Global shares
HQLT
Betashares Global Quality Leaders Currency Hedged ETF · Betashares
The same around-150 large global companies as QLTY — picked for 'quality' signals like strong profits, low debt and reliable earnings — but with the foreign-currency exposure hedged back to Australian dollars.
What the fee costs you
The management fee is 0.38% a year. Here’s what that works out to in dollars:
A 0.38% yearly fee works out to about $38 a year per $10,000 invested.
A rough guide based on the headline fee only. Other costs (such as brokerage or buy/sell spreads) aren’t included.
The basics
- Issuer
- Betashares
- Asset class
- Global shares
- Number of holdings
- ~150
- Where it invests
- Global developed markets, around 70% United States, with Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France making up much of the rest.
- Income paid
- Half-yearly
- Currency hedged
- Yes — It's currency-hedged back to Australian dollars, so day-to-day moves in the Australian dollar against foreign currencies are largely smoothed out, leaving mainly the markets themselves.
Its character
The currency-hedged twin of QLTY: it holds the same quality-screened global shares (in fact, it invests through QLTY) but smooths out moves in the Australian dollar. Still heavily weighted to large US names.
What to keep in mind
The quality screen narrows it to fewer companies than a broad world fund, and it still leans on the United States and large companies. Currency is hedged out, so an Australian holder is left mainly with share-market movements.
How this fund relates to others
Holds the same quality-screened global shares as QLTY (it invests through it), differing only in that the currency is hedged. It overlaps with broad global funds in the big US-led names while holding fewer companies.
Figures last verified 2026-06-22against the issuer’s factsheet and PDS.