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Nasdaq 100 Currency Hedged ETF

About this ETF

HNDQ aims to track the performance of the Nasdaq 100 Currency Hedged AUD Index (before fees and expenses). The Index comprises 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq market, and includes many companies that are at the forefront of the new economy. HNDQ currently obtains its investment exposure by investing in the Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ), with the foreign currency exposure hedged back to the Australian dollar.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.51% p.a.
Inception date20 Jul 2020
BenchmarkNasdaq 100 Currency Hedged AUD Index

Scout Score

45/100
Ranked #20 of 29 in US 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.

Cost18
Diversification35
Tracking19
Liquidity77
Fund Strength82
Performance100
Income32

Strengths

  • Strong long-term return — +19.7% p.a. (blended), beats 100% of rated US Shares peers.
  • Large, established fund — $10.5B in assets, bigger than 82% of US Shares funds.
  • Highly liquid — 0.06% bid/ask spread, better than 77% of US Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Higher fee — 0.51% p.a., more expensive than 82% of US Shares funds.
  • Wider index tracking — 14.55% tracking error, looser than 81% of US Shares peers.
  • Below-average yield — 0.00%, lower than 68% of US Shares peers.

Performance (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

1 Month-6.56%
3 Months+0.60%
YTD+3.97%
1 Year+9.16%
3 Years (p.a.)+24.11%
5 Years (p.a.)+10.53%

Price history

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

-47%-17%+14%+45%+76%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
99.95%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Information Technology
56.38%
Communication Services
13.56%
Consumer Discretionary
11.60%
Consumer Staples
7.03%
Health Care
5.07%
Industrials
3.41%
Utilities
1.14%
Materials
1.08%
Energy
0.45%
Financials
0.23%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

  1. 1.Apple Inc logoApple Inc8.28%
  2. 2.NVIDIA Corp logoNVIDIA Corp7.83%
  3. 3.Microsoft Corp logoMicrosoft Corp6.70%
  4. 4.Amazon.com Inc logoAmazon.com Inc4.66%
  5. 5.Micron Technology Inc logoMicron Technology Inc4.02%
  6. 6.Advanced Micro Devices Inc logoAdvanced Micro Devices Inc3.58%
  7. 7.Tesla Inc logoTesla Inc3.28%
  8. 8.Meta Platforms Inc logoMeta Platforms Inc3.04%
  9. 9.Walmart Inc logoWalmart Inc2.81%
  10. 10.Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) logoAlphabet Inc (GOOGL)2.75%
  11. 11.Space Exploration Technologies2.61%
  12. 12.Alphabet Inc (GOOG) logoAlphabet Inc (GOOG)2.58%
  13. 13.Broadcom Inc logoBroadcom Inc2.51%
  14. 14.Costco Wholesale Corp logoCostco Wholesale Corp2.08%
  15. 15.Cisco Systems Inc logoCisco Systems Inc1.83%
  16. 16.Palantir Technologies Inc logoPalantir Technologies Inc1.77%
  17. 17.Intel Corp logoIntel Corp1.37%
  18. 18.Applied Materials Inc logoApplied Materials Inc1.31%
  19. 19.Texas Instruments Inc logoTexas Instruments Inc1.27%
  20. 20.Palo Alto Networks Inc logoPalo Alto Networks Inc1.27%