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Managed Risk Australian Shares Complex ETF

About this ETF

AUST aims to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of the largest 200 Australian shares, managed to reduce volatility and defend against losses during market downturns. AUST does not aim to track an index.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.49% p.a.
Inception date9 Nov 2015

Scout Score

38/100
Ranked #33 of 42 in Australian Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost15
Diversification68
Tracking83
Liquidity5
Fund Strength24
Performance21
Income7

Strengths

  • Tight index tracking — 2.24% tracking error, tighter than 83% of Australian Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Lower liquidity — 0.27% bid/ask spread, wider than 95% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Below-average yield — 0.00%, lower than 93% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Higher fee — 0.49% p.a., more expensive than 85% of Australian Shares funds.

Performance (as of 6 Nov 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month+1.06%
3 Months+0.03%
YTD+4.26%
1 Year+1.67%
3 Years (p.a.)+9.10%
5 Years (p.a.)+4.25%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-16%-11%-5%+1%+7%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
98.44%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Financials
34.13%
Materials
23.24%
Health Care
7.06%
Industrials
6.91%
Consumer Discretionary
6.67%
Real Estate
5.47%
Energy
4.51%
Consumer Staples
3.66%
Communication Services
3.32%
Information Technology
1.94%
Utilities
1.53%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.BHP Group Ltd logoBHP Group Ltd10.39%
  2. 2.Commonwealth Bank of Australia logoCommonwealth Bank of Australia10.24%
  3. 3.National Australia Bank Ltd logoNational Australia Bank Ltd4.72%
  4. 4.Westpac Banking Corp logoWestpac Banking Corp4.66%
  5. 5.ANZ Group Holdings Ltd logoANZ Group Holdings Ltd4.49%
  6. 6.CSL Ltd logoCSL Ltd3.48%
  7. 7.Wesfarmers Ltd logoWesfarmers Ltd3.30%
  8. 8.Macquarie Group Ltd logoMacquarie Group Ltd3.14%
  9. 9.Woodside Energy Group Ltd logoWoodside Energy Group Ltd2.27%
  10. 10.Telstra Group Ltd logoTelstra Group Ltd2.07%
  11. 11.Goodman Group logoGoodman Group2.02%
  12. 12.Rio Tinto Ltd logoRio Tinto Ltd1.95%
  13. 13.Woolworths Group Ltd logoWoolworths Group Ltd1.82%
  14. 14.Transurban Group logoTransurban Group1.63%
  15. 15.AUD - Australia Dollar1.56%
  16. 16.Aristocrat Leisure Ltd logoAristocrat Leisure Ltd1.44%
  17. 17.QBE Insurance Group Ltd logoQBE Insurance Group Ltd1.44%
  18. 18.Northern Star Resources Ltd logoNorthern Star Resources Ltd1.24%
  19. 19.Santos Ltd logoSantos Ltd1.08%
  20. 20.Coles Group Ltd logoColes Group Ltd1.05%