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Muzinich BDC Income Fund - Active ETF will pay a $0.17 per-unit September distribution and is targeting the same monthly payout through August 2027. The proposed run-rate implies an indicative annualised yield of 10.45%, although the payments remain targets and may vary.

WCM Quality Global Growth Fund delivered a positive 16.87% return for the year, although it lagged its global benchmark and reported sharply lower distributions. Its longer-term record remains ahead of the benchmark, leaving investors weighing recent relative weakness against a new income-focused policy.

Perennial Better Future Active ETF will be voluntarily wound up after a $2.601 million loss and a sharp contraction in its unitholder base. The fund’s Responsible Entity says it is unlikely to achieve the scale needed to operate economically, with the process expected to finish in financial year 2027.

Ziller Global Fund Active ETF reported a $1.77 million comprehensive loss for the year ended 30 June 2026, despite net assets rising to $10.9 million. The fund’s ASX debut, $10.2 million of applications and enlarged distribution came alongside a sharp investment loss.

Betashares’ 13 ASX-listed ETFs closed the 2026 financial year with sharply divergent results, from a $146.5 million profit at the Resources Sector ETF to a $139.7 million loss at Sustainability Leaders. Asset growth was substantial across several funds, while HBRD changed its name and mandate and the new High Yield ETF reached $95.2 million in net assets.

Financial Income Fund delivered a 6.78% net return in the year to 30 June 2026, beating its hybrid securities benchmark by 0.92 percentage points. The audited report also records the launch of an ETF class, higher distributions and a shift away from convertible notes.

Avantis Global Equity Active ETF delivered a 15.15% net return in its first reported period, beating the MSCI World IMI Index by 4.51 percentage points. The ASX-listed fund closed the period with $8.15 million in net assets, almost all invested in its underlying Avantis global equity ETF.

Avantis Global Small Cap Value Active ETF delivered a 19.59% net return in its first reported period, comfortably ahead of its MSCI World Small Cap Value Index benchmark. The newly ASX-quoted fund finished with $19.687 million in net assets, but paid no distribution and offers no comparative year.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity Active ETF delivered a A$2.001 million audited profit in its first reporting period, with A$14.598 million in net assets at 30 June 2026. Its 20.29% return was positive, but fell 3.03 percentage points short of the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index.

Perpetual Diversified Income Fund lifted operating profit 38% to $169.9 million and grew net assets to $3.255 billion in the year to 30 June 2026. The fund also launched its Class E Active ETF, ASX:DIFF, while KPMG issued an unqualified audit opinion.

Barrow Hanley Global Share Fund grew net assets attributable to unitholders to A$2.78 billion in the year to 30 June 2026, even as operating profit fell to A$374.7 million. Distributions more than doubled to A$483.1 million, reflecting a larger and more active fund rather than a straightforward improvement in underlying earnings.

Franklin Templeton Australia is reshaping the FRGG Active ETF, replacing its concentrated global growth strategy with Putnam’s broader core equity approach and cutting management fees by one-third. The fund is expected to adopt the ticker FTPG in October, subject to approval, but the transition may bring tax and distribution consequences for investors.