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VanEck MSCI Australian Sustainable Equity ETF

About this ETF

The fund employs a management strategy of investing directly in the securities that comprise the relevant Reference Index.

IssuerVanEck
Management fee (MER)0.35% p.a.
Inception date2 May 2016
BenchmarkMSCI Australia IMI Sel SRI Screened AUD

Scout Score

41/100
Ranked #29 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.

Cost39
Diversification72
Tracking17
Liquidity35
Fund Strength38
Performance24
Income54

Strengths

  • Well diversified — top holdings are 46.6% of the fund, less concentrated than 72% of Australian Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Wider index tracking — 8.48% tracking error, looser than 83% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Weak long-term return — +5.3% p.a. (blended), trails 76% of rated Australian Shares peers.
  • Lower liquidity — 0.09% bid/ask spread, wider than 65% of Australian Shares peers.

Performance (as of 31 Oct 2026)

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

1 Month+2.27%
3 Months+4.11%
YTD+0.46%
1 Year-2.64%
3 Years (p.a.)+12.75%
5 Years (p.a.)+6.16%

Price history

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

-22%-11%+1%+13%+25%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
96.10%
United States flagUnited States
2.47%
New Zealand flagNew Zealand
1.38%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Financials
32.63%
Industrials
17.19%
Materials
16.17%
Health Care
13.16%
Real Estate
10.01%
Information Technology
5.15%
Communication Services
3.28%
Consumer Discretionary
2.16%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

  1. 1.CSL Ltd logoCSL Ltd6.08%
  2. 2.Westpac Banking Corp logoWestpac Banking Corp5.51%
  3. 3.Commonwealth Bank of Australia logoCommonwealth Bank of Australia5.31%
  4. 4.QBE Insurance Group Ltd logoQBE Insurance Group Ltd5.22%
  5. 5.Transurban Group logoTransurban Group5.21%
  6. 6.Macquarie Group Ltd logoMacquarie Group Ltd5.04%
  7. 7.Northern Star Resources Ltd logoNorthern Star Resources Ltd4.30%
  8. 8.Brambles Ltd logoBrambles Ltd3.83%
  9. 9.Evolution Mining Ltd logoEvolution Mining Ltd3.21%
  10. 10.Computershare Ltd logoComputershare Ltd2.94%
  11. 11.Suncorp Group Ltd logoSuncorp Group Ltd2.80%
  12. 12.Scentre Group logoScentre Group2.54%
  13. 13.Sigma Healthcare Ltd logoSigma Healthcare Ltd1.95%
  14. 14.Bluescope Steel Ltd logoBluescope Steel Ltd1.92%
  15. 15.Medibank Pvt Ltd logoMedibank Pvt Ltd1.91%
  16. 16.Qantas Airways Ltd logoQantas Airways Ltd1.77%
  17. 17.Asx Ltd logoAsx Ltd1.74%
  18. 18.Stockland logoStockland1.46%
  19. 19.Als Ltd logoAls Ltd1.42%
  20. 20.Orica Ltd logoOrica Ltd1.38%