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Inside HYLD: How BetaShares built a high yield ETF

Category: Business
Duration: 00:45:51
Publish Date: 2025-08-18 05:00:00
Description:

In this Australian Finance Podcast episode, Owen Rask chats with Cameron Gleeson from Betashares about their newly launched HYLD ETF – the Betashares S&P/ASX Australian Shares High Yield ETF.

They cover:

– How HYLD is built and what sets it apart from other dividend ETFs

– The ETF ecosystem: index providers, market makers, and transparency

– Why avoiding “dividend traps” matters for income investors

– How HYLD uses yield, volatility, and momentum filters to improve risk-adjusted income

– Monthly distributions and who the ETF might suit

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Topics Covered

– ETF ecosystem explained: roles of index providers, ETF issuers, and market makers

– Why ETFs can be tax effective for high-income earners

– Construction rules for HYLD: consensus dividend estimates plus market-based signals

– Avoiding stale data and dividend traps (examples: AMP, Star Entertainment)

– Filters: yield >12%, worst momentum, and risk-adjusted yield exclusions

– HYLD’s current yield vs. the broad market

– Turnover and its impact on tax efficiency

– Why HYLD pays monthly distributions

– Core vs. satellite ETF use cases

– Comparing HYLD to bonds and other dividend ETFs

Resources for this episode

NEW: Betashares High Yield Shares ETF
Cam's article on dividend traps

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