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Smart Australian Resources ETF — Annual Report 2022
Jun 30, 2022
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SMARTSHARES a Member of the NZX Group
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Smartshares Exchange Traded Funds
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2022
Details of Scheme
This is the annual report for the Smartshares Exchange Traded Funds (Scheme) for the year to 31 March 2022. The Scheme is a registered Managed Investment Scheme.
The Scheme’s manager is Smartshares Limited (Smartshares), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NZX Limited, and the Scheme’s supervisor is Public Trust.
The latest Product Disclosure Statement – Smartshares Exchange Traded Fund – Core Series is dated 1 September 2021 and the latest Product Disclosure Statement – Smartshares Exchange Traded Fund – Specialist Series is dated 8 November 2021. The Scheme is open for applications.
The latest fund updates for the Scheme are dated 3 May 2022.
The latest financial statements for the Scheme for the year to 31 March 2022, including the auditor’s report relating to those statements, have been lodged with the Registrar of Financial Service Providers.
Copies of the product disclosure statements, fund updates, financial statements and auditor’s report are available on the offer register and the scheme register at disclose-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz
Information on contributions and Scheme participants
| Information on contributions and Scheme participants |
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|---|---|
| 1 April 2021 Number of managed investment products on issue (being units in the Scheme) 1,553,451,437 |
31 March 2022 |
| 1,955,780,440 |
Changes relating to the Scheme
On 30 April 2021, the Scheme’s governing documents were updated to reflect the coming into force of the Trusts Act 2019.
On 8 November 2021, the Smartshares Global Equities ESG ETF’s investment objective was changed to track the return on the MSCI World Ex Australia Custom ESG Leaders Index.
All related party transactions entered into during the year to 31 March 2022 were on arm’s length terms.
Other information for particular types of managed funds
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| Fund | Unit Price | |
| 1 April 2021 31 March 2022 |
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| Core | ||
| Smartshares S&P/NZX 50 ETF | $2.71204 | $2.57898 |
| Smartshares S&P/ASX 200 ETF | $2.92689 | $3.23497 |
| Smartshares US 500 ETF | $10.41897 | $11.84654 |
| Smartshares Total World ETF | $2.78902 | $2.91010 |
| Smartshares Total World (NZD Hedged) ETF | $3.06958 | $3.21839 |
| Smartshares S&P/NZX NZ Government Bond ETF | $2.40784 | $2.24483 |
| Smartshares Global Aggregate Bond ETF | $1.31486 | $1.23769 |
| Smartshares NZ Cash ETF | $2.94983 | $2.95856 |
| New Zealand shares | ||
| Smartshares NZ Top 50 ETF | $3.40485 | $3.29164 |
| Smartshares NZ Top 10 ETF | $2.12633 | $1.96573 |
| Smartshares NZ Mid Cap ETF | $6.28723 | $6.16906 |
| Smartshares NZ Dividend ETF | $1.27800 | $1.31860 |
| Smartshares NZ Property ETF | $1.47206 | $1.43579 |
| Australian shares | ||
| Smartshares Australian Top 20 ETF | $4.16713 | $4.60693 |
| Smartshares Australian Mid Cap ETF | $8.56126 | $9.78864 |
| Smartshares Australian Dividend ETF | $1.62922 | $1.75390 |
| Smartshares Australian Financials ETF | $7.40264 | $8.25419 |
| Smartshares Australian Resources ETF | $5.63871 | $6.77331 |
| Smartshares Australian Property ETF | $1.49317 | $1.64216 |
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Fund Unit Price
1 April 31 March
2021 2022
US shares
Smartshares US Large Growth ETF $7.13269 $7.93808
Smartshares US Large Value ETF $3.78421 $4.25003
Smartshares US Mid Cap ETF $6.29270 $6.74502
Smartshares US Small Cap ETF $6.05677 $6.00371
International shares
Smartshares Asia Pacific ETF $2.33973 $2.13740
Smartshares Emerging Markets ETF $1.49232 $1.32956
Smartshares Europe ETF $1.81316 $1.80313
ESG shares
Smartshares Global Equities ESG ETF $2.48936 $2.73283
Smartshares US Equities ESG ETF $2.67754 $3.05875
Smartshares Japan Equities ESG ETF $2.18255 $2.00150
Smartshares Emerging Markets Equities ESG ETF $2.49529 $2.19074
Smartshares Europe Equities ESG ETF $2.57190 $2.60103
Thematic shares
Smartshares Automation and Robotics ETF $4.18197 $4.11647
Smartshares Healthcare Innovation ETF $3.36204 $2.86149
Bonds
Smartshares NZ Bond ETF $3.09145 $2.92122
Smartshares Global Bond ETF $3.31738 $3.19217
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Any difference between the unit prices announced to the market for 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2021 and the unit prices in this annual report exists because the unit prices in this annual report are based on a year-end revaluation of the funds using 31 March market close prices for all markets.
Changes to persons involved in the Scheme
Directors of the manager
Graham Law replaced Lindsay Wright as a director and chairperson of Smartshares on 24 November 2021.
How to find further information
Further information relating to the Scheme, including the product disclosure statements, fund updates, financial statements and auditor’s report, is available on the offer register and the scheme register at disclose-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz. A copy of the information on the offer register or scheme register is available on request to the Registrar of Financial Service Providers.
The information set out above is available at smartshares.co.nz or by contacting us. You can obtain details of your investment by contacting us. This information is available free of charge. See below for Smartshares’ contact details.
You can obtain general information about the Scheme at smartshares.co.nz
Contact details and complaints
Manager
Complaints about your investment or the Scheme can be made to Smartshares at:
Complaints Attention: Head of Operations Smartshares Limited PO Box 105262 Auckland 1143
Telephone: 0800 808 780 Email: [email protected]
Supervisor
If you make a complaint to Smartshares, and the complaint cannot be resolved, you may refer it to the supervisor at:
Complaints Public Trust Private Bag 5902 Wellington 6140
Telephone: 0800 371 471 Email: [email protected]
Independent dispute resolution scheme
Smartshares is a member of the Financial Services Complaints Limited Scheme (the supervisor is also a member), which is an independent dispute resolution scheme. If you make a complaint to Smartshares (or the supervisor), and the complaint cannot be resolved, you may refer it to Financial Services Complaints Limited at:
Financial Services Complaints Limited PO Box 5967 Wellington 6140
Telephone: 0800 347 257 Email: [email protected]
The Financial Services Complaints Limited Scheme will not charge you a fee to investigate or resolve a complaint.
Registrar
The registrar’s contact details are:
Link Market Services Limited PO Box 91976 Auckland 1142
Telephone: 09 375 5998 Email: [email protected]
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