Key Highlights

  • The portfolio reports technology exposure of 51.37%.
  • The leading disclosed holding entry is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd at 17.96%.
  • The reported management fee is 1.18%.
  • The final distribution record lists AUD 0.198 per unit.

abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF (ASX:ASAO) is actively managed and invests primarily in equities and equity-related securities connected with Asia, excluding Japan. Eligible companies may be listed, incorporated or domiciled in the region, or may derive a significant share of revenue, profit or assets from Asian operations.

Investment Mandate

The mandate therefore extends beyond the location of a stock exchange. A company’s operating connection with Asia can establish its eligibility even when its securities are listed elsewhere. The stated objective concerns long-term total returns; it is an investment objective rather than a promised outcome.

Sector Composition

The largest reported sector weights are technology at 51.37%, financial services at 17.57% and consumer cyclical at 9.27%. Communication Services represents 6.71%, Industrials represents 3.68% and Basic Materials represents 3.01%. These figures describe the sector allocation in the supplied portfolio record.

Technology represents 51.37% of the fund, above the category figure of 45.05%; Consumer Defensive represents 1.07% of the fund, below the category figure of 2.38%. These comparisons are differences between the fund and its category, rather than increases or declines over time. The record does not provide a dated sequence of sector weights from which an allocation trend could be established.

Geographic and Asset Allocation

The geographic table assigns 28.82% to Taiwan. The next reported allocations are China at 25.72%, South Korea at 25.26%, India at 13.07% and Hong Kong at 1.65%. The asset-class record lists 98.83% in stocks and 1.17% in cash, with 0.00% in bonds. Geographic and asset-class percentages describe different aspects of the portfolio and should be read separately.

Leading Holdings

The leading disclosed holding entries are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd at 17.96%, SK hynix Inc at 7.74% and Samsung Electncs Co at 7.30%. Each percentage is the reported weight of the individual holding, rather than a measure of its earnings or share-price movement.

Other disclosed positions include Tencent Holdings Ltd at 5.71%, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd at 3.98%, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares at 2.73% and ICICI Bank Ltd at 2.26%. The reported total holding count is 76 companies. The selected entries describe part of that portfolio and do not exhaust the remaining holdings.

Management Fee and Distribution

The reported management fee is 1.18%. The distribution record identifies a final distribution amount of AUD 0.198 per unit, with an ex-distribution date of 01 Jul 2026, a record date of 02 Jul 2026 and a payment date of 16 Jul 2026. The amount relates to the specified distribution and does not establish the size of subsequent payments. The fee and distribution are separate financial fields and should not be treated as interchangeable measures.

Key Takeaways

abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF (ASX:ASAO) combines its stated investment framework with reported exposure to technology. The holdings and allocation fields describe the portfolio’s composition, while the 1.18% management fee and final distribution record provide separate cost and payment details. These records do not establish changes in company earnings or guarantee future distributions.