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Australian Small Companies Select ETF

About this ETF

SMLL aims to track the Nasdaq Australia Small Cap Select Index (before fees and expenses) that provides exposure to a portfolio of high-quality, profitable small cap companies listed on the ASX.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.39% p.a.
Inception date7 Apr 2017
BenchmarkNasdaq Australia Small Cap Select Index

Scout Score

42/100
Ranked #27 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.

Cost27
Diversification77
Tracking20
Liquidity39
Fund Strength40
Performance61
Income7

Strengths

  • Well diversified — top holdings are 42.8% of the fund, less concentrated than 77% of Australian Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Below-average yield — 0.00%, lower than 93% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Wider index tracking — 8.30% tracking error, looser than 80% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Higher fee — 0.39% p.a., more expensive than 73% of Australian Shares funds.

Performance (as of 6 Nov 2026)

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

1 Month-2.51%
3 Months+4.88%
YTD-4.85%
1 Year-1.65%
3 Years (p.a.)+14.93%
5 Years (p.a.)+4.41%

Price history

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

-32%-18%-5%+9%+22%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
98.26%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Financials
21.05%
Industrials
19.82%
Materials
16.90%
Consumer Discretionary
11.10%
Consumer Staples
9.97%
Health Care
9.30%
Energy
4.94%
Communication Services
2.66%
Real Estate
1.47%
Information Technology
1.05%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

  1. 1.Ansell Ltd logoAnsell Ltd6.29%
  2. 2.Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd logoCleanaway Waste Management Ltd6.01%
  3. 3.Amp Ltd logoAmp Ltd5.44%
  4. 4.Bank of Queensland Ltd logoBank of Queensland Ltd4.61%
  5. 5.Aub Group Ltd logoAub Group Ltd3.89%
  6. 6.Metcash Ltd logoMetcash Ltd3.56%
  7. 7.A2 Milk Co Ltd/the3.54%
  8. 8.Eagers Automotive Ltd logoEagers Automotive Ltd3.38%
  9. 9.Emerald Resources NL3.25%
  10. 10.Nrw Holdings Ltd logoNrw Holdings Ltd2.81%
  11. 11.Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure L2.79%
  12. 12.New Hope Corp Ltd logoNew Hope Corp Ltd2.68%
  13. 13.Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd logoFlight Centre Travel Group Ltd2.29%
  14. 14.Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd2.19%
  15. 15.Resolute Mining Ltd logoResolute Mining Ltd2.18%
  16. 16.Zip Co Ltd logoZip Co Ltd2.18%
  17. 17.Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd logoHarvey Norman Holdings Ltd2.11%
  18. 18.Srg Global Ltd1.97%
  19. 19.AUD - Australia Dollar1.74%
  20. 20.Ora Banda Mining Ltd1.72%