Smartshares Australian Resources ETF Analysis

Overview

The Australian Resources Fund is a unit trust, as defined in the Units Trust 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.

The Australian Resources Fund's investment objective is to provide a return (before tax, fees and other expenses) that closely matches the return on the S&P/ASX 200 Resources Index. The S&P/ASX 200 Resources Index is made up of companies from the S&P/ASX 200 Index where the company is classified as belonging to the energy sector or the metals and mining industry.

ASR has been granted Listing with a 'Non-Standard' ("NS") designation. This designation was granted due to provisions in ASR's Trust Deed which allow the fund manager to take steps to ensure statutory limits on the size of an investor's holdings. For further information, please see a copy of the waiver under Documents on ASR's homepage on nzx.com.

Performance

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