Global Shares Currency Hedged ETF
About this ETF
HGBL aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) comprising approximately 1,000+ developed markets companies (ex-Australia), hedged into Australian dollars.
IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.11% p.a.
Inception date16 May 2023
Scout Score
79/100
Ranked #3 of 76 in International SharesAn 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.
Cost93
Diversification64
Tracking94
Liquidity92
Fund Strength67
Performance86
Income21
Strengths
- Tight index tracking — 0.37% tracking error, tighter than 94% of International Shares peers.
- Low fee — 0.11% p.a., cheaper than 93% of International Shares funds.
- Highly liquid — 0.02% bid/ask spread, better than 92% of International Shares peers.
Weaknesses
- Below-average yield — 1.23%, lower than 79% of International Shares peers.
Performance (as of 4 Nov 2026)
Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.
1 Month-0.81%
3 Months+1.11%
YTD+8.63%
1 Year+12.61%
3 Years (p.a.)+21.64%
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).
United States73.91%
Japan6.44%
Canada3.47%
United Kingdom2.85%
Germany2.12%
France1.80%
Netherlands1.44%
Switzerland1.44%
Sweden0.87%
Spain0.85%
Italy0.77%
Hong Kong0.47%
Singapore0.45%
Denmark0.42%
Israel0.36%
Finland0.28%
Belgium0.26%
Australia0.22%
Norway0.21%
China0.20%
Brazil0.17%
Poland0.17%
Ireland0.12%
Austria0.11%
New Zealand0.07%
South Africa0.05%
Portugal0.05%
Luxembourg0.04%
Mexico0.04%
Chile0.04%
South Korea0.03%
Taiwan0.01%
Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)
How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.
Information Technology
29.70%
Financials
16.18%
Industrials
10.45%
Health Care
10.20%
Consumer Discretionary
9.11%
Communication Services
7.59%
Consumer Staples
5.60%
Energy
4.13%
Materials
2.79%
Utilities
2.44%
Real Estate
1.57%
Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)
The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.
- 1.
Apple Inc5.65%
- 2.
NVIDIA Corp5.27%
- 3.
Microsoft Corp4.60%
- 4.
Amazon.com Inc2.89%
- 5.
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL)1.89%
- 6.
Broadcom Inc1.71%
- 7.
- 8.
Meta Platforms Inc1.56%
- 9.
Eli Lilly & Co1.35%
- 10.
Tesla Inc1.33%
- 11.
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.07%
- 12.
Micron Technology Inc1.01%
- 13.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc0.91%
- 14.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc0.89%
- 15.
Visa Inc0.82%
- 16.
Exxon Mobil Corp0.80%
- 17.
Johnson & Johnson0.75%
- 18.
ASML Holding NV0.64%
- 19.
Walmart Inc0.63%
- 20.
Mastercard Inc0.60%