Key Highlights

  • The fund holds a single underlying fund, an Amundi global aggregate bond ETF, at 100.00%.
  • The index covers global investment-grade debt from 27 local currency markets.
  • The management fee is 0.19%, and the United States represents 39.72% of the portfolio.
  • The October 2026 distribution of $0.571 is higher than each of the last four quarterly amounts.

Betashares Global Aggregate Bond Currency Hedged ETF (ASX:WBND) aims to track the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index Hedged to AUD, before fees and expenses. The index comprises a portfolio of global investment-grade debt from 27 local currency markets. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 1 August 2025 and last traded at $48.27 on 13 October 2026.

Detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:WBND

Fund

Betashares Global Aggregate Bond Currency Hedged ETF

Category

Bonds - Global

Benchmark

Bloomberg Global Aggregate TR Hdg AUD

Management fee

0.19%

Underlying fund

Amundi global aggregate bond ETF, 100.00%

ASX admission date

1 August 2025

Structure and asset allocation

The portfolio lists a single holding, the Amundi IS Amundi Credit Global Aggregate Bond ETF, at 100.00%. Bonds account for 91.22% of the fund and cash for 8.76%, against 46.48% and 81.12% for the category.

The category maintains a predominant currency hedge, and the fund lodges a monthly notional derivatives exposure report.

Country exposure

The United States accounts for 39.72% of the portfolio, below the 44.43% category figure. China holds 10.95%, against 3.37%, Japan 8.10%, France 5.37% and Germany 4.78%.

The United Kingdom holds 4.65%, below the 10.89% category figure. Canada holds 3.85%, Italy 3.04%, supranational issuers 2.87% and Spain 2.29%.

Fee, risk and distributions

The management fee is 0.19% a year. The fund reports a beta of 0.98 and a standard deviation of 3.29. The interim distribution of $0.571 per unit had an ex-date of 1 October 2026, a record date of 2 October and payment on 16 October, equal to an annual yield of 4.03%.

That is higher than the $0.485 paid in July, $0.451 in April, $0.435 in January and $0.296 in October 2025.

Category classification and liquidity

Morningstar places the fund in the Bonds - Global category, which covers funds investing primarily in foreign government and corporate debt with maturities generally longer than one year, an average credit quality typically of A- or above and a predominant currency hedge.

Liquidity indicators add a further view. Fund size and units on issue are not reported for this product, and average daily trading volume is 46,297 units. Over the five sessions from 7 to 13 October 2026, daily volume ranged from 19,300 to 128,100 units, with 20,144 recorded on 13 October while the market was still open. The bid-offer range stood at $47.00 to $48.32, and the day range at $48.08 to $48.30. 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, a Monthly Notional Derivatives Exposure Report on 2 October, a DRP Issue Price on 2 October, a Final Distribution Announcement on 1 October and an Estimated Distribution Announcement on 29 September.

Final Takeaway

WBND holds global investment-grade bonds through one underlying fund and hedges the currency, at a 0.19% fee. Its quarterly distribution has risen over the five periods reported, and its China weighting is above the category figure. These points describe structure and not outcomes.