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S&P 500 Equal Weight Currency Hedged ETF

About this ETF

HQUS aims to track the performance of the S&P 500 Equal Weight AUD Hedged Index NTR (before fees and expenses). The Index provides exposure to 500 leading listed US companies, with each holding in the index weighted equally. HQUS currently obtains its investment exposure by investing in the Betashares S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (ASX: QUS), with the foreign currency exposure hedged back to the Australian dollar.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.32% p.a.
Inception date10 Jul 2024
BenchmarkS&P 500 Equal Weight AUD Hedged Index

Scout Score

49/100
Ranked #13 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.

Cost50
Diversification84
Tracking15
Liquidity61
Fund Strength43
Performance19
Income64

Strengths

  • Well diversified — top holdings are 2.7% of the fund, less concentrated than 84% of US Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Wider index tracking — 15.17% tracking error, looser than 85% of US Shares peers.
  • Weak long-term return — +10.1% p.a. (blended), trails 81% of rated US Shares peers.

Performance (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

1 Month+4.94%
3 Months+1.74%
YTD+12.59%
1 Year+16.73%

Price history

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

-12%-0%+11%+22%+34%2024-072025-022025-092026-042026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
99.89%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Industrials
16.32%
Financials
15.18%
Information Technology
14.32%
Health Care
13.15%
Consumer Discretionary
9.94%
Consumer Staples
6.87%
Utilities
6.11%
Real Estate
5.74%
Materials
5.03%
Energy
3.80%
Communication Services
3.42%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

  1. 1.Moderna Inc logoModerna Inc0.36%
  2. 2.Accenture plc logoAccenture plc0.29%
  3. 3.Ptc Inc logoPtc Inc0.29%
  4. 4.Carnival Corp logoCarnival Corp0.26%
  5. 5.Hasbro Inc0.26%
  6. 6.Idexx Laboratories Inc logoIdexx Laboratories Inc0.26%
  7. 7.Intuitive Surgical Inc logoIntuitive Surgical Inc0.26%
  8. 8.Mettler-Toledo International I0.26%
  9. 9.Msci Inc logoMsci Inc0.25%
  10. 10.Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc0.25%
  11. 11.Autodesk Inc logoAutodesk Inc0.25%
  12. 12.Stanley Black & Decker Inc0.25%
  13. 13.Dollar Tree Inc logoDollar Tree Inc0.25%
  14. 14.Marriott International Inc/Md0.24%
  15. 15.Revvity Inc0.24%
  16. 16.Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd logoRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd0.24%
  17. 17.Godaddy Inc0.24%
  18. 18.Allegion plc0.24%
  19. 19.Fiserv Inc logoFiserv Inc0.24%
  20. 20.Pentair plc0.24%