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About SMART EXCHANGE TRADED FUND AUSTRALIAN FINANCIALS ETF
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Inception date
Apr 7, 2015
Replication method
Synthetic
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
Smartshares Ltd.
ISIN
NZASFE0001S6
The Smart Australian Financials ETF’s investment objective is to track the return (before tax, fees and other expenses) of the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex-A-REIT Index.
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Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ASF last dividends amounted to 0.01 NZD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.05 NZD in dividends, which shows a 466.67% decrease.
ASF assets under management is 44.13 M NZD. It's risen 12.07% over the last month.
ASF fund flows account for 12.20 M 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, ASF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.82%. The last dividend (Mar 20, 2025) amounted to 0.15 NZD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
ASF shares are issued by NZX Ltd. under the brand Smart. The ETF was launched on Apr 7, 2015, and its management style is Passive.
ASF expense ratio is 0.54% meaning you'd have to pay 0.54% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ASF follows the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex-A-REIT - AUD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ASF price has risen by 5.05% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 27.23% increase. See more dynamics on ASF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.57% over the last month, showed a 2.63% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 27.89% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.57% over the last month, showed a 2.63% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 27.89% in a year.
ASF trades at a premium (0.83%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.