iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF
About this ETF
The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by tracking the performance of the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Total Return Index.
IssueriShares
Management fee (MER)0.55% p.a.
Inception date9 Dec 2010
BenchmarkS&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD
Scout Score
51/100
Ranked #19 of 42 in Australian SharesAn independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.
Cost5
Diversification93
Tracking85
Liquidity38
Fund Strength50
Performance9
Income83
Strengths
- Well diversified — top holdings are 14.7% of the fund, less concentrated than 93% of Australian Shares peers.
- Tight index tracking — 0.97% tracking error, tighter than 85% of Australian Shares peers.
- Attractive yield — 4.70%, higher than 83% of Australian Shares peers.
Weaknesses
- Higher fee — 0.55% p.a., more expensive than 95% of Australian Shares funds.
- Weak long-term return — +0.1% p.a. (blended), trails 91% of rated Australian Shares peers.
Performance (as of 6 Jan 2026)
Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.
1 Month-6.42%
3 Months-4.00%
YTD-15.34%
1 Year-15.02%
3 Years (p.a.)+8.99%
5 Years (p.a.)-0.03%
Price history
Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.
Geographic exposure (as at 3 Jan 2026)
Country (where the company is based).
Australia92.46%
New Zealand3.40%
Canada2.63%
United States1.58%
Sector breakdown (as at 3 Jan 2026)
How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.
Materials
25.15%
Industrials
16.73%
Financials
12.52%
Real Estate
10.51%
Consumer Discretionary
9.77%
Information Technology
5.47%
Energy
5.31%
Communication Services
5.22%
Health Care
4.75%
Consumer Staples
4.44%
Top holdings (as of 3 Jan 2026)
The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.
- 1.Vault Minerals2.01%
- 2.Ventia Services Group Ltd1.72%
- 3.
Reece1.70%
- 4.
Megaport1.45%
- 5.
Aub Group Ltd1.42%
- 6.West African Resources Ltd1.34%
- 7.
Metcash1.29%
- 8.Emerald Resources1.29%
- 9.
Sims1.26%
- 10.Pdi Gold Limited Ltd1.24%
- 11.Reliance Worldwide Corporation1.23%
- 12.Nib Holdings Ltd1.18%
- 13.Pinnacle Investment Management Gro1.18%
- 14.
Breville Group1.13%
- 15.
Viva Energy Group1.12%
- 16.
Tpg Telecom1.09%
- 17.
Monadelphous Group1.09%
- 18.
Nrw Holdings1.07%
- 19.
Chorus1.03%
- 20.
New Hope Corporation Ltd1.01%