Hamilton Australian Bank
Equal-Weight Index ETF
Higher dividends from one of world’s best banking sectors
Highlights:
Equal weight exposure to Australia’s “Big Five” banking oligopoly
Historically, Australian banks have had similar returns/volatility vs. Canadian banks over the past 10-20 years
Australian banks outperformed Canadian banks during the global financial crisis
Australia’s economy has been one of the world’s most resilient over the past several decades
100% currency hedged
A GOOD FIT FOR INVESTORS WHO WANT:
Attractive quarterly dividends and growth potential from one of the world’s top performing banking sectors
Diversification: Australian banks have relatively low correlations to Canadian banks
Exposure to one of the world’s best and highest capitalized banking sectors
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.
Insights
Performance
- TICKER HBA
- NAV $21.73
- CHANGE +$0.03
- YIELD 5.00%
- ASSETS $86.0M
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 Dec 31, 2020
- Overview
- Distributions
- Documents
| ticker | name | weight |
| MQG | Macquarie Group | 19.7% |
| WBC | Westpac Banking | 19.7% |
| NAB | National Australia Bank | 19.6% |
| ANZ | Australia and New Zealand Bank | 19.6% |
| CBA | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 19.4% |
| Ticker | HBA (CAD) |
| Exchange | Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) |
| CUSIP | 40701D109 |
| Inception Date | June 26, 2020 |
| Investment Style | Equal-weight, index-based |
| Benchmark | Solactive Australian Bank Equal-Weight Index |
| Assets | $86.0M CAD* |
| Yield | 5.00%* |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Currency Hedging | 100% hedged |
| Eligibility | RRSP, DRIP, RRIF, DPSP, RDSP, RESP, TFSA |
| Management Fee | 0.55% |
| Administrator | Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. |
| Auditor | KPMG LLP |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Paid | Frequency | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-13 | Quarterly | $0.26 |
| 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-13 | Quarterly | $0.24 |
You can view public filings for the Hamilton Australian Bank Equal-Weight Index ETF on SEDAR.
Press Releases
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Overview
HBA Highlights (2021-02-26) English Français
ETF Facts
HBA Fact Sheet (2020-05-11) English Français
Prospectus
HBA Prospectus (2020-05-11) English Français
Latest Portfolio Summary
Q3 2020 Portfolio Summary (2020-09-30) Download
Independent Review Committee
2019 Annual Report to Securityholders (2020-03-04) Download