ETFs, in plain English
A growing shelf of Australian ETFs, each explained the same calm way: what it actually holds, what it costs in dollars, and what to keep in mind. Browse by kind, narrow to an issuer, or search for one you have in mind.
Australian shares
- A200Australian shares
Betashares Australia 200 ETF
The 200 largest companies listed on the Australian share market, bought together in a single parcel.
0.04% a year · about $4 per $10,000
- AQLTAustralian shares
Betashares Australian Quality ETF
Around 40 Australian companies chosen for 'quality' signals — strong, steady profits, low debt and reliable earnings.
0.35% a year · about $35 per $10,000
- IOZAustralian shares
iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF
The 200 largest companies listed on the Australian share market, held together in one parcel.
0.05% a year · about $5 per $10,000
- MVWAustralian shares
VanEck Australian Equal Weight ETF
Around 75 of the largest Australian companies, but with each one held at roughly the same weight rather than sized by how big it is.
0.35% a year · about $35 per $10,000
- QOZAustralian shares
Betashares FTSE RAFI Australia 200 ETF
Around 200 of Australia's largest companies, but weighted by measures of company size like sales and book value rather than purely by sharemarket value.
0.4% a year · about $40 per $10,000
- STWAustralian shares
SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF
The 200 largest companies listed on the Australian share market, held together in one parcel.
0.05% a year · about $5 per $10,000
- VASAustralian shares
Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF
The roughly 300 largest companies listed on the Australian share market, held in one parcel.
0.07% a year · about $7 per $10,000
- VHYAustralian shares
Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF
Around 70 Australian companies chosen because they pay higher-than-average dividends, held together in one parcel.
0.25% a year · about $25 per $10,000
- VSOAustralian shares
Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF
Around 190 smaller Australian companies — the ones that sit below the big household names on the market.
0.3% a year · about $30 per $10,000
Global shares
- BGBLGlobal shares
Betashares Global Shares ETF
Around 1,300 large and medium-sized companies from developed countries around the world — everywhere except Australia — held together in one parcel.
0.08% a year · about $8 per $10,000
- ETHIGlobal shares
Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF
Around 230 large global companies that pass an ethical screen — climate leaders, with fossil-fuel producers and a range of other activities excluded.
0.59% a year · about $59 per $10,000
- HGBLGlobal shares
Betashares Global Shares Currency Hedged ETF
The same basket as Betashares' global shares fund — around 1,300 large and medium-sized developed-market companies outside Australia — but with the foreign-currency exposure hedged back to Australian dollars.
0.11% a year · about $11 per $10,000
- IEMGlobal shares
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
A broad basket of large companies from developing economies — places like China, Taiwan, India, South Korea and Brazil — held together in one parcel.
0.69% a year · about $69 per $10,000
- IOOGlobal shares
iShares Global 100 ETF
100 of the world's largest multinational companies, held together in one parcel.
0.4% a year · about $40 per $10,000
- IWLDGlobal shares
iShares Core MSCI World ex Australia ESG ETF
Around 720 large and medium-sized companies from developed countries outside Australia, screened for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.
0.09% a year · about $9 per $10,000
- QSMLGlobal shares
VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality ETF
Around 150 smaller companies from developed countries outside Australia, picked for 'quality' signals — strong profits, low debt and reliable earnings.
0.59% a year · about $59 per $10,000
- QUALGlobal shares
VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF
Around 300 companies from developed countries outside Australia, picked for 'quality' signals — strong, steady profits, low debt and reliable earnings.
0.4% a year · about $40 per $10,000
- VESGGlobal shares
Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ETF
Around 1,400 large and medium-sized companies from developed countries outside Australia, after screening out industries the fund excludes on ethical grounds.
0.18% a year · about $18 per $10,000
- VGADGlobal shares
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF
The same basket as Vanguard's international shares fund — around 1,250 large and medium-sized developed-market companies outside Australia — but with the foreign-currency exposure hedged back to Australian dollars.
0.21% a year · about $21 per $10,000
- VGEGlobal shares
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF
A very broad basket of thousands of companies from developing economies — places like China, Taiwan, India and Brazil — held together in one parcel.
0.48% a year · about $48 per $10,000
- VGSGlobal shares
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF
Around 1,250 large and medium-sized companies from developed countries around the world — everywhere except Australia — held together in one parcel.
0.18% a year · about $18 per $10,000
US shares
- FANGUS shares
Global X FANG+ ETF
A small, concentrated basket of about 10 of the largest US technology and tech-related growth companies — the household 'big tech' names.
0.35% a year · about $35 per $10,000
- IHVVUS shares
iShares S&P 500 AUD Hedged ETF
The 500 biggest companies listed in the United States — the same basket as the S&P 500 — but with the US-dollar exposure hedged back to Australian dollars.
0.1% a year · about $10 per $10,000
- IVVUS shares
iShares S&P 500 ETF
The 500 biggest companies listed in the United States, held together in one parcel.
0.04% a year · about $4 per $10,000
- NDQUS shares
Betashares NASDAQ 100 ETF
The 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the US Nasdaq market, held together in one parcel.
0.48% a year · about $48 per $10,000
Diversified (multi-asset)
- DHHFDiversified (multi-asset)
Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF
A ready-made, all-shares portfolio: thousands of companies from Australia and around the world, bundled into a single holding.
0.19% a year · about $19 per $10,000
- VDGRDiversified (multi-asset)
Vanguard Diversified Growth Index ETF
A complete, ready-made portfolio in one trade: a blend of Australian and global shares with a meaningful slice of bonds, built from a handful of underlying Vanguard index funds.
0.27% a year · about $27 per $10,000
- VDHGDiversified (multi-asset)
Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF
A complete, ready-made portfolio in one trade: thousands of Australian and global shares with a small slice of bonds, built from a handful of underlying Vanguard index funds.
0.27% a year · about $27 per $10,000