Global Quality Leaders ETF – Currency Hedged

HQLT

Currency-hedged exposure to 150 global companies ranked by highest quality score

Invest Factsheet

Overview

Fund objective

HQLT aims to track an index (before fees and expenses) that comprises 150 global companies (ex-Australia) ranked by highest quality score, hedged into Australian dollars.

Fund strategy

The quality score rankings used to select the stocks in the index are based on a combined ranking of four key factors – return on equity, debt-to-capital, cash flow generation ability and earnings stability. HQLT currently obtains its investment exposure by investing in the Betashares Global Quality Leaders ETF (ASX: QLTY), with the currency exposure hedged back to the Australian dollar.

Benefits of HQLT

  • Access to the world’s highest quality companies

    HQLT’s index has been designed to select quality global companies based on high return on equity and profitability, low leverage and earnings stability.

  • Currency-hedged

    HQLT is currency-hedged to the Australian dollar, which seeks to minimise the effects of currency fluctuations on returns.

  • Diversification

    In one ASX trade, access a portfolio of 150 high quality companies from a range of geographies and global sectors, many of which are under-represented in the Australian sharemarket.

There are risks associated with an investment in HQLT, including market risk, index methodology risk, international investment risk, concentration risk and currency hedging risk. Investment value can go up and down. An investment in the Fund should only be made after considering 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* $25.60

* As at 6 December 2023

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Profile

Net assets* ($A) $49,078,906
Units outstanding* (#) 1,916,776
Management fee and cost** (p.a.) 0.38%
Distribution frequency Semi-annual
Distribution reinvestment plan (DRP) Full or partial participation available
Issuer Betashares Capital Ltd
Registry Link Market Services

* As at 6 December 2023

**Certain additional costs apply. Please refer to PDS.

Trading information

ASX code HQLT
Bloomberg code HQLT AU
IRESS code HQLT.AXW
Market makers Susquehanna Pacific

Index information

Index iSTOXX MUTB Global ex-Australia Quality Leaders 150 Monthly Hedged AUD Index
Index provider STOXX
Index ticker N/A
Bloomberg index ticker ISMGRANH
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Holdings & allocation

Portfolio holdings

Name Weight (%)
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.2%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.2%
L'OREAL SA 2.1%
ASML HOLDING NV 2.1%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.1%
ADOBE INC 2.1%
VISA INC 2.0%
ACCENTURE PLC 2.0%
ALPHABET INC 2.0%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.9%

* As at 7 December 2023. Excludes cash

Portfolio holdings information shows the direct investments of the Betashares Global Quality Leaders ETF (QLTY), the underlying fund into which HQLT invests substantially all of its assets to obtain exposure to index constituents. It closely approximates HQLT's percentage exposure to those investments. See the “Resources” section for HQLT's direct holdings, which comprise holdings of units in QLTY, cash and forward currency positions.

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Sector allocation

Information Technology 		29.7%
Industrials 		19.2%
Health Care 		15.9%
Consumer Discretionary 		9.8%
Communication Services 		6.8%
Financials 		5.7%
Materials 		4.7%
Energy 		4.1%
Consumer Staples 		3.1%
Real Estate 		1.0%

* As of 31 October 2023

Country allocation

United States 		63.5%
Japan 		12.7%
Netherlands 		3.8%
France 		3.7%
Denmark 		2.8%
Switzerland 		2.2%
Britain 		2.1%
Canada 		1.9%
Australia 		1.6%
Other 		5.7%

* As of 31 October 2023

Performance

Fund returns after fees (%)

  Fund Index
1 month 8.66% 8.73%
3 months 2.49% 2.58%
6 months 9.08% 9.26%
1 year 17.19% 17.55%
3 year p.a. 6.15% 6.55%
5 year p.a. - 11.46%
10 year p.a. - 12.31%
Since inception (p.a.) 8.75% 9.12%
Inception date 5-Jun-20 -

* As at 30 November 2023.
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* 0.4%

*As at 31 October 2023. 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.

Recent distributions

Ex Date Record Date Payment Date Distribution Unit ($) Annual Distribution Return (%) (1)
3-Jul-23 4-Jul-23 18-Jul-23 - -
3-Jan-23 4-Jan-23 18-Jan-23 $0.091643 -
1-Jul-22 4-Jul-22 18-Jul-22 - -
4-Jan-22 5-Jan-22 19-Jan-22 $0.046332 -
1-Jul-21 2-Jul-21 16-Jul-21 $1.311491 -
4-Jan-21 5-Jan-21 19-Jan-21 $0.0806 -

1 This is the annual distribution return to the end of the relevant distribution date. The distribution return reflects the contribution to total investment return made by the Fund's distributions. Distribution return is calculated as the total return less the growth return. Total return is calculated as the percentage change in a continuing investor's interest in the Fund assuming reinvestment of all distributions back into the Fund (and no other application or withdrawal), net of ongoing fees. Growth return is the Fund's return excluding distributions, net of ongoing fees. Past performance is not indicative of future performance

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