Hamilton Australian Bank
Equal-Weight Index ETF

  • Ticker HBA
  • Yield % 5.66

Dividends from Down Under

Australian HBA

Highlights:

Top performing financials ETF in Canada over last 2 years*As at December 30, 2022

+20.10% annualized return since inception *As at February 28, 2023

5.66% yield with quarterly distributions*As at February 28, 2023

Historically, Australian banks have had similar returns/volatility vs. Canadian banks over the past 10-20 years

 

A GOOD FIT FOR INVESTORS WHO WANT:

Equal weight exposure to Australia’s “Big Five” banking oligopoly, one of the world’s best and highest capitalized banking sectors

Attractive quarterly dividends and growth potential

Diversification: Australian banks have relatively low correlations to Canadian banks

FUND OBJECTIVE

 

The fund is designed to closely track the returns of the Solactive Australian Bank Equal-Weight Index TR, comprised of equal weightings of Australia’s “Big 5” banks.

100% currency hedged

Performance

  • TICKER HBA
  • NAV $20.66
  • 1 DAY CHANGE +$0.15
  • YIELD *

    Current annualized yield, as at February 28, 2023

    5.66%
  • ASSETS $127.6M

Annualized Returns

As at February 28, 2023

  • ticker 0.00%
  • 1 month -3.63%
  • 3 months -1.89%
  • 6 months 6.64%
  • year to date 2.75%
  • 1 year 7.65%
  • 2 years* 11.05%
  • inception* 20.10%
  • as of date 202300.00%

Growth of $10,000 Invested

As at February 24, 2023

Solactive Australian Bank Equal Weight Index TR vs Canadian Banks

Value of $100 invested since inception of Solactive Australian Bank Equal Weight Index TR (SOLBAEWT; July 31, 1996) vs equal weight portfolio of Canada’s “Big 5” banks, as at December 30, 2022

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Holdings

As at February 28, 2023

tickernameweight
MQGMacquarie Group Ltd20.2%
NABNational Australia Bank Ltd20.1%
CBACommonwealth Bank of Australia19.9%
ANZANZ Group Holdings Ltd19.9%
WBCWestpac Banking Corp19.9%

Fund Details

 

All Hamilton ETFs are available for purchase on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and can be used in RRSP, RRIF, DPSP, RDSP, FHSA, RESP and TFSA portfolios. To set up a DRIP, please contact your individual brokerage.
TickerHBA
ExchangeToronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
CUSIP40701D109
Inception DateJune 26, 2020
Investment StyleEqual-weight, index-based
BenchmarkSolactive Australian Bank Equal-Weight Index
Assets$127.6M CAD*
Current Annualized Yield5.66%*
DistributionsQuarterly
RebalancingSemi-Annually
Currency Hedging100% hedged
Management Fee0.55%
Risk RatingMedium to High
AdministratorHorizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
AuditorKPMG LLP
Legal Entity Identifier549300F4MVTFYDTR0V71

Distributions

HBA distributions are paid monthly in cash, or if the unitholder has enrolled in the dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), reinvested in additional units of the ETF. The annual tax information is available here.
Ex-Dividend DatePaidFrequencyAmount
2022-12-292023-01-12Special (cash)$0.60091
2022-12-292023-01-12Quarterly$0.31
2022-09-282022-10-13Quarterly$0.31
2022-06-292022-07-13Quarterly$0.31
2022-03-302022-04-12Quarterly$0.30
2021-12-302022-01-13Special (non-cash)$0.50735
2021-12-302022-01-13Quarterly$0.30
2021-09-282021-10-13Quarterly$0.30
2021-06-292021-07-13Special (cash)$0.20
2021-06-292021-07-13Quarterly$0.30
2021-03-302021-04-13Quarterly$0.26
2020-12-302021-01-13Quarterly$0.26
2020-09-292020-10-13Quarterly$0.24

You can view public filings for the Hamilton Australian Bank Equal-Weight Index ETF on SEDAR.

Press Releases

View the latest HBA Press Releases

Fact Sheet

HBA Fact Sheet (2023-02-28) English Français

ETF Facts

HBA ETF Facts  (2022-05-18) English Français

Prospectus

HBA Prospectus (2022-05-18) English Français

Financial Statements

Interim Financial Statements (2022-06-30) English Français
Annual Financial Statements (2021-12-31) English Français

Latest Portfolio Summary

Q3 2022 Portfolio Summary (2022-09-30) Download

Independent Review Committee

2021 Annual Report to Securityholders (2022-03-21) Download

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