Key Highlights

  • The fund tracks the Solactive Australia Quality Select index, which applies a quality screen to Australian shares.
  • Financial services are the largest sector at 33.60 percent, compared with 30.04 percent for the category.
  • Healthcare accounts for 19.03 percent of the portfolio, against 6.88 percent for the category.
  • Management fees and costs are 0.35 percent, and the portfolio holds 40 companies.

The Betashares Australian Quality ETF (ASX:AQLT) aims to track the Solactive Australia Quality Select index before fees and expenses, providing exposure to Australian shares selected on quality criteria. On 4 November 2026 the units were quoted at $36.25, down 18 cents or about 0.5 percent from the previous close of $36.44, with 8,180 units traded. The fund was admitted on 6 April 2022 and sits in the Equity Australia Large Blend category.

Fund detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:AQLT

Benchmark

Solactive Aus Quality Select TR AUD

Category

Equity Australia Large Blend

Admitted

6 April 2022

Management fees and costs

0.35%

Units outstanding

Not reported on the listing

Total fund holdings

40 companies

Last price (4 November 2026)

$36.25

ISIN

AU0000121287

Index objective and costs

The fund aims to track the performance of the Solactive Australia Quality Select Index, with no guarantee that its returns will match the objective. The listing states that the portfolio is fully invested in shares.

Management fees and costs are 0.35 percent, and 88.31 percent of holdings are above one billion dollars in market capitalisation. The Turnover ratio is not reported.

Sector and country weighting

Financial services are 33.60 percent of the fund, against 30.04 percent for the category. Healthcare is 19.03 percent against 6.88 percent, and consumer cyclical 12.65 percent against 7.24 percent.

Basic materials are 9.99 percent against 26.24 percent for the category, and real estate is zero against 5.75 percent. Australia accounts for 92.85 percent of geographic exposure.

Largest holdings

CSL leads at 9.66 percent, followed by Wesfarmers at 5.84 percent and Telstra at 5.32 percent. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, BHP Group, National Australia Bank, ANZ, Westpac, Macquarie Group and Woodside Energy complete the top ten.

The ten largest holdings make up 49.67 percent of the fund, with the remaining 50.33 percent spread across the other holdings.

Final Word

The fund's sector profile reflects its quality screen, with healthcare and financial services weighted above their category levels. Its 0.35 percent fee is the main cost figure on the listing, and the holdings follow the index methodology set out in the fund's documents.