Key highlights

  • ASX:EQIN invests in a diversified portfolio of quality ASX-listed shares, hybrids, bought and sold options and cash.
  • The fund has about $20.52 million in assets and a 0.90% management fee.
  • The benchmark is the S&P/ASX 300 Total Return Index.

The Investors Mutual Equity Income Fund Complex ETF (ASX:EQIN) gives investors exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian income-oriented investments through an ASX-quoted fund. Its mandate extends beyond shares to hybrid securities, options and cash.

About the Fund

EQIN was admitted to the ASX on 1 September 2025 and is classified in the Australia Equity Income category, with the S&P/ASX 300 Total Return Index as its benchmark. Funds in the category invest principally in Australian equities that seek above-market levels of income, and may use derivatives to complement dividend income. The fund has about $20.52 million in assets, and the management fee is 0.90%. The head office is in Sydney.

Mandate and exposure

The fund’s mandate allows it to invest in quality ASX-listed Australian shares, hybrids, bought and sold options and cash. The fund publishes regular updates and a monthly notional derivatives exposure report, with the most recent update dated 30 September 2026.

Understanding the exposure

Unlike an index fund, EQIN does not track a fixed list of shares. Its exposure comes from the manager’s selection of quality Australian shares, hybrids and options, and the proportions can change as the manager adjusts the portfolio. Hybrid securities sit between shares and bonds in a company’s capital structure and typically pay income linked to interest rates, while the fund’s bought and sold options are reported monthly through a notional derivatives exposure report, so the size of its options positions is disclosed.

Fees, size and distributions

EQIN pays distributions quarterly. The most recent distribution was an interim distribution of $0.059 per unit, with an ex-date of 1 October 2026 and payment on 21 October 2026, and the reported annual yield is 6.04%.

Fund structure and reporting

EQIN has an ISIN of AU0000406407 and a head office at Suite 15.01, Level 15, 39 Martin Place, Sydney. Recent ASX announcements from the fund include an update dated 30 September 2026, a notional derivatives exposure report, the distribution reinvestment plan price and monthly redemptions notices.

Australia Equity Income funds invest principally in Australian equities that seek to generate above-market levels of income, either through higher-yielding stocks or through derivatives that complement dividend income, and they typically have a large-cap bias.

Units in EQIN are quoted on the ASX and can be bought and sold through a broker during trading hours, in the same way as shares, so the exposure described above is available without buying each holding separately. It is identified as a complex ETF on the ASX. The fund is actively managed, so its holdings and weightings are chosen by the manager rather than set by an index, and they can change over time.