Key Highlights

  • FOOD (ASX:FOOD) gives exposure to global agriculture companies outside Australia, with the currency hedged to AUD.
  • Consumer defensive is the largest sector at 40.45%, followed by basic materials at 32.71%.
  • The United States is 47.18% of country exposure, with Japan at 18.48%.
  • Fund size is $82.11m, with fees of 0.57% and an annual yield of 4.96%.

Betashares Global Agriculture Companies Currency Hedged ETF (ASX:FOOD) traded at $7.87 during the trading session on 30 October 2026, down 0.63%, with 39,310 units changing hands. FOOD gives stock exposure to companies involved in agriculture across global markets excluding Australia. The currency is hedged back into Australian dollars. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 4 August 2016.

Fund Details

Fund size is $82.11m, with 10,367,869 units on issue. The ISIN is AU00000FOOD3 and management fees and costs are 0.57% a year. The fund is in the Equity World Other category and is benchmarked to the Nasdaq Global ex-Australia Agriculture Companies Hedged NR AUD index.

The day's range was $7.87 to $7.95, against a previous close of $7.92. Average daily volume is about 32,915 units.

Sector and Country Mix

Sector weights are consumer defensive 40.45%, basic materials 32.71%, industrials 25.42%, healthcare 1.10% and energy 0.32%. Financial services, technology and communication services are all zero.

By country, the United States is 47.18%, Japan 18.48%, Norway 8.53%, Canada 8.27%, the United Kingdom 2.90%, Germany 2.44%, the Netherlands 2.31% and South Korea 1.66%. Companies valued above $1bn make up 82.50% of holdings.

Income Profile

The annual yield is 4.96%. The most recent final distribution was $0.317, with an ex-date of 1 July 2026, a record date of 2 July 2026 and a payment date of 16 July 2026. Agriculture companies with stable food demand tend to pay steadier dividends than cyclical sectors.

Key Takeaways

FOOD offers an unusual theme: food, farming and agricultural input companies in one trade.

Consumer defensive and basic materials dominate, which gives the fund a distinct sector profile.

The hedge means currency moves do not flow through to the Australian dollar return.

The 4.96% yield is a useful feature for income-minded investors in this theme.