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About SMART EXCHANGE TRADED FUND AUSTRALIAN DIVIDEND ETF
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Inception date
Dec 16, 2014
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
Smartshares Ltd.
ISIN
NZASDE0001S1
Smartshares Australian Dividend ETF is a unit trust, as defined in the Unit Trusts Act 1960. The beneficial interest in the Fund is divided into units with each unit representing an equal interest in the assets of the Fund but not conferring any interest in any specific asset of the Fund. Its main objective of the Fund is to provide a return to unitholders that closely matches the return on the S&P/ASX Dividend Opportunities Index. The company is headquartered in Wellington, NZ.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Retail Trade
Energy Minerals
Communications
Stocks99.84%
Finance30.45%
Retail Trade22.35%
Energy Minerals13.02%
Communications12.57%
Transportation8.97%
Process Industries3.17%
Consumer Services2.51%
Industrial Services1.78%
Producer Manufacturing1.76%
Consumer Non-Durables1.40%
Non-Energy Minerals0.94%
Commercial Services0.35%
Distribution Services0.29%
Technology Services0.27%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.16%
Cash0.16%
Stock breakdown by region
Oceania98.25%
Europe1.75%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ASD invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 30.45% stocks, and Retail Trade, with 22.35% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Pacific region.
ASD top holdings are Telstra Group Limited and Wesfarmers Limited, occupying 11.37% and 10.67% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ASD last dividends amounted to 0.00 NZD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.03 NZD in dividends, which shows a 466.67% decrease.
ASD assets under management is 39.10 M NZD. It's risen 5.40% over the last month.
ASD fund flows account for −742.98 K NZD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, ASD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.42%. The last dividend (Jun 19, 2025) amounted to 0.03 NZD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
ASD shares are issued by NZX Ltd. under the brand Smart. The ETF was launched on Dec 16, 2014, and its management style is Passive.
ASD expense ratio is 0.54% meaning you'd have to pay 0.54% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ASD follows the S&P/ASX Dividend Opportunities Index - AUD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ASD invests in stocks.
ASD price has risen by 2.44% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.65% increase. See more dynamics on ASD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.79% over the last month, showed a 2.07% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 8.59% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.79% over the last month, showed a 2.07% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 8.59% in a year.
ASD trades at a premium (0.57%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.