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BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (ASX: BNDS) - Share Price and Research

Current share price for BNDS : $22.890 0.07 (0.31%)+

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) is an Exchange Traded Fund - commonly known as an ETF. For more details about how ETFs work, feel free to check out our What is an ETF? overview. BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) provides investors with exposure to an actively managed portfolio of Australian bonds, managed by an experienced fixed income investment manager. The aim is to provide efficient access to an actively managed and broadly diversified portfolio of high quality Australian fixed income securities. BNDS is managed by Western Asset, a fixed income manager and member of the Franklin Templeton Group.

BNDS General Information +

ASX Code BNDS
Website http://www.betashares.com.au
Industry/Sector Asset Management & Custody Banks
Market Cap ($M) 839
BNDS Share Price $22.890
Day High $22.920
Day Low $22.880
Last Close $22.820
BNDS Share Price Movement $0.07 ( 0.31% )
Prices as at 16:40, 23 Oct 2026
+Security prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes and are indicative only.

BNDS Fund Information

Bonds - Australia
Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD
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Investment Fund
7 Nov 2018
$867.62 million (as at 21 Oct 2026)

Top 10 of 545 holdings

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Holding Type % of Portfolio
Australia (Commonwealth of) 3.5% 2.09%
New South Wales Treasury Corporation 1.5% 1.62%
Australia (Commonwealth of) 2.75% 1.62%
Australia (Commonwealth of) 3.75% 1.46%
Treasury Corporation of Victoria 1.5% 1.38%
Treasury Corporation of Victoria 2.25% 1.37%
New South Wales Treasury Corporation 4.75% 1.30%
New South Wales Treasury Corporation 1.75% 1.28%
Treasury Corporation of Victoria 1.5% 1.27%
Australia (Commonwealth of) 2.75% 1.25%
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BNDS ETF performance (30 Sep 2026)

NOTE : returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised
  1 Month % 3 Month % 6 Month % 1 Year % p.a. 2 Year % p.a. 3 Year % p.a. 5 Year % p.a. 10 Year % p.a.
Total return -0.94 -1.65 1.04 -0.59 1.9 3.86 0.11 -
Growth return -0.91 -1.55 1.25 -1.27 -0.43 0.92 -2.36 -
Income return (Yield) -0.03 -0.1 -0.21 0.68 2.33 2.94 2.47 -

Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)

Total return -0.86 -1.51 1.1 -0.4 1.82 3.56 0 1.52

BNDS Related Research

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Upcoming Dividends & Yields

Distribution Type Dividend Franking Ex-dividend date Payment date Current Price+ Price 7D Avg Dividend Yield
Result 10.02¢ 0% 1 Oct 2026 16 Oct 2026 - - -
Result 10.08¢ 0% 1 Sep 2026 16 Sep 2026 - - -
Result 9.99¢ 0% 3 Aug 2026 18 Aug 2026 - - -

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BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Recent ASX Announcements

Company Sector Market Cap ($m) Headline Release
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BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Financials $840 Units on Issue Disclosure - September 2026 6 Oct 2026 3:08PM $22.620 $22.890 risen by 1.19%
BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Financials $840 DRP Issue Price 1 Oct 2026 4:27PM $22.640 $22.890 risen by 1.10%
BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Financials $840 Final Distribution Announcement 1 Oct 2026 8:10AM $22.790 $22.890 risen by 0.44%
BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Financials $840 Estimated Distribution Announcement 29 Sep 2026 4:55PM $22.710 $22.890 risen by 0.79%
BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Financials $840 Annual Report 25 Sep 2026 4:06PM $22.720 $22.890 risen by 0.75%
BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Financials $840 Distribution Timetable 24 Sep 2026 4:45PM $22.710 $22.890 risen by 0.79%

BNDS Financial Summary

Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2026A $14.04 $38.60 -75.20% 61.00 92.40 3.90% 0.0%
2025A $54.63 $155.40 79.60% 15.20 94.20 4.00% 0.0%
2024A $25.50 $86.50 362.00% 26.90 90.50 3.90% 0.0%

