1. Find out what the HACK ETF invests in
The BetaShares HACK ETF provides investors with exposure to the performance of the world’s largest companies involved in cybersecurity – a sector with strong growth prospects as businesses begin to place an increasing emphasis on cybersecurity and the protection of data.
The BetaShares HACK ETF could be used by investors looking for tactical exposure to the performance of the world’s largest companies operating in the cybersecurity industry, which broadly includes companies involved in building, implementing and managing security protocols for private and public networks.
2. Has the ETF reached scale?
The BetaShares HACK ETF had $624.87 million of money invested when we last pulled the monthly numbers. Given HACK’s total funds under management (FUM) figure is over $100 million, the ETF has met our minimum criteria for the total amount of money invested, otherwise known as FUM. We draw the line at $100 million for ETFs in the International shares sector because we believe that relative to smaller ETFs, achieving this amount of FUM de-risks the ETF.
3. Watch the fees (and other costs)
BetaShares charges investors a yearly management fee of 0.67% for the HACK ETF. This means that if you invested $2,000 in HACK for a full year, you could expect to pay management fees of around $13.40.
For context, the average management fee (MER) of all ETFs covered by Best ETFs Australia on our complete list of ASX ETFs is 0.51% or around $10.20 per $2,000 invested. Keep in mind, small changes in fees can make a big difference after 10 or 20 years.
Where to from here in 2020?
So there you have it, three tips to weigh up the HACK ETF. Before you go any further, take a look at our BetaShares HACK report – it’s free. Then, to make sure you’ve covered all bases, don’t forget to search our complete list of ASX ETFs to compare your options. You can filter the search results according to sector, issuer, size and more.
