Home
About
Pricing
Log In

What are you looking for?

Home
Pricing
Back
Compare AU

Compare HQUS vs. AUST

Compare shares and ETFs on the ASX that you can trade on Pearler.

Betashares S&P 500 Equal Weight Currency Hedged ETF

ASX

Buy

Buy

Overview
Performance

Overview

When it comes to investing in the Australian stock market, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are a popular choice. Two well-known options in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) are the Betashares S&P 500 Equal Weight Currency Hedged ETF (HQUS) and the Betashares Managed Risk Australian Shares Complex ETF (AUST). In this comparison, we'll delve into these ETFs across various dimensions to help you make an informed investment decision.

Community Stats

HQUS

AUST

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

1

Median incremental investment

$4,993.50

$506.85

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,082.99

$2,010.40

Average age group

> 35

< 26

Key Summary

HQUS

AUST

Strategy

HQUS.AX was created on 2024-07-10 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. HQUS.AX aims to track the performance of the S&P 500 Equal Weight AUD Hedged Index NTR.

AUST.AX was created on 2015-11-09 by BetaShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on large cap equity. The investment objective of the Fund is: to provide exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of Australian shares, generally consisting of approximately 200 of the largest equity securities on the ASX, weighted by their market capitalisation, and to reduce the volatility of the Funds equity investment returns and cushion downside risk

Top 3 holdings

BetaShares S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (100.00 %)

SPI 200 FUTURES DEC25 (0 %)

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (9.79 %)

BHP GROUP LTD (8.06 %)

Top 3 industries

Industrials (15.79 %)

Financials (14.65 %)

Information Technology (13.66 %)

Financials (32.75 %)

Materials (18.08 %)

Health Care (8.38 %)

Top 3 countries

Australia (94.91 %)

United States (3.06 %)

New Zealand (1.56 %)

Management fee

0.29 %

0.49 %

Key Summary

HQUS

AUST

Issuer

BetaShares

BetaShares

Tracking index

S&P 500 Equal Weight AUD Hedged Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net Hedged

S&P/ASX 200 Index - AUD

Asset class

ETF

ETF

Management fee

0.29 %

0.49 %

Price

$45.62

$17.95

Size

N/A

$33.269 million

10Y return

N/A

22.28 %

Annual distribution yield (5Y)

1.35 %

3.53 %

Market

ASX

ASX

First listed date

11/07/2024

10/11/2015

Purchase fee

$6.50

$6.50

Community Stats

HQUS

AUST

Popularity

Low

Low

Pearlers invested

10

1

Median incremental investment

$4,993.50

$506.85

Median investment frequency

Monthly

Monthly

Median total investment

$4,082.99

$2,010.40

Average age group

> 35

< 26

Pros and Cons

HQUS

AUST

Pros

  • Lower management fee

  • Higher exposure to AU market

  • Higher exposure to US market

  • Higher price growth

  • Higher distribution yield

Cons

  • Lower exposure to AU market

  • Lower exposure to US market

  • Lower price growth

  • Lower distribution yield

  • Higher management fee

HQUS

AUST

Lower exposure to AU market

Higher exposure to AU market

Lower exposure to US market

Higher exposure to US market

Lower management fee

Higher management fee

Lower price growth

Higher price growth

Lower distribution yield

Higher distribution yield