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Australian Resources Sector ETF

About this ETF

QRE aims to track the performance an index (before fees and expenses) comprising the largest ASX-listed companies in the resources sector, including BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside Petroleum and more.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.34% p.a.
Inception date10 Dec 2010

Scout Score

40/100
Ranked #31 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.

Cost46
Diversification20
Tracking2
Liquidity58
Fund Strength62
Performance100
Income17

Strengths

  • Strong long-term return — +18.1% p.a. (blended), beats 100% of rated Australian Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Wider index tracking — 17.57% tracking error, looser than 98% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Below-average yield — 2.43%, lower than 83% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 77.6% of the fund, more concentrated than 80% of Australian Shares peers.

Performance (as of 6 Nov 2026)

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

1 Month-6.62%
3 Months-1.28%
YTD+11.73%
1 Year+18.62%
3 Years (p.a.)+11.69%
5 Years (p.a.)+14.07%

Price history

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

-19%+3%+25%+48%+70%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
99.36%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Materials
79.40%
Energy
17.00%
Utilities
2.96%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

  1. 1.BHP Group Ltd logoBHP Group Ltd39.56%
  2. 2.Woodside Energy Group Ltd logoWoodside Energy Group Ltd8.64%
  3. 3.Rio Tinto Ltd logoRio Tinto Ltd7.07%
  4. 4.Northern Star Resources Ltd logoNorthern Star Resources Ltd4.54%
  5. 5.Santos Ltd logoSantos Ltd4.11%
  6. 6.Evolution Mining Ltd logoEvolution Mining Ltd3.30%
  7. 7.Fortescue Metals Group Ltd logoFortescue Metals Group Ltd3.14%
  8. 8.Origin Energy Ltd logoOrigin Energy Ltd2.96%
  9. 9.South32 Ltd logoSouth32 Ltd2.67%
  10. 10.Newmont Corp logoNewmont Corp1.58%
  11. 11.Lynas Rare Earths Ltd logoLynas Rare Earths Ltd1.50%
  12. 12.Ampol Ltd logoAmpol Ltd1.25%
  13. 13.Sandfire Resources Ltd logoSandfire Resources Ltd1.23%
  14. 14.Pilbara Minerals Ltd logoPilbara Minerals Ltd1.14%
  15. 15.Perseus Mining Ltd logoPerseus Mining Ltd1.08%
  16. 16.Mineral Resources Ltd logoMineral Resources Ltd1.05%
  17. 17.Genesis Minerals Ltd0.91%
  18. 18.Ramelius Resources Ltd0.87%
  19. 19.Whitehaven Coal Ltd logoWhitehaven Coal Ltd0.79%
  20. 20.Vault Minerals Ltd0.76%