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About SMART EXCHANGE TRADED FUND US 500 ETF
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Inception date
Jul 29, 2015
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
Smartshares Ltd.
ISIN
NZUSFE0001S4
The US 500 Trust (NS) operates as a unit trust. It invests in Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which aims to track 500 large securities listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ markets. The company is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
ETF
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
ETF99.96%
Cash0.04%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
USF last dividends amounted to 0.06 NZD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.01 NZD in dividends, which shows a 82.35% increase.
USF assets under management is 798.04 M NZD. It's risen 9.02% over the last month.
USF fund flows account for −102.47 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, USF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.81%. The last dividend (Jun 19, 2025) amounted to 0.08 NZD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
USF shares are issued by NZX Ltd. under the brand Smart. The ETF was launched on Jul 29, 2015, and its management style is Passive.
USF expense ratio is 0.34% meaning you'd have to pay 0.34% of your investment to help manage the fund.
USF follows the S&P 500. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
USF invests in funds.
USF price has risen by 4.88% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 13.14% increase. See more dynamics on USF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.50% over the last month, showed a −5.22% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 16.18% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.50% over the last month, showed a −5.22% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 16.18% in a year.
USF trades at a premium (2.44%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.