VanEck Australian Property 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 property funds would cost $120 (0.24% a year), so MVA is $65 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
Look-through exposure as at 3 Sept 2026 · 12 securities · top 10 = 89.2%
Country
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −3.9 | −1.8 | −10.5 | 4.6 | −0.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | −5.8 | −1.8 | 0.1 | −12.5YTD | ||
| 2025 | 4.8 | −1.7 | −3.5 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 8.6 | −2.0 | 0.5 | −1.0 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| 2024 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 8.2 | −9.1 | 0.4 | −1.4 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 | −3.0 | 1.1 | −5.1 | 14.6 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | −0.2 | −6.6 | 5.9 | −2.6 | −0.7 | 4.1 | −0.7 | −8.1 | −7.4 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | −9.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | −0.6 | −7.2 | −9.0 | 9.5 | −3.1 | −11.7 | 9.7 | 4.4 | −2.2 | −17.1 |
| 2021 | −4.8 | −3.0 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 5.1 | −1.1 | 7.0 | −1.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 22.1 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | −5.5 | −36.1 | 14.8 | 7.2 | −1.6 | −2.2 | 9.4 | −1.3 | −1.0 | 15.6 | 0.7 | −5.1 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 7.1 | −2.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | −2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | −3.5 | 22.1 |
| 2018 | −4.0 | −3.4 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | −0.6 | −3.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | −4.6 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | −0.9 | −4.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 5.3 | −0.4 | 7.3 |
| 2016 | −1.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.1 | −2.4 | −3.3 | −7.4 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 12.9 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 3.2 | −1.1 | −2.7 | 3.5 | −4.0 | 5.5 | −4.8 | −0.9 | 5.1 | −2.0 | 4.9 | 14.0 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 4.2 | −1.1 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1.8 | −5.9 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 26.1 |
| 2013 | −2.4 | −0.9 | −3.2 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
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.
MVA questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is VanEck Australian Property ETF?
VanEck Australian Property ETF holds 12 securities.
Its country exposure is almost entirely Australia (100.0%), based on holdings as at 3 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does MVA double up with most?
MVA shares the most holdings with SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property ETF (SLF) (61% overlap), Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (VAP) (58% overlap) and Betashares Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF (FAIR) (17% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 61%, owning both MVA and SLF would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further. Of these, SLF has the lowest fee, at 0.16% a year against 0.35% for MVA.
How is VanEck Australian Property ETF managed – active or passive?
VanEck Australian Property ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among property funds, active funds charge a median 0.88% a year and index funds 0.20%.
What will I pay in fees for MVA?
MVA charges a management fee of 0.35% a year, about $35 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 58% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among property funds, the median is 0.22%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (VAP) at 0.23%, VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF (REIT) at 0.20% and iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLPR) at 0.15%.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund - Active ETF (RCAP) at 0.80% and Quay Global Real Estate Fund (AUD Hedged) Active ETF (QGFH) at 0.92% cost more.
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 0.10% for MVA.
Does VanEck Australian Property ETF follow a theme?
Yes. VanEck Australian Property ETF focuses on property. Thematic funds are narrower than the broad market, so they can rise or fall much more than it does.
Other ASX funds with a property focus include Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (VAP), Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund - Active ETF (RCAP), VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF (REIT) and iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLPR).
What is under the hood of MVA?
As at 3 Sept 2026, MVA's ten largest holdings are Stockland (11.6%), Mirvac Group (11.2%), Dexus (10.4%), Vicinity Centres (10.2%), Scentre Group (9.8%), Gpt Group/The (9.5%), Charter Hall Group (9.0%), Goodman Group (8.9%), Shopping Centres Australasia Property G (4.5%) and Homeco Daily Needs Reit (4.3%). Together they make up 89.2% of the fund.
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has VanEck Australian Property ETF performed?
Based on its category, VanEck Australian Property ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −13.6% over 1 year (median 0.1%; ranked 5 of 7), 11.0% a year over 3 years (median 9.7% a year; ranked 1 of 7) and 2.2% a year over 5 years (median 1.7% a year; ranked 1 of 6). The medians and rankings compare it with property funds. Since listing in 2013 it has returned 8.1% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for MVA; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.35% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.