Key Highlights

  • iShares Edge MSCI Australia Multifactor ETF (ASX:AUMF) is listed in the Equity Australia Large Blend category with a fund size of $146.32 million and a management fee of 0.30%.
  • The largest sector weighting is Basic Materials at 29.48%, with stock making up 99.40% of reported asset allocation.
  • The latest final distribution is $0.551 per unit, with a payment date of 13 Jul 2026.

Introduction: Fund Overview

iShares Edge MSCI Australia Multifactor ETF (ASX:AUMF) is an exchange traded fund listed on the ASX within the Equity Australia Large Blend category. It was admitted to the exchange on 14 October 2016, and its benchmark is the MSCI AU IMI Div Mult-Factor (AUD) NR LCL. The fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Australia IMI Diversified Multiple-Factor Index, using an optimisation strategy that takes into account liquidity, transaction cost impact and overall risk relative to the index.

The management fee listed for the fund is 0.30%. The fund’s head office is listed in Sydney. The sections below walk through the latest trading snapshot, portfolio composition, distribution information, risk measures and recent announcements for the fund.

Latest Trading Snapshot

The last price was $38.73, lower by $0.21 or 0.56% on the session, against a previous close of $38.95. Trading volume stood at 4,051 units, with a bid and offer range of $38.75 to $38.80. The day range was $38.73 - $38.77. Average volume is shown as 3,508 units. On size, the fund size is $146.32 million and units outstanding total 3,756,621. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Portfolio Composition and Allocation

Asset allocation data lists stock at 99.40% and cash at 0.60%. Morningstar sector data shows the largest weightings in Basic Materials (29.48%), Financial Services (28.75%) and Industrials (10.03%). Compared with the category average, the largest overweight among the sectors listed is Industrials, at 10.03% against 6.74%. The largest underweight is Financial Services, at 28.75% against 30.04% for the category.

By geography, Australia accounts for 100.00%. The fund has 124 total holdings. The holdings listed include BHP Group (9.95%), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.82%), Rio Tinto (4.35%), National Australia Bank (2.67%) and Fortescue (2.64%). The top ten holdings together represent 39.40% of the portfolio. The reported turnover ratio is 45.51%.

Distribution Information

The most recent distribution listed is a final distribution of $0.551 per unit, with an ex-date of 01 Jul 2026, a record date of 02 Jul 2026 and a payment date of 13 Jul 2026. The annual yield is shown as 2.83%. The distribution chart lists July 2026 ($0.551), January 2026 ($0.551), July 2025 ($0.548), January 2025 ($0.560) and July 2024 ($0.465). The latest payment is level with the one before it, a reminder that amounts vary between periods.

Risk Measures and Recent Announcements

The fund has a beta of 0.94, a beta below 1, indicating lower sensitivity to market moves than the broader market on that measure, alongside a standard deviation of 10.47. Recent announcements include Monthly Applications, Redemptions, Units on Issue, Derivatives (07/10/2026), Annual Financial Report 30 June 2026 (25/09/2026) and Product Disclosure Statement (24/09/2026).

Category and Market Context

The Equity Australia Large Blend category sits within a market where banks and miners carry large weights. For that reason, comparing a fund with its category on sector exposure, number of holdings and top-holding concentration helps explain why two Australian equity ETFs can behave differently even when both hold mainly domestic shares.

Key Risks and Considerations

Market risk applies to any equity fund, and concentration in particular sectors can add to it. Here, Basic Materials and Financial Services together make up 58.23% of the sector weightings listed. Index-based and active funds also carry different forms of strategy risk, and distributions can change from period to period.

What to Watch Ahead

Items that readers following iShares Edge MSCI Australia Multifactor ETF (ASX:AUMF) may track include the next monthly units-on-issue disclosure, distribution announcements and any portfolio or investment updates from the manager. Changes in the sector and asset mix, trading volumes and the fund’s size over time will also show how the portfolio is evolving. This article is informational and does not constitute investment advice.

The Bottom Line

iShares Edge MSCI Australia Multifactor ETF (ASX:AUMF) is a Equity Australia Large Blend fund admitted to the ASX on 14 October 2016, with the latest ASX data showing a last price of $38.73 and a move of -0.56% on the session, a portfolio led by basic materials at 29.48%, and a latest final distribution of $0.551 per unit. Reading these figures alongside the fund’s category, fee, structure and risk measures gives a fuller picture of how the ETF is built and how it has been trading.