management number of locations sydney australia products exchange traded funds commodities fx website www.betashares.com.au betashares is a company based in sydney australia and is a provider of exchange traded funds etfs and other asx traded funds . the company introduced a range of products into the australian etf landscape including australia s first currency hedged etf australia s first range of commodity etfs australia s first range of currency etfs australia s first etf using fundamentally based indexes and a range of short exchange traded products . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit betashares capital ltd is an australian issuer of exchange traded products etfs . currently betashares offers exchange traded funds across several classes including equities cash currencies and commodities . the organisation is actively involved in researching and commenting on etf investing for australian investors 1 as well as forecasting the future growth of the industry in australia . 2 some of betashares milestones include announced the launch of australia s first currency etf 3 and now covers the us dollar british pound and euro 4 announced the launch of australia s first currency hedged etf the betashares gold bullion etf a hedged . 5 the launch of this product represents a significant step forward for australian investors interested in gold exposure 6 announced the launch of australia s first range of commodity etfs including australia s first crude oil etf and first agriculture etf . announced the launch of australia s first cash etf the betashares australian high interest cash etf . . 7 announced the launch of australia s first etf product using fundamental indexation techniques the betashares ftse rafi australia 200 etf . 8 see also edit gold exchange traded fund gold as an investment exchange traded fund list of australian exchange traded funds references edit betashares cautions investors on the impact of currency on gold performance . advisor voice 20 july 2011 accessed 9 september 2011 kennedy chris betashares tips jump in etf usemoney management 23 june 2011 accessed 9 september 2011 betashares launches australia s first currency etf . etf mate accessed 9 september 2011 woodington matt betashares adds major currencies to its range financial standard 11 july 2011 accessed 9 september 2011 teckchandani vishal betashares launches hedged gold etf morningstar 5 may 2011 accessed 9 september 2011 yeow leng etfs take the weighty costs out of precious metals australian financial review 31 august 2011 p. 2 kennedy chris 1 money management 12 march 2012 accessed 13 august 2013 smith mark 2 financial standard 11 july 2013 accessed 13 august 2013 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title betashares & oldid 679346314 categories companies based in sydneycommodities used as an investmentexchange traded fundshidden categories use dmy dates from october 2011use australian english from october 2011all wikipedia articles written in australian englishyear of establishment missing navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 september 2015 at 00 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view