Key Highlights

  • The fund holds 1,180 companies from developed markets, excluding Australia.
  • The United States represents 72.38% of the fund and Japan 6.78%.
  • The management fee is 0.08% and the fund size is $5.52 billion.
  • The July 2026 distribution of $0.607 is lower than the $0.894 paid in July 2025.

Betashares Global Shares ETF (ASX:BGBL) aims to track the Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex Australia Large & Mid Cap Index before fees and expenses. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 11 May 2023 and last traded at $87.43 on 13 October 2026. It reports a fund size of $5.52 billion.

Detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:BGBL

Fund

Betashares Global Shares ETF

Category

Equity World Large Blend

Benchmark

Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex Aus L&MC TR AUD

Fund size

$5.52 billion

Management fee

0.08%

Total holdings

1,180

ASX admission date

11 May 2023

Geographic composition

The United States accounts for 72.38% of the fund. Japan follows at 6.78%, Canada at 3.56%, the United Kingdom at 3.40%, Switzerland at 2.43%, Germany at 2.15% and France at 2.00%. Sweden is at 0.95% and Spain at 0.91%.

The index is designed to provide exposure to the world's largest developed-market companies by free float-adjusted market capitalisation.

Top holdings and sectors

The ten largest holdings represent 27.79% of the fund. NVIDIA leads at 5.76%, followed by Apple (5.08%), Microsoft (4.17%), Amazon.com (2.80%) and Alphabet Class A (2.20%). Broadcom (1.94%), Alphabet Class C (1.93%), Meta Platforms (1.40%), Tesla (1.26%) and Micron Technology (1.21%) complete the group.

Technology holds 31.39% and Financial Services 15.95%, with Industrials at 10.61% and Healthcare at 9.25%. Basic Materials is 2.80%, below the 3.36% category weighting.

Fees and distributions

The management fee is 0.08% a year. The fund reports a beta of 1.01 and a standard deviation of 9.03. Distributions are paid twice a year. The final distribution of $0.607 per unit had an ex-date of 1 July 2026 and payment on 16 July, equal to an annual yield of 1.13%.

That amount is higher than the $0.388 paid in January 2026 but lower than the $0.894 paid in July 2025.

Category classification and liquidity

Morningstar places the fund in the Equity World Large Blend category, which covers funds investing primarily in large companies listed around the globe, with the portfolio not defined by a single sector or region and the blend style applied where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate.

Liquidity indicators add a further view. There are 63,025,685 units on issue, and average daily trading volume is 134,362 units. Over the five sessions from 7 to 13 October 2026, daily volume ranged from 49,900 to 119,500 units, with 63,794 recorded on 13 October while the market was still open. The bid-offer range stood at $87.37 to $87.65, and the day range at $87.27 to $87.62. These figures change through the trading day and reflect market activity rather than the fund's holdings.

Recent announcements

The issuer lodged the Units on Issue Disclosure for September 2026 on 6 October and the Annual Report on 25 September. Estimated Annual Distribution Component Information was published on 8 July.

Closing Perspective

BGBL pairs a 0.08% fee with developed-market coverage across 1,180 holdings and a 72.38% weighting to the United States. Its July distribution was below the prior-year level. These facts describe the fund and do not point to future results.