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Global Royalties ETF

About this ETF

ROYL aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that provides exposure to a portfolio of global companies that earn a substantial portion of their revenue from royalty income, royalty-related income and intellectual property (IP) income.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.69% p.a.
Inception date9 Sep 2022

Scout Score

33/100
Ranked #63 of 76 in International 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.

Cost8
Diversification34
Tracking8
Liquidity56
Fund Strength29
Performance81
Income75

Strengths

  • Strong long-term return — +18.4% p.a. (blended), beats 81% of rated International Shares peers.
  • Attractive yield — 5.49%, higher than 75% of International Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Higher fee — 0.69% p.a., more expensive than 92% of International Shares funds.
  • Wider index tracking — 22.70% tracking error, looser than 92% of International Shares peers.
  • Small fund — $119M in assets, smaller than 71% of International Shares funds, which can mean wider spreads.

Performance (as of 5 Nov 2026)

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

1 Month-0.58%
3 Months+9.07%
YTD+14.67%
1 Year+15.64%
3 Years (p.a.)+21.86%

Price history

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

-15%+11%+38%+64%+90%2022-092023-092024-102025-102026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
51.09%
Canada flagCanada
17.08%
Denmark flagDenmark
10.01%
Brazil flagBrazil
8.87%
Netherlands flagNetherlands
6.69%
Japan flagJapan
4.09%
Australia flagAustralia
0.80%
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
0.34%
Sweden flagSweden
0.33%
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
0.11%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Health Care
32.62%
Materials
29.60%
Information Technology
16.31%
Energy
12.20%
Communication Services
8.11%
Real Estate
0.57%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

  1. 1.Arm Holdings plc12.17%
  2. 2.Genmab A/S logoGenmab A/S10.01%
  3. 3.Wheaton Precious Metals Corp logoWheaton Precious Metals Corp8.87%
  4. 4.Franco-Nevada Corp logoFranco-Nevada Corp8.63%
  5. 5.Royalty Pharma plc8.21%
  6. 6.Universal Music Group NV logoUniversal Music Group NV6.69%
  7. 7.Royal Gold Inc6.37%
  8. 8.Texas Pacific Land Corp logoTexas Pacific Land Corp6.05%
  9. 9.Halozyme Therapeutics Inc4.68%
  10. 10.Shionogi & Co Ltd logoShionogi & Co Ltd4.09%
  11. 11.Interdigital Inc2.38%
  12. 12.Viper Energy Inc1.99%
  13. 13.Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd1.97%
  14. 14.Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc1.88%
  15. 15.Triple Flag Precious Metals Co1.87%
  16. 16.Prairiesky Royalty Ltd1.75%
  17. 17.Warner Music Group Corp1.42%
  18. 18.Dolby Laboratories Inc1.20%
  19. 19.Topaz Energy Corp0.77%
  20. 20.Xencor Inc0.74%