Latest Property Funds News

Smartshares Limited’s annual report for the year ending 31 March 2026 details mixed fund unit movements, notable management changes, and key investment manager transitions within its suite of Exchange Traded Funds.

Booster Investment Scheme 2's Private Land and Property Fund swung back to profit with NZD 1.3 million after tax for the year ended March 2026, despite net asset value slipping due to unit redemptions. The Fund’s investment portfolio remains concentrated in unlisted New Zealand agricultural and property assets, while its Manager faces unrelated FMA proceedings.

Goodman NZ (NZX:GNZ) posted a 126% jump in statutory profit to $248 million for FY26, underpinned by strong property revaluations and leasing gains. The group completed its corporatisation and stapling, launched a property funds management platform, and progressed a development pipeline exceeding $1 billion.

Aland Equity Group has locked in long-term funding rights over the Chinnerys residential project near Canberra, embedding a 30% gross profit margin into acquisition pricing and positioning itself as fund manager and co-investor.

Charter Hall (ASX: CHC) has announced a 6% increase in its full-year distribution to 50.67 cents per security for FY26, reflecting steady income growth and a fully franked dividend component.

Elanor Investors Group has finalised a $125 million recapitalisation that slashes its cost of capital and reduces debt, setting the stage for a leaner, capital-light funds management model and imminent ASX reinstatement.

Centuria Industrial REIT (ASX: CIP) has declared a steady quarterly distribution of 4.20 cents per unit for the June 2026 quarter, with its Distribution Reinvestment Plan remaining suspended.

LDR Capital Property Fund has initiated its portfolio repositioning strategy by exchanging contracts to sell a secondary office asset in Cannon Hill for $24.8 million, aiming to recycle non-core assets and reduce debt without affecting FY26 distributions.

Goodman NZ surged to a $248 million statutory profit in FY26, propelled by strong property revaluations and leasing gains, while advancing major development projects and transitioning to a stapled group structure.

Charter Hall Group upgrades its FY26 operating earnings guidance by 3%, buoyed by record institutional capital inflows and expanding funds under management reaching $74.7 billion.

Dexus Convenience Retail REIT has agreed to sell three convenience retail assets for $8 million, achieving a 1.4% premium to book value, with proceeds earmarked for its on-market buy-back program.

Aland Equity Group (ASX: AEG) has locked in long-term funding rights over major NSW and ACT-area developments, marking a strategic pivot into property funds management with a pipeline exceeding 4,200 residential lots and 100,000sqm of commercial space.