Key Highlights

  • The fund tracks the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index, hedged to Australian dollars, across 1,150 companies.
  • Utilities (50.68%), Industrials (30.31%) and Energy (14.00%) lead sector weightings.
  • The management fee is 0.15% and the fund size is $1.89 billion.
  • The October 2026 distribution of $0.223 is lower than the $1.326 paid in July.

iShares FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX:GLIN) seeks to achieve its objective by tracking the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 100% Hedged to AUD Net Tax Index. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 18 May 2023 and last traded at $29.11 on 13 October 2026. It reports a fund size of $1.89 billion.

Detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:GLIN

Fund

iShares FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF

Category

Equity Global Infrastructure - Currency Hedged

Benchmark

FTSE Dvlp Core Infra 50/50 NR Hdg AUD

Fund size

$1.89 billion

Management fee

0.15%

Total holdings

1,150

ASX admission date

18 May 2023

Top holdings

The ten largest positions account for 35.04% of the fund. Aena leads at 5.17%, followed by Transurban Group (4.95%), NextEra Energy (4.75%), Union Pacific (3.90%) and Southern Co (3.19%). Duke Energy (2.97%), Enbridge (2.86%), National Grid (2.55%), Auckland International Airport (2.37%) and Williams Companies (2.29%) follow.

The fund holds -0.07% in cash and 100.06% in stocks, reflecting its hedging arrangements.

Sector and country exposure

Utilities carries 50.68% against 52.57% for the category, Industrials 30.31% against 27.74% and Energy 14.00% against 11.43%. Real Estate is 3.82%, below the 7.37% category weighting.

The United States accounts for 58.30% of the fund, Canada 10.73%, Spain 6.34%, Australia 5.74% and the United Kingdom 4.46%. Japan holds 3.80% and New Zealand 2.45%.

Fee, risk and distributions

The management fee is 0.15% a year. The fund reports a beta of 1.00 and a standard deviation of 13.04. The interim distribution of $0.223 per unit had an ex-date of 8 October 2026, a record date of 9 October and payment on 20 October, equal to an annual yield of 6.52%.

That is higher than the $0.167 paid in each of April, January and October 2025, but well below the $1.326 paid in July.

Category classification and liquidity

Morningstar places the fund in the Equity Global Infrastructure - Currency Hedged category, which covers funds investing primarily in listed or unlisted infrastructure securities issued by global entities focused on managing, owning or operating infrastructure and utilities assets, with currency risk predominantly hedged as a neutral position.

Liquidity indicators add a further view. There are 65,380,097 units on issue, and average daily trading volume is 171,823 units. Over the five sessions from 7 to 13 October 2026, daily volume ranged from 59,400 to 122,600 units, with 69,437 recorded on 13 October while the market was still open. The bid-offer range stood at $29.10 to $32.50, and the day range at $28.98 to $29.13. These figures change through the trading day and reflect market activity rather than the fund's holdings.

Recent announcements

The issuer published Components of Distributions on 12 October, distribution reinvestment plan prices and the final distribution announcement on 8 October, monthly units-on-issue details on 7 October and an estimated distribution announcement on 6 October.

Closing Perspective

GLIN concentrates on utilities and transport businesses, with half the fund in Utilities and 58.30% in the United States. The 0.15% fee is lower than the 0.20% charged on IFRA, which tracks the same index. These points outline construction and not outcomes.