GEAR

Geared

Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF

About this ETF

GEAR provides investors with cost-effective geared exposure to the returns of the broad Australian sharemarket.

IssuerBetaShares

Management fee (MER)0.78% p.a.

Inception date30 Apr 2014

Scout Score

58/100

Ranked #6 of 14 in Geared

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.

Cost62

Diversification0

Tracking67

Liquidity96

Fund Strength100

Performance55

Income100

Strengths

Large, established fund — $572M in assets, bigger than 100% of Geared funds.
Attractive yield — 1.82%, higher than 100% of Geared peers.
Highly liquid — 0.05% bid/ask spread, better than 96% of Geared peers.

Weaknesses

Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 105.6% of the fund, more concentrated than 100% of Geared peers.

⚠ Geared fund — higher risk

This is a geared (leveraged) fund. It borrows to amplify returns from its underlying exposure — gains and losses are both magnified compared to an unleveraged fund, and losses can compound quickly in falling or volatile markets. Not suitable for a typical long-term buy-and-hold portfolio without understanding this risk.

Performance (as of 5 Nov 2026)

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

1 Month+2.29%

3 Months-0.89%

YTD+7.60%

1 Year+0.55%

3 Years (p.a.)+22.50%

5 Years (p.a.)+10.94%

Price history

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

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia

213.32%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Financials

73.91%

Materials

50.44%

Health Care

15.31%

Industrials

14.91%

Consumer Discretionary

14.37%

Real Estate

11.92%

Energy

9.77%

Consumer Staples

7.95%

Communication Services

7.17%

Information Technology

4.24%

Utilities

3.33%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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