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S&P Australian Shares High Yield ETF

About this ETF

HYLD aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that provides exposure to a share portfolio of 50 high-yielding Australian companies.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.25% p.a.
Inception date1 Aug 2025

Scout Score

49/100
Ranked #26 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.

Cost66
Diversification31
Tracking49
Liquidity37
Fund Strength15
Performance79
Income76

Strengths

  • Strong long-term return — +11.2% p.a. (blended), beats 79% of rated Australian Shares peers.
  • Attractive yield — 4.34%, higher than 76% of Australian Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Small fund — $115M in assets, smaller than 85% of Australian Shares funds, which can mean wider spreads.
  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 68.8% of the fund, more concentrated than 69% of Australian Shares peers.

Performance (as of 6 Nov 2026)

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

1 Month+2.18%
3 Months-0.12%
YTD+11.76%
1 Year+12.27%

Price history

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

-2%+3%+8%+13%+18%2025-082025-112026-032026-072026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
99.38%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Financials
43.70%
Materials
17.42%
Energy
12.82%
Industrials
6.90%
Consumer Discretionary
5.47%
Communication Services
5.00%
Utilities
4.46%
Consumer Staples
2.72%
Health Care
0.90%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

  1. 1.ANZ Group Holdings Ltd logoANZ Group Holdings Ltd10.29%
  2. 2.Westpac Banking Corp logoWestpac Banking Corp9.92%
  3. 3.National Australia Bank Ltd logoNational Australia Bank Ltd9.84%
  4. 4.BHP Group Ltd logoBHP Group Ltd9.22%
  5. 5.Woodside Energy Group Ltd logoWoodside Energy Group Ltd7.58%
  6. 6.Macquarie Group Ltd logoMacquarie Group Ltd4.77%
  7. 7.Telstra Group Ltd logoTelstra Group Ltd4.51%
  8. 8.Rio Tinto Ltd logoRio Tinto Ltd4.44%
  9. 9.Wesfarmers Ltd logoWesfarmers Ltd4.30%
  10. 10.Transurban Group logoTransurban Group3.89%
  11. 11.Santos Ltd logoSantos Ltd3.66%
  12. 12.QBE Insurance Group Ltd logoQBE Insurance Group Ltd2.82%
  13. 13.Origin Energy Ltd logoOrigin Energy Ltd2.36%
  14. 14.Fortescue Metals Group Ltd logoFortescue Metals Group Ltd1.91%
  15. 15.Coles Group Ltd logoColes Group Ltd1.84%
  16. 16.Suncorp Group Ltd logoSuncorp Group Ltd1.68%
  17. 17.Apa Group logoApa Group1.55%
  18. 18.Insurance Australia Group Ltd logoInsurance Australia Group Ltd1.53%
  19. 19.Medibank Pvt Ltd logoMedibank Pvt Ltd1.03%
  20. 20.Amcor plc logoAmcor plc0.95%