Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares 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 WRLD is $6 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 · 1163 securities · top 10 = 29.1%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −3.0 | −0.5 | −4.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 2.5 | −1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | −0.9 | 5.3YTD | ||
| 2025 | 3.4 | −1.8 | −4.8 | −1.7 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | −0.0 | −0.5 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | −2.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | −1.6 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 29.1 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | −1.6 | −2.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | −4.2 | −2.2 | 0.4 | −1.8 | −1.4 | −2.6 | 2.4 | −0.4 | −2.2 | 4.3 | −0.1 | −1.9 | −9.6 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | −0.9 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | −1.4 | −1.5 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 24.7 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | −6.3 | −4.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | −1.2 | −0.1 | 3.7 | −1.7 | −0.6 | 4.3 | −0.7 | −2.0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 3.5 | −2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | −1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 4.7 | −0.1 | 21.6 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | −1.2 | −1.7 | 3.2 | −0.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | −5.7 | −0.9 | −3.4 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | −2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | −2.3 | −1.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | −1.0 | 12.0 |
| 2016 | −2.6 | −0.6 | −0.2 | 1.2 | 4.8 | −4.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | −1.3 | −0.4 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
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.
WRLD questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares Complex ETF?
Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares Complex ETF holds 1,163 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 29.1% 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 73.4%, and its biggest sector is Information Technology at 30.8%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does WRLD double up with most?
WRLD shares the most holdings with Betashares Global Shares ETF (BGBL) (99% overlap), Betashares Global Shares Currency Hedged ETF (HGBL) (99% overlap) and Betashares WealthBuilder Global Geared Complex ETF (GGBL) (99% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 99%, owning both WRLD and BGBL 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 0.54% for WRLD.
How is Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares Complex ETF managed – active or passive?
Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares 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 WRLD?
WRLD charges a management fee of 0.54% a year, about $54 for every $10,000 invested. Only 39% 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 0.21% for WRLD.
Does Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares Complex ETF follow a theme?
No. Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares 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. Its largest sector, Information Technology, is 30.8% of the fund.
What is under the hood of WRLD?
As at 2 Sept 2026, the largest issuers among WRLD's holdings are Nvidia Corp (5.9%), Apple Inc (5.2%), Alphabet Inc (4.1% across 2 bonds), Microsoft Corp (4.1%), Amazon.com Inc (2.8%), Broadcom Inc (1.9%), Meta Platforms Inc (1.5%), Tesla Inc (1.2%), Micron Technology Inc (1.2%) and Eli Lilly & Co (1.1%).
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 WRLD's index are in the issuer's PDS. Its top 10 weighting of 29.1% compares with 36.4% for similar funds.
How well has Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares Complex ETF performed?
Based on its category, Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares Complex ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 5.4% over 1 year (median 6.3%; ranked 68 of 121), 15.8% a year over 3 years (median 16.8% a year; ranked 46 of 82) and 10.4% a year over 5 years (median 9.2% a year; ranked 24 of 66). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia equity funds. Since listing in 2015 it has returned 9.6% 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 WRLD; 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 0.54% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.