Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF Guide (HACK) and Details

Overview

Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX: HACK) offers Australian investors a focused way to access the global cyber security theme. The fund sits at the intersection of technology and defensive spending, reflecting the reality that cyber protection is increasingly part of core business infrastructure rather than a niche IT line item.

Category

Cyber security remains a long-running thematic in global markets because companies, governments and households continue to invest in protecting data, networks and digital operations. The theme has also benefited from broader structural drivers such as cloud adoption, more connected devices, and rising threat complexity. For investors, that makes the category less about a single technology cycle and more about sustained demand for security software, network protection and related infrastructure.

The current portfolio is heavily tilted toward large US-listed software and network security names, with North America accounting for 91.116% of equity exposure and technology making up 90.279% of sector exposure. The top 10 holdings concentration of 58.266% shows that this is a targeted thematic ETF rather than a broad tech fund. Recent performance has been strong over 1 year, but the shorter and longer return series show that thematic leadership can be uneven over time.

Key facts

Costs

The fund’s TER, ongoing charge and net expense ratio are all listed at 0%, based on the supplied data. That suggests a very low explicit fee structure, although investors should still consider normal trading costs and brokerage when buying or selling on market.

Performance

Holdings

The top holdings are led by Palo Alto Networks at 9.653%, Fortinet at 8.878%, Crowdstrike at 8.324%, Cisco Systems at 7.777% and Broadcom at 6.741%. Cloudflare, Okta, F5 Networks, Zscaler and Akamai round out the top 10. The portfolio’s construction points to a blend of software-led cyber security businesses and broader technology firms with material security exposure.

Regions

Sectors

Related ETFs

Compared with broader technology ETFs, HACK is narrower and more explicitly tied to the cyber security sub-sector. That can make it a useful satellite exposure for investors who want a concentrated thematic sleeve rather than general technology exposure. Its portfolio also mixes pure-play cyber names with larger infrastructure and hardware businesses that have meaningful security franchises, which broadens the way the theme is expressed.

Risks

Who it may suit

This fund may suit investors who want targeted exposure to global cyber security companies and are comfortable with concentrated thematic risk. It may also appeal to those looking to pair a growth-oriented technology allocation with a sector that has ongoing real-world demand drivers. As with any thematic ETF, it is generally more suitable as a portfolio complement than as a core holding.

Key risks

The main risks are concentration risk, sector risk, and valuation sensitivity typical of thematic equity funds. HACK is also exposed to currency movements because its portfolio is largely offshore, and the high weighting to a handful of names means stock-specific setbacks can matter. Returns can move sharply as market sentiment changes toward growth and technology shares, even when the long-term theme remains intact.

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