VanEck Investments Limited (ASX:ALF), as responsible entity for the VanEck Australian Long Short Complex ETF, has disclosed the fund's quarterly portfolio holdings as at 30 September 2026, revealing 71 securities comprising long and short positions, with BHP Group Ltd as the largest long holding at a weighting of 14.49%.

Key Points

  • The quarterly portfolio disclosure covers holdings as at 30 September 2026 for the VanEck Australian Long Short Complex ETF.
  • BHP Group Ltd is the largest long position at 14.49%, followed by ANZ Group Holdings Ltd at 7.37% and Commonwealth Bank of Australia at 6.70%.
  • The portfolio includes short positions, with Northern Star Resources Ltd the largest short at -2.09%, followed by Brambles Ltd at -2.05% and Goodman Group at -2.04%.
  • Cash and cash equivalents represent 0.28% of the portfolio.

Long Positions: Top Holdings as at 30 September 2026

According to the filing, the fund's largest long positions as at 30 September 2026 include BHP Group Ltd at 14.49%, ANZ Group Holdings Ltd at 7.37%, Commonwealth Bank of Australia at 6.70%, Macquarie Group Ltd at 6.57%, and Woodside Energy Group Ltd at 5.29%. Further significant long positions include Woolworths Group Ltd at 4.98%, QBE Insurance Group Ltd at 3.83%, Transurban Group at 3.71%, Coles Group Ltd at 3.59%, and Aristocrat Leisure Ltd at 3.34%. The portfolio also holds Evolution Mining Ltd at 3.02% and Santos Ltd at 3.01%.

Additional Long Positions Spanning Mid and Smaller Weights

The filing discloses a range of further long positions including Telstra Group Ltd at 2.97%, Computershare Ltd at 2.91%, Fortescue Ltd at 2.84%, South32 Ltd at 2.82%, Suncorp Group Ltd at 2.77%, APA Group at 2.60%, and Insurance Australia Group at 2.48%. Smaller weighted long positions extend through Washington H Soul Pattinson at 2.27%, BlueScope Steel Ltd at 2.24%, Ampol Ltd at 2.24%, PLS Group Ltd at 2.21%, Ramsay Health Care Ltd at 2.19%, and Medibank Private Ltd at 2.02%, down to CSL Ltd at 1.00% and Cuscal Ltd at 0.73%.

Short Positions Held Within the Portfolio

The fund carried a series of short positions as at 30 September 2026. The largest short exposure was Northern Star Resources Ltd at -2.09%, followed by Brambles Ltd at -2.05%, Goodman Group at -2.04%, and Fisher + Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd at -1.92%. Other short positions include Scentre Group at -1.78%, Origin Energy Ltd at -1.77%, Qantas Airways Ltd at -1.61%, Sigma Healthcare Ltd at -1.54%, Lynas Rare Earths Ltd at -1.54%, Stockland at -1.49%, and Orica Ltd at -1.42%, with smaller short weights down to Car Group Ltd at -0.76%.