
What is SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund is an ETFs – Exchange Traded Funds investment product that is benchmarked against ETF and sits inside the (ETF) Domestic Equity - Large Cap Sector Index. Think of a benchmark as a standard where investment performance can be measured. Typically, market indices like the ASX200 and market-segment stock indexes are used for this purpose. The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund has Assets Under Management of $ 129.98M with a management fee of 0.4%, a performance fee of 0 and a buy/sell spread fee of 0.09%.

How has the investment product performed recently?
The recent investment performance of the investment product shows that the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund has returned 5.74% in the last month. The previous three years have returned 13.75% annualised and 17.35% each year since inception, which is when the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund first started.

How is risk measured in this investment product?
There are many ways that the risk of an investment product can be measured, and each measurement provides a different insight into the risk present. They can be used on their own or together to perform a risk assessment before investing, but when comparing investments, it is common to compare like for like risk measurements to determine which investment holds the most risk. Since SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund first started, the Sharpe ratio is NA with an annualised volatility of 17.35%. The maximum drawdown of the investment product in the last 12 months is -8.64% and -30.87% since inception. The maximum drawdown is defined as the high-to-low decline of an investment during a particular time period.

What is the relative performance of the investment product?
Relative performance is what an asset achieves over a period of time compared to similar investments or its peers. Relative return is a measure of the asset's performance compared to the return to the other investment. The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund has a 12-month excess return when compared to the (ETF) Domestic Equity - Large Cap Sector Index of 16.13% and 1.37% since inception.

Does the investment product produce Alpha over its Peers?
Alpha is an investing term used to measure an investment's outperformance relative to a market benchmark or peer investment. Alpha describes the excess return generated when compared to peer investment. SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund has produced Alpha over the (ETF) Domestic Equity - Large Cap Sector Index of NA% in the last 12 months and NA% since inception.

What are similar investment products?
For a full list of investment products in the (ETF) Domestic Equity - Large Cap Sector Index category, you can click here for the Peer Investment Report.

What level of diversification will SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund provide?
SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund has a correlation coefficient of 0.84 and a beta of 0.98 when compared to the (ETF) Domestic Equity - Large Cap Sector Index. Correlation measures how similarly two investments move in relation to one another. This establishes a 'correlation coefficient', which has a value between -1.0 and +1.0. A 100% correlation between two investments means that the correlation coefficient is +1. Beta in investments measures how much the price moves relative to the broader market over a period of time. If the investment moves more than the broader market, it has a beta above 1.0. If it moves less than the broader market, then the beta is less than 1.0. Investments with a high beta tend to carry more risk but have the potential to deliver higher returns.

How do I compare the investment product with its peers?
For a full quantitative report on SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund and its peer investments, you can click here for the Peer Investment Report.

How do I compare the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund with the ETF?
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Can I sort and compare the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund to do my own analysis?
To sort and compare the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund financial metrics, please refer to the table above.

Has the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund been independently verified by SMSF Mate?
This investment product is in the process of being independently verified by SMSF Mate. Once we have verified the investment product, you will be able to find more information here.

How can I invest in SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund?
If you or your self managed super fund would like to invest in the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund please contact State Street Global Advisors, Australia Services Ltd 420 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia via phone 61-2-9240-7600 or via email statestreetetfsau@ssga.com.

How do I get in contact with the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund?
If you would like to get in contact with the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Financials Ex A-REITS Fund manager, please call 61-2-9240-7600.

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