Global Agriculture Companies ETF – Currency Hedged
- International shares
Invest in a portfolio of the world's leading agriculture companies
Overview
Fund objective
FOOD aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that comprises the largest global agriculture companies (ex-Australia), hedged into Australian dollars.
Benefits of FOOD
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Growing global demand for food
Growing populations and rising global living standards support increasing strong demand for agricultural products (food and food production).
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Portfolio diversification
Access a diversified portfolio of the world’s largest agriculture companies in one trade, allowing instant diversification away from the Australian sharemarket.
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Cost-effective
Passive, index-tracking approach means no ‘active manager’ fees, making FOOD a cost-effective investment for those seeking exposure to global agriculture companies.
There are risks associated with an investment in FOOD, including market risk, international investment risk, agriculture sector risk and concentration risk. Investment value can go up and down. An investment in the Fund should only be considered as a part of a broader portfolio, taking into account your particular circumstances, including your tolerance for risk. For more information on risks and other features of the Fund, please see the Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination, both available on this website.
How to invest
- You can buy or sell units just like you’d buy or sell any share on the ASX.
- Fund requires no minimum investment.
Key facts
Pricing information
| Current price | |
|---|---|
| Last trade* | |
| % Change (prev day) | |
| Bid (delayed) | |
| Offer (delayed) | |
* Data is delayed by at least 20 minutes.
| NAV | |
|---|---|
| NAV/Unit* | $6.74 |
* As at 17 April 2024
Profile
| Net assets* ($A) | $81,710,464 |
|---|---|
| Units outstanding* (#) | 12,117,409 |
| Management fee and cost** (p.a.) | 0.57% |
| Distribution frequency | Semi-annual |
| Distribution reinvestment plan (DRP) | Full or partial participation available |
| Issuer | Betashares Capital Ltd |
| Registry | Link Market Services |
* As at 17 April 2024
**Certain additional costs apply. Please refer to PDS.Trading information
| ASX code | FOOD |
|---|---|
| Bloomberg code | FOOD AU |
| IRESS code | FOOD.AXW |
| iNAV IRESS code | N/A |
| Market makers | Susquehanna Pacific |
Index information
| Index | Nasdaq Global ex-Australia Agriculture Companies Hedged AUD Index |
|---|---|
| Index provider | Nasdaq |
| Index ticker | N/A |
| Bloomberg index ticker | NQXAUHAN INDEX |
Holdings & allocation
Portfolio holdings
| Name | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO | 8.7% |
| DEERE & CO | 8.5% |
| MARUBENI CORP | 8.1% |
| NUTRIEN LTD | 7.9% |
| CORTEVA INC | 7.8% |
| TYSON FOODS INC | 4.2% |
| KUBOTA CORP | 4.2% |
| BUNGE GLOBAL SA | 4.0% |
| CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC | 3.8% |
| HORMEL FOODS CORP | 3.2% |
* As at 19 April 2024. Excludes cash
Sector allocation
| Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals | 28.6% |
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| Packaged Foods & Meats | 23.9% |
| Agricultural Products & Servic | 15.6% |
| Agricultural & Farm Machinery | 15.1% |
| Trading Companies & Distributors | 14.1% |
| Industrial Conglomerates | 0.8% |
| Construction Machinery & Heavy | 0.6% |
| Food Distributors | 0.5% |
| Biotechnology | 0.4% |
| Other | 0.4% |
* As of 28 March 2024
Country allocation
| United States | 53.9% |
|---|---|
| Japan | 16.1% |
| Canada | 8.2% |
| Norway | 4.4% |
| Britain | 3.6% |
| Germany | 3.2% |
| Netherlands | 3.2% |
| Brazil | 2.0% |
| Malaysia | 1.5% |
| Other | 4.0% |
* As of 28 March 2024
Performance
Fund returns after fees (%)
| Fund | Index | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 6.54% | 6.61% |
| 3 months | 4.15% | 4.29% |
| 6 months | 3.56% | 3.84% |
| 1 year | -0.92% | -0.50% |
| 3 year p.a. | 2.41% | 3.01% |
| 5 year p.a. | 6.59% | 7.59% |
| 10 year p.a. | - | 6.22% |
| Since inception (p.a.) | 6.64% | 7.33% |
| Inception date | 2-Aug-16 | - |
* As at 28 March 2024.
Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Returns are calculated in Australian dollars using net asset value per unit at the start and end of the specified period and do not reflect brokerage or the bid ask spread that investors incur when buying and selling units on the ASX. Returns are after fund management costs, assume reinvestment of any distributions and do not take into account tax paid as an investor in the Fund. Returns for periods longer than one year are annualised. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown.
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Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Please refer to "Fund returns after fees" for additional information regarding performance/return information.
Distributions
Yield information
| Distribution frequency | Semi-annual |
|---|---|
| 12 mth distribution yield* | 0.7% |
*As at 28 March 2024. Yield is calculated by summing the prior 12-month per unit distributions divided by the closing NAV per unit at the end of the relevant period. Yield will vary and may be lower at time of investment. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
You can elect DRP by logging into Link’s Investor Centre. Once you are logged in, please proceed to the 'Payments and Tax' tab and select ‘Reinvestment Plans'.