Key Highlights

  • Switzer Dividend Growth Fund - Active ETF (ASX:SWTZ) is listed in the Australia Equity Income category with a fund size of $52.95 million and a management fee of 1.00%.
  • The largest sector weighting is Basic Materials at 31.56%, with stock making up 82.24% of reported asset allocation.
  • The latest interim distribution is $0.009 per unit, with a payment date of 20 Oct 2026.

Introduction: Fund Overview

Switzer Dividend Growth Fund - Active ETF (ASX:SWTZ) is an exchange traded fund listed on the ASX within the Australia Equity Income category. It was admitted to the exchange on 24 February 2017, and its benchmark is the S&P/ASX 100 TR. The investment manager runs an active portfolio that seeks long-term growth in both capital and income from Australian listed equities, blending value, growth and quality-at-a-reasonable-price styles.

The management fee listed for the fund is 1.00%. 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 $2.35, higher by $0.01 or 0.42% on the session, against a previous close of $2.34. Trading volume stood at 1,880 units, with a bid and offer range of $2.34 to $2.36. The day range was $2.35 - $2.35. Average volume is shown as 16,602 units. On size, the fund size is $52.95 million and units outstanding total 22,626,337. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Portfolio Composition and Allocation

Asset allocation data lists stock at 82.24% and cash at 17.76%. Morningstar sector data shows the largest weightings in Basic Materials (31.56%), Financial Services (28.59%) and Utilities (7.25%). Compared with the category average, the largest overweight among the sectors listed is Basic Materials, at 31.56% against 19.89%. The largest underweight is Financial Services, at 28.59% against 34.37% for the category.

By geography, Australia accounts for 100.00%. The fund has 36 total holdings. The holdings listed include BHP Group (13.30%), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (8.91%), Westpac Banking Corporation (3.78%), Aristocrat Leisure (3.71%) and Rio Tinto (3.48%). The top ten holdings together represent 48.59% of the portfolio.

Distribution Information

The most recent distribution listed is an interim distribution of $0.009 per unit, with an ex-date of 01 Oct 2026, a record date of 02 Oct 2026 and a payment date of 20 Oct 2026. The distribution chart on the page points to a regular, roughly monthly payment pattern. The distribution chart lists October 2026 ($0.009), September 2026 ($0.009), August 2026 ($0.009), July 2026 ($0.033) and June 2026 ($0.009). 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 0.77, a beta below 1, indicating lower sensitivity to market moves than the broader market on that measure, alongside a standard deviation of 8.70. Recent announcements include Investment Update 30 September 2026 (19/10/2026), DRP Price - Distribution month ending 30 September 2026 (06/10/2026), Notional Derivatives Exposure - 30 September 2026 (06/10/2026) and Distribution for month ending 30 September 2026 (28/09/2026).

Category and Market Context

The Australia Equity Income 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 60.15% 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 Switzer Dividend Growth Fund - Active ETF (ASX:SWTZ) 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

Switzer Dividend Growth Fund - Active ETF (ASX:SWTZ) is a Australia Equity Income fund admitted to the ASX on 24 February 2017, with the latest ASX data showing a last price of $2.35 and a move of +0.42% on the session, a portfolio led by basic materials at 31.56%, and a latest interim distribution of $0.009 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.