BNDS Peer Comparison

Company Mkt Cap EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
2024 A 2025 A 2026 A 2024 A 2025 A 2026 A 2024 A 2025 A 2026 A
BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) $837M -0.7515 0.0000 0.0000 59.1039 0.0000 0.0000 4.05% 0.00% 0.00%
GQG Partners Inc. (GQG) $2,988M -0.0055 0.0456 -0.0671 4.2688 4.0825 4.3761 21.73% 18.86% 15.95%
L1 Group Limited (L1G) $2,798M 4.8257 -0.0724 0.1596 17.1654 18.5059 15.9590 2.75% 4.64% 5.22%
Netwealth Group Limited (NWL) $4,181M -0.4920 1.3087 0.1705 70.4932 30.5331 26.0850 2.47% 2.63% 3.07%
Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (PNI) $3,534M -0.0753 0.5047 0.1958 25.1473 16.7127 13.9761 4.14% 5.22% 6.12%

BNDS Market Comparison

Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
Company 0.00 59.30 0.98 0.00
Market 0.30 13.30 1.03 0.72
Sector 0.33 12.80 0.98 0.79

BNDS Directors

Name Position Start Date
Mr Edward Sippel Non-Executive Director 5 Mar 2021
Mr Alex Vynokur Non-Executive Director 21 Sep 2009
Mr Jason Gellert Non-Executive Director 5 Mar 2021

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) Changes in Directors' Interest & Trades

Date of change Director Buy/Sell Security Type Qty Trade Price Value

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BNDS Calendar of Events

Date Event
24 September 2027 Report (Annual)

FAQs about BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS)

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (BNDS) current share price is $22.89. This constitutes a price movement of 0.18% when compared to the share price 7 days ago and is -5.02% below BNDS's 12-month high of $24.10 per share. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Relative to the previous close share price of $22.82, BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (BNDS) current share price of $22.89 constitutes a movement of $0.07 or 0.31%. BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (BNDS) share price movement is 0.18% when compared to 7 days ago and is -5.02% below BNDS's 52-week high of $24.10.

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (BNDS) 52-week high is $24.10 which was reached on 27 Oct 2025. Relative to this, BNDS's current share price of $22.89 constitutes a -$1.21 or -5.02% drop since that high of $24.10 per BNDS share.

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (BNDS) 52-week low is $22.63 which was reached on 7 Oct 2026. Relative to this, BNDS's current share price of $22.89 constitutes a $0.26 or 1.15% gain since that low of $22.63 per BNDS share.

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (BNDS) current market capitalisation is $839,992,773. Market capitalisation, sometimes referred to as "market cap", is the total value of a company's or ETF's issued shares or units owned by shareholders or unitholders. Market capitalisation is equal to the market price per share or unit multiplied by the number of shares or units outstanding.

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) last distribution or dividend was $0.10 per share and was paid on 16 Oct 2026. This last BNDS distribution or dividend included 0% franking.

Upcoming ex-distribution date: 1 Oct 2026

Upcoming record date: 2 Oct 2026

Upcoming payment date: 16 Oct 2026

ETFs, such as BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS), pay distributions instead of dividends. The difference is that dividends are declared by companies from part of the profits made during any given year and the company’s management decide the amount of earnings retained verses how much to pay out to investors. An ETF, like BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS), must pay out all realised income. This is a combination of any dividends received plus capital gains realised from the buying and selling of underlying holdings within BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS).


A distribution has three key dates:

Ex-distribution date: Date the distribution value leaves the ETF. This will normally correspond with the ETF unit price dropping in value by the same amount as the distribution.

Record date: Date someone must be on the unit registry to receive the distribution.

Payment date date: Date the distribution is paid to the unit holder.

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) has a franking level of 0%. Franking represents the tax a company has already paid on any profit it distributes to shareholders as a dividend. Only Australian companies pay franking credits therefore you will not see franking on ETFs that invest internationally. For ETFs that are diversified across asset classes, you may see partial franking.

BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) has a current dividend yield of 4.30% this year. Last year's dividend yield was 3.90%. The dividend yield for BNDS is a ratio that tells you the percentage of BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS)'s share price that it pays out in dividends each year. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividends by the current share price.

The "management expense ratio" (MER) for BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS) is 0.42%. This is the total expense for operating an ETF or managed fund like BetaShares Western Asset Australian Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (BNDS). This includes management fees and other operating expenses which all come out of an investor's return.

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