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Australian Top 20 Equities Yield Maximiser Complex ETF

About this ETF

YMAX aims to generate attractive monthly income and reduce the volatility of portfolio returns by implementing an equity income investment strategy over a portfolio of the 20 largest blue-chip shares listed on the ASX. YMAX does not aim to track an index.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.64% p.a.
Inception date22 Nov 2012

Scout Score

29/100
Ranked #41 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.

Cost0
Diversification9
Tracking61
Liquidity53
Fund Strength66
Performance30
Income7

Strengths

No standout strengths relative to category peers.

Weaknesses

  • Higher fee — 0.64% p.a., more expensive than 100% of Australian Shares funds.
  • Below-average yield — 0.00%, lower than 93% of Australian Shares peers.
  • Concentrated holdings — top holdings make up 78.0% of the fund, more concentrated than 91% of Australian Shares peers.

Performance (as of 5 Nov 2026)

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

1 Month+2.24%
3 Months+0.11%
YTD+7.01%
1 Year+5.28%
3 Years (p.a.)+9.49%
5 Years (p.a.)+7.22%

Price history

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

-15%-10%-6%-1%+4%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Australia flagAustralia
100.23%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

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

Financials
45.97%
Materials
20.88%
Consumer Discretionary
7.20%
Health Care
5.55%
Energy
5.35%
Consumer Staples
4.57%
Industrials
4.27%
Communication Services
3.30%
Real Estate
3.12%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

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

  1. 1.BHP Group Ltd logoBHP Group Ltd16.60%
  2. 2.Commonwealth Bank of Australia logoCommonwealth Bank of Australia16.29%
  3. 3.National Australia Bank Ltd logoNational Australia Bank Ltd7.54%
  4. 4.Westpac Banking Corp logoWestpac Banking Corp7.44%
  5. 5.ANZ Group Holdings Ltd logoANZ Group Holdings Ltd7.15%
  6. 6.CSL Ltd logoCSL Ltd5.55%
  7. 7.Macquarie Group Ltd logoMacquarie Group Ltd5.28%
  8. 8.Wesfarmers Ltd logoWesfarmers Ltd5.24%
  9. 9.Woodside Energy Group Ltd logoWoodside Energy Group Ltd3.63%
  10. 10.Telstra Group Ltd logoTelstra Group Ltd3.30%
  11. 11.Goodman Group logoGoodman Group3.12%
  12. 12.Rio Tinto Ltd logoRio Tinto Ltd2.97%
  13. 13.Woolworths Group Ltd logoWoolworths Group Ltd2.89%
  14. 14.Transurban Group logoTransurban Group2.61%
  15. 15.QBE Insurance Group Ltd logoQBE Insurance Group Ltd2.27%
  16. 16.Aristocrat Leisure Ltd logoAristocrat Leisure Ltd1.97%
  17. 17.Santos Ltd logoSantos Ltd1.73%
  18. 18.Coles Group Ltd logoColes Group Ltd1.67%
  19. 19.Brambles Ltd logoBrambles Ltd1.66%
  20. 20.Fortescue Metals Group Ltd logoFortescue Metals Group Ltd1.32%