FOOD

Global Agriculture Companies Currency Hedged ETF

About this ETF

FOOD aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that comprises the largest global agriculture companies (ex-Australia), hedged into Australian dollars.

IssuerBetaShares

Management fee (MER)0.57% p.a.

Inception date2 Aug 2016

Scout Score

27/100

Ranked #66 of 76 in International 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.

Cost21

Diversification34

Tracking6

Liquidity36

Fund Strength37

Performance16

Income72

Strengths

Attractive yield — 5.05%, higher than 72% of International Shares peers.

Weaknesses

Wider index tracking — 22.83% tracking error, looser than 94% of International Shares peers.
Weak long-term return — +8.7% p.a. (blended), trails 84% of rated International Shares peers.
Higher fee — 0.57% p.a., more expensive than 79% of International Shares funds.