Betashares launches low-cost ETF

Mike Taylor

Managing Editor and Publisher

9 June 2026

Betashares has expanded its range of institutional grade investment solutions with the launch of what it is marketing as the lowest-cost bond ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange – the Betashares Blomberg AusBond Composite ETF (COMP).

It said the new product will have a management fee of 0.07% per annum.

Commenting on the launch, Betashares chief executive, Alex Vynokur said COMP is intended to be a convenient and cost-effective way to invest in a diversified portfolio of Australian investment grade bonds, tracking a widely used benchmark for Australian fixed income.

“Over the past decade, Betashares has carefully built the largest range of fixed income ETFs in Australia, and the launch of COMP represents a thoughtful addition to our range of core fund exposures.

“COMP is purpose-built as a core fixed income holding for diversified portfolios, giving asset allocators, super funds, model portfolio managers, financial advisers and investors a cost-effective way to access the broad Australian investment grade bond market in a single trade,” Vynokur said.

COMP aims to track the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index (before fees and expenses), the flagship benchmark for Australian fixed-rate investment grade debt and the reference index against which active managers, asset allocators and super funds measure Australian fixed income performance.

The fund provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of high-quality Australian bonds, including Treasury, state government, government-related, and corporate securities, making it a natural core fixed income building block.

COMP sits within Betashares’ core range of Australian fixed income building blocks alongside OZBD, the firm’s $1.25 billion enhanced index Australian bond strategy, also designed in partnership with Bloomberg, giving investors the choice of a fund that seeks to track the benchmark at the lowest cost on the ASX, or a fund that adopts an enhanced approach that aims to provide higher returns.

Betashares said that with the rise in Australian bond yields to their highest in around 15 years has reset the case for traditional fixed income, with investors and advisers turning to the asset class for both income and diversification (noting yields are subject to change). Cash and fixed income ETFs took in $14.2 billion over the 12 months to April 2026.