Hamilton Australian Bank
Equal-Weight Index ETF
Dividends from Down Under

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
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YIELD *
Current annualized yield, as at February 28, 2023
5.66% - ASSETS $127.6M
Annualized Returns
- 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%
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
- Overview
- Distributions
- Documents
ticker | name | weight |
MQG | Macquarie Group Ltd | 20.2% |
NAB | National Australia Bank Ltd | 20.1% |
CBA | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 19.9% |
ANZ | ANZ Group Holdings Ltd | 19.9% |
WBC | Westpac Banking Corp | 19.9% |
Ticker | HBA |
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 | $127.6M CAD* |
Current Annualized Yield | 5.66%* |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Rebalancing | Semi-Annually |
Currency Hedging | 100% hedged |
Management Fee | 0.55% |
Risk Rating | Medium to High |
Administrator | Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. |
Auditor | KPMG LLP |
Legal Entity Identifier | 549300F4MVTFYDTR0V71 |
Ex-Dividend Date | Paid | Frequency | Amount |
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2022-12-29 | 2023-01-12 | Special (cash) | $0.60091 |
2022-12-29 | 2023-01-12 | Quarterly | $0.31 |
2022-09-28 | 2022-10-13 | Quarterly | $0.31 |
2022-06-29 | 2022-07-13 | Quarterly | $0.31 |
2022-03-30 | 2022-04-12 | Quarterly | $0.30 |
2021-12-30 | 2022-01-13 | Special (non-cash) | $0.50735 |
2021-12-30 | 2022-01-13 | Quarterly | $0.30 |
2021-09-28 | 2021-10-13 | Quarterly | $0.30 |
2021-06-29 | 2021-07-13 | Special (cash) | $0.20 |
2021-06-29 | 2021-07-13 | Quarterly | $0.30 |
2021-03-30 | 2021-04-13 | Quarterly | $0.26 |
2020-12-30 | 2021-01-13 | Quarterly | $0.26 |
2020-09-29 | 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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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