Key Highlights

  • WRLD traded at $24.24, up 0.16% on the latest supplied session, with a fund size of $45.89 million.
  • The United States represented 72.09% of geographic exposure, while Japan was the second-largest market at 6.58%.
  • Technology accounted for 28.72% of the portfolio, followed by Financial Services at 15.29% and Industrials at 11.15%.
  • The ETF reported a 14.09% one-year total return, alongside a 13.07% three-month return and 15.97% three-year return.

Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares ETF (ASX:WRLD) traded at $24.24 in the latest supplied ASX market data, gaining $0.04 or 0.16% from the previous close. The ETF provides exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of global shares while incorporating a managed-risk structure. Listed on the ASX since December 2015, WRLD is benchmarked against the MSCI World Net Return index in Australian dollars.

Global Equity Exposure Through an Underlying ETF

WRLD has a distinctive structure compared with many conventional equity ETFs. The supplied portfolio data shows a single holding, Betashares Global Shares ETF (BGBL), representing 100% of the fund.

The underlying Investment approach is designed to provide exposure to a passively managed and broadly diversified portfolio of global shares, generally comprising at least 1,500 of the largest companies listed across major developed-market exchanges. Companies are weighted according to Market Capitalisation .

This structure means investors assessing WRLD's exposure are effectively looking through the fund to the diversified global equity portfolio held by BGBL, rather than analysing a conventional collection of individual securities directly held by WRLD.

US Market Dominates Geographic Allocation

The United States accounted for 72.09% of WRLD's geographic exposure, making it by far the largest market represented in the portfolio. Japan was the second-largest allocation at 6.58%, followed by Canada at 3.62% and the United Kingdom at 3.64%.

Germany accounted for 2.18%, France 2.11% and Switzerland 2.50%. Smaller exposures included the Netherlands at 1.37%, Sweden at 0.97% and Spain at 0.86%.

The geographic breakdown reflects the market-capitalisation structure of developed global equity markets. While WRLD provides exposure beyond the United States, the US market remains the principal driver of the portfolio's geographic composition.

Technology Leads Sector Exposure

Technology was WRLD's largest sector allocation at 28.72%, compared with 23.38% for the broader Equity World Other category. Financial Services represented 15.29%, while Industrials contributed 11.15%.

Communication Services accounted for 9.73%, followed by Consumer Cyclical at 9.40% and Healthcare at 8.87%. Consumer Defensive stocks represented 5.35%, while Energy contributed 4.22%.

The remaining allocations included Basic Materials at 2.89% and Utilities at 2.67%. The sector distribution therefore spans a range of industries while retaining a significant weighting towards technology and financial companies.

Large-Capitalisation Companies Dominate

WRLD's portfolio was almost entirely concentrated in companies with market capitalisations above $1 billion. This segment represented 99.74% of the reported portfolio, while companies valued between $500 million and $1 billion accounted for 0.26%.

No exposure was reported to companies below $500 million.

The market-capitalisation profile is consistent with the fund's stated objective of providing exposure to large developed-market companies. It also means that the portfolio's aggregate market movements are influenced primarily by established global corporations rather than smaller companies.

Risk Metrics and Managed-Risk Structure

The supplied data reported a Beta of 0.89 and Standard Deviation of 8.06. These measures provide an indication of the fund's historical relationship with broader market movements and the variability of its returns over the relevant measurement period.

WRLD's management fee was reported at 0.54%. The fund had $45.89 million in Assets and 1,896,458 units outstanding.

The latest Trading session recorded 610 units, below the reported average Volume of 1,250 units. The bid and offer range was $23.47 to $24.94, while the 52-week range extended from $20.88 to $24.24.

Recent Returns and Distributions

The supplied total-return figures showed gains of 2.54% over one month, 13.07% over three months, 4.82% over six months, 14.09% over one year and 15.97% over three years.

WRLD's most recent reported interim distribution was $0.063 per unit, with an ex-date of 2 January 2026 and payment date of 19 January 2026. Earlier distributions included $0.061 in January 2025, $0.017 in July 2023, $0.149 in January 2023 and $0.662 in July 2022.

Distribution amounts can differ substantially between periods because they reflect income and other distributable components generated within the fund structure.

Conclusion

Betashares Managed Risk Global Shares ETF (ASX:WRLD) provides access to a broadly diversified developed-market equity portfolio through its 100% allocation to BGBL. Its geographic exposure is dominated by the United States at 72.09%, while technology represents the largest sector at 28.72%. The portfolio is almost entirely concentrated in large-cap companies, consistent with its underlying global equity mandate. With a reported fund size of $45.89 million, a 0.54% management fee, beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 8.06, WRLD combines broad international equity exposure with a managed-risk framework and a structure distinct from conventional single-layer equity ETFs.