ETFs, in plain English

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

Vanguard Diversified Balanced Index ETF

A complete, ready-made portfolio: a roughly even blend of shares (Australian and global) and bonds, built from a handful of underlying Vanguard index funds.

0.27% a year · about $27 per $10,000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Betashares Australian Ex-20 Portfolio Diversifier ETF

The next 180 largest companies on the Australian share market, after leaving out the 20 biggest, held together in one parcel.

0.25% a year · about $25 per $10,000

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

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

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

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

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

Betashares Nasdaq 100 Currency Hedged ETF

The same 100 largest non-financial companies on the US Nasdaq market as NDQ, but with the currency exposure hedged back to Australian dollars.

0.51% a year · about $51 per $10,000

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF

A broad mix of Australian bonds — mostly government and semi-government debt, plus some corporate bonds (the Bloomberg AusBond Composite index) — rather than shares.

0.1% a year · about $10 per $10,000

Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF

A very broad mix of bonds from around the world — government and corporate (the Bloomberg Global Aggregate index) — with the foreign-currency exposure hedged to Australian dollars.

0.2% a year · about $20 per $10,000

VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF

Around 135 listed infrastructure companies from developed markets — utilities, toll roads and transport, and energy pipelines — with returns hedged back to Australian dollars.

0.2% a year · about $20 per $10,000

VanEck Gold Miners ETF

Around 107 gold-mining companies from around the world, from major producers down to smaller miners, with a little silver and streaming exposure.

0.53% a year · about $53 per $10,000

Betashares S&P/ASX Australian Technology ETF

Around 45 Australian-listed technology and tech-related companies — spanning software, online retail, electronics and medical technology — held together in one parcel.

0.48% a year · about $48 per $10,000

VanEck Global Defence ETF

Around 40 aerospace and defence companies from around the world, plus related software and electronics firms.

0.65% a year · about $65 per $10,000

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

Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF

A focused basket of global companies whose main business is cybersecurity — the firms that protect networks, devices and data.

0.67% a year · about $67 per $10,000

VanEck Australian Resources ETF

Around 35 ASX-listed Australian mining and energy companies, from the big miners down to smaller resource producers.

0.35% a year · about $35 per $10,000