abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Asia equity funds would cost $322 (0.64% a year), so ASAO is $319 dearer.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
The issuer does not publish machine-readable holdings for this fund, so exposures and holdings overlap are not available. Return correlations still are.
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.5 | 1.4 | −9.0 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 16.0 | −22.7 | 5.8 | 3.6 | −10.6 | 6.4YTD | ||
| 2025 | 0.8 | −2.5 | 1.3 | −7.1 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | −2.8 | −1.8 | 14.1 |
| 2024 | −4.1 | 8.5 | 1.0 | −0.5 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | −1.8 | 7.9 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 3.4 | 22.9 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | −1.8 | −3.6 | 4.2 | −3.6 | 0.5 | 3.7 | −4.1 | −3.8 | 1.0 | −1.0 | −2.0 | −6.3 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
ASAO questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF?
The issuer of abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF doesn't publish its holdings in a form we can read, so we can't measure how diversified it is. It is classed as equity with a Asia focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does ASAO double up with most?
We can't compare holdings for ASAO, as the issuer doesn't publish them in a form we can read, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF managed – active or passive?
abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF is actively managed. Rather than tracking an index, a fund manager at abrdn / MSC decides what to buy and sell, aiming to do better than the market after fees.
What will I pay in fees for ASAO?
ASAO charges a management fee of 1.18% a year, about $118 for every $10,000 invested. Only 6% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track charge more, and the median fee is 0.44%. Among Asia equity funds, the median is 0.60%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include iShares Asia 50 ETF (IAA) at 0.29%, iShares MSCI Japan ETF (IJP) at 0.50% and Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex-Japan Shares Index ETF (VAE) at 0.40%.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.51% for ASAO.
Does abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF follow a theme?
No. abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF is a broad equity fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (Asia) rather than one theme or sector.
It also applies environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens, excluding companies that fail the issuer's ethical criteria.
What is under the hood of ASAO?
The issuer doesn't publish ASAO's holdings in a form we can read. Its website and fact sheet list the full portfolio.
As an active fund it has no index rule: the manager decides which investments to hold and how much of each, within the limits set out in the PDS.
How well has abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF performed?
Based on its category, abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF aims to grow your capital faster than its market after fees.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 4.9% over 1 year (median −5.7%; ranked 7 of 17) and 13.1% a year over 3 years (median 15.0% a year; ranked 9 of 14). The medians and rankings compare it with Asia equity funds. Since listing in 2022 it has returned 10.5% a year.
As an active fund, ASAO has no index to track. The fairer test is whether it beats similar funds and its market after fees, over several years.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.