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Australian Semi-Government Bond ETF

About this ETF

Aims to track an index of the largest and most liquid Australian state government (semi-government) bonds, equally weighted at each quarterly reconstitution.

IssuerRussell Investments
Management fee (MER)0.26% p.a.
Inception date8 Mar 2012
BenchmarkDBIQ 0-5 year Australian Semi-Government Bond Index

Scout Score

43/100
Ranked #39 of 58 in Fixed Income

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.

Cost32
Diversification8
Tracking75
Liquidity48
Fund Strength50
Performance—
Income35

Strengths

  • Tight index tracking — 0.37% tracking error, tighter than 75% of Fixed Income peers.

Weaknesses

  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 85.0% of the fund, more concentrated than 92% of Fixed Income peers.
  • Higher fee — 0.26% p.a., more expensive than 68% of Fixed Income funds.
  • Below-average yield — 3.32%, lower than 65% of Fixed Income peers.

Top holdings (as of 30 Jun 2026)

Russell Investments discloses these as a ranked list only — individual weights per holding aren't published. Together, these top 10 holdings make up 84.99% of the fund.

  1. 1.South Australian Government Financing Authority 2.75% 05/309.22%
  2. 2.Queensland Treasury Corp 1.75% 08/318.83%
  3. 3.South Australian Government Financing Authority 4.5% 05/318.80%
  4. 4.Treasury Corp of Victoria 1.5% 09/318.39%
  5. 5.Western Australian Treasury Corp 1.75% 10/318.39%
  6. 6.Tasmanian Public Finance Corp 4.75% 01/318.29%
  7. 7.Tasmanian Public Finance Corp 2% 01/308.29%
  8. 8.New South Wales Treasury Corp 1.25% 11/308.27%
  9. 9.Western Australian Treasury Corp 1.5% 10/308.26%
  10. 10.Queensland Treasury Corp 1.25% 03/318.25%