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SLX
Description
Description
SLX was created on 2006-10-10 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on materials equity. SLX tracks a market cap-weighted index of companies from around the world that earn significant revenues from the steel industry.
NYSE/NASDAQ
ETF - A bundle of shares
Asia
High Price Growth
Socially Aware
High Esg Score
Materials
Global
Performance
Performance
$101.76
USD
▲ $71.00 (230.79%)
15th October 2026, 04:00 a.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
▲ 75.27% Growth
5 years capital growth
▲ 15.83% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$15 AUD minimum investment
Due to minimum AUD to USD conversion
$335.63 USD median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
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BHP (BHP Group Ltd ADR)
7%
RIO (Rio Tinto PLC ADR)
7%
NUE (Nucor Corp)
7%
Top country exposure
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United States
28%
Australia
25%
Japan
10%
Top industry exposure
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Materials
53%
Other
42%
Industrials
5%
Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
6.16%
Average franked amount
0%
5yr avg. dividend yield
15.83%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
N/A
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.55% p.a.
Advanced information
Advanced information
Leveraged
No
P/E ratio
16.26
Inverse
No
P/B ratio
1.29
Expense ratio
0.55
Inception date
2006-10-10
Pearler community insights
Pearler community insights
General statistics
4 investors hold SLX
8 weeks average time between investments
$206 average holding per investor
46 days since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
Less than 50k
50%
50k - 100k
50%
100k - 150k
0%
150k - 200k
0%
More than 200k
0%
Age of investors
26-34 years old
50%
18-25 years old
25%
35-90 years old
25%
Legal gender of investors
50% male
50% female
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