S&P 500 Equal Weight Currency Hedged ETF

HQUS
Exposure to an equally weighted portfolio of 500 leading US companies, currency hedged to the Australian dollar.
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Overview

Fund objective

HQUS aims to track the performance of the S&P 500 Equal Weight AUD Hedged Index NTR (before fees and expenses). The Index provides exposure to 500 leading listed US companies, with each holding in the index weighted equally. HQUS currently obtains its investment exposure by investing in the Betashares S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (ASX: QUS), with the foreign currency exposure hedged back to the Australian dollar.

Benefits

Portfolio diversification

HQUS provides cost-effective exposure to an equally weighted portfolio of 500 leading US companies.

Reduced concentration

An equal weighting approach reduces the risk of the portfolio being heavily exposed to a small number of ‘mega cap’ companies.

Currency-hedged

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

There are risks associated with an investment in HQUS, including market risk, index methodology risk, country risk and currency hedging 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 the Betashares website.

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Invest in HQUS brokerage-free with a Betashares Direct account. You can also buy or sell HQUS using an online broker or your financial adviser.
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Key facts

Profile

Units outstanding* (#) 2,417,822
Management fee and cost** (p.a.) 0.32%
Distribution frequency Semi-annual
Distribution reinvestment plan (DRP) Full or partial participation available

* As at 28 January 2025
**Certain additional costs apply. Please refer to PDS.

Net assets*
$106,372,267

Pricing information

Current price
Last trade*
% Change (prev day)
Bid (delayed)
Offer (delayed)
NAV * As at 28 January 2025
NAV/Unit* $44.00
* Data is delayed by at least 20 minutes.
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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.

Trading information

ASX code HQUS
Bloomberg code HQUS AU
IRESS code HQUS.AXW
Market makers J.P. Morgan Securities Australia Limited

Index information

Index S&P 500 Equal Weight AUD Hedged Index NTR
Index provider S&P
Index ticker N/A
Bloomberg index ticker SPXEWHAN Index
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Performance

Fund returns after fees (%)

 FundIndexS&P500 (AUD Hedged)
1 month-6.62%-6.65%-2.53%
3 months-2.45%-2.48%2.10%
6 months-6.41%7.55%
1 year-10.80%23.03%
3 year p.a.-1.43%6.11%
5 year p.a.-7.51%11.56%
10 year p.a.-8.33%11.34%
Since inception (p.a.)5.93%5.88%4.27%
Inception date10-Jul-24--
* As at 31 December 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.

Holdings and allocation

Portfolio holdings

Name Weight (%)
JABIL INC 0.2
TAPESTRY INC 0.2
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP 0.2
3M CO 0.2
GLOBE LIFE INC 0.2
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO 0.2
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC 0.2
CENTENE CORP 0.2
RALPH LAUREN CORP 0.2
BROADCOM INC 0.2
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* As at 28 January 2025. Excludes cash
Portfolio holdings information shows the direct investments of the Betashares S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (QUS), the underlying fund into which HQUS invests substantially all of its assets to obtain exposure to index constituents. It closely approximates HQUS's percentage exposure to those investments. See the “Resources” section for HQUS's direct holdings, which comprise holdings of units in QUS, cash and forward currency positions.

Sector allocation

Industrials 		15.6%
Financials 		14.8%
Information Technology 		13.8%
Health Care 		12.3%
Consumer Discretionary 		9.9%
Consumer Staples 		7.6%
Utilities 		6.4%
Real Estate 		6.0%
Materials 		5.4%
Other 		8.2%

* As of 31 December 2024

Distributions

Frequency and yield

Distribution frequency Semi-annual

*As at 31 December 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 an indicator 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'.

Recent distributions

Ex DateRecord DatePayment DateDistribution Unit ($)Annual Distribution Return (%) (1)
2-Jan-253-Jan-2517-Jan-25$0.184522-

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

Announcements

ASX Announcements: HQUS

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Payment notice information

NRWT & fund payments

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NRWT and Fund Payment Notice Information – December 2024 Distribution
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2024-12

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