 | −1.7 | −2.5 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | −4.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | −2.8 | −1.7 | 1.9 | −1.8 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| 2016 | −4.4 | 2.7 | −1.1 | 1.4 | 5.9 | −2.8 | 2.2 | −0.4 | −1.2 | −1.8 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 9.9 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | −0.9 | −2.0 | 3.4 |
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
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.
QMIX questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix ETF?
SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix ETF holds 1,121 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 18.0% of the fund, more spread out than the 36.4% typical of Global ex-Australia equity funds. That makes it widely diversified.
Its largest country exposure is United States at 66.8%, and its biggest sector is Information Technology at 24.3%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does QMIX double up with most?
QMIX shares the most holdings with Betashares WealthBuilder Global Geared Complex ETF (GGBL) (65% overlap), Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) (65% overlap) and Betashares Global Shares ETF (BGBL) (65% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 65%, owning both QMIX and GGBL would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further. Of these, BGBL has the lowest fee, at 0.08% a year against 0.18% for QMIX.
How is SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix ETF managed – active or passive?
SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks. Its index uses a quality approach, so it is sometimes called "smart beta".
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 QMIX?
QMIX charges a management fee of 0.18% a year, about $18 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 87% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, the median is 0.55%.
It is the cheapest of the 8 quality Global ex-Australia equity funds we track.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as WCM Quality Global Growth Fund - Active ETF (WCMQ) at 1.25% 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 0.10% for QMIX.
Does SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix ETF follow a theme?
Not a theme as such, but it follows a quality investment style: it screens for companies with strong profitability, stable earnings and low debt.
Other ASX funds using a quality approach include VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF (QUAL), VanEck MSCI International Quality (AUD Hedged) ETF (QHAL), VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality ETF (QSML) and Betashares Australian Quality ETF (AQLT).
What is under the hood of QMIX?
As at 2 Sept 2026, the largest issuers among QMIX's holdings are Microsoft Corp (2.9%), Apple Inc (2.5%), Nvidia Corporation (2.2%), Alphabet Inc (2.0% across 2 bonds), Meta Platforms Inc (1.8%), Broadcom Inc (1.6%), Eli Lilly & Co (1.3%), Johnson & Johnson (1.3%), Visa Inc (1.2%) and Asml Holding Nv (1.1%).
Rather than simply weighting companies by market size, its index screens for companies with strong profitability, stable earnings and low debt.
How well has SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix ETF performed?
Based on its category, SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 7.6% over 1 year (median 6.3%; ranked 53 of 121), 15.9% a year over 3 years (median 16.8% a year; ranked 45 of 82) and 12.0% a year over 5 years (median 9.2% a year; ranked 15 of 66). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia equity funds. Since listing in 2017 it has returned 12.0% 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 QMIX; 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 0.18% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.