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Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: ARU) - ETF Exposure

Current share price for ARU : $0.145 0.005 (3.33%)+

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) is an ASX-listed company and is held by a number of exchange traded funds (ETFs). It is involved in advancing the Nolans Project toward a final investment decision including continuation of engineering design and development and advancing remaining funding and offtake negotiations.

ARU General Information +

ASX Code ARU
Website N/A
Industry/Sector Diversified Metals & Mining
Market Cap ($M) 880
ARU Share Price $0.145
Day High $0.150
Day Low $0.140
Last Close $0.150
ARU Share Price Movement $0.01 ( 3.33% )
Prices as at 16:40, 23 Oct 2026
+Security prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes and are indicative only.

Already own an Australian ETF? You may already have meaningful exposure to ARU

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) is held across 11 ETFs spanning strategies that include diversified metals & mining exposure . Its weighting in those funds means performance can have an outsized influence - when ARU moves, funds like XMET, ISO, SSO, VSO and IESG that hold it can move with it.

For more concentrated exposure, ETFs such as XMET (BetaShares Energy Transition Metals ETF) allocate about 0.5% to ARU , while the average exposure across all 11 ETFs that hold it is around 0.1% .

Top ETF holdings

Last updated: ETF data and holdings as at 25 October 2026

Own ARU directly or through an ETF?

How does holding Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) shares directly compare to ETFs that include it?

ARU Direct
XMET
ASX
ISO
ASX
SSO
ASX
VSO
ASX
IESG
ASX
Holdings 1 company 81 holdings 219 holdings 219 holdings 204 holdings 96 holdings
ARU Weight 100% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
Diversification Single Stock Broad Broad Broad Broad Broad
Annual Cost Brokerage only 0.69% p.a. 0.55% p.a. 0.5% p.a. 0.3% p.a. 0.09% p.a.
Approx. Yield 0% 4.59% 4.78% 10.15% 5.07% 2.57%
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Yields and costs are approximate. ETF yields reflect the fund's dividend distributions, not ARU's direct yield. Annual cost uses each ETF's MER.

ARU Exposure on $10,000 investment

How a $10,000 investment in Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) one week ago compares with ETFs that hold it.

Security Investment type Current price 7-day price movement Dollar change Value today
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) Direct share $0.145 -3.33% -$333 $9,667
BetaShares Energy Transition Metals ETF (XMET) Equity - Global Sectors $11.850 -11.30% -$1,130 $8,870
iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF Index Fund (ISO) Equity - Australia Small/Mid Cap $4.570 -4.19% -$419 $9,581
State Street SPDR S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF (SSO) Equity - Australia Small/Mid Cap $13.220 -3.99% -$399 $9,601
Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF (VSO) Equity - Australia Small/Mid Cap $68.910 -2.81% -$281 $9,719
iShares Core MSCI Australia ESG Leaders ETF (IESG) Equity - Australia Strategy $30.980 0.13% +$13 $10,013

Assumes $10,000 invested 7 days ago. Figures are based on price movement only and exclude distributions, fees and brokerage.

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) Upcoming Dividends & Yields

Distribution Type Dividend Franking Ex-dividend date Payment date Current Price+ Price 7D Avg Dividend Yield

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Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) price-sensitive announcements

ARU - Arafura enters binding offtake agreement
Arafura Rare Earths Limited announced it has signed a binding offtake agreement with a lea
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
12 Oct 2026 | 9:33 AM
ARU - Arafura extends binding offtake agreement
Arafura Rare Earths Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Arafura Nolans Pro
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
18 Sep 2026 | 9:23 AM
ARU - Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd released its Quarterly Activities Report for the period ending 30
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
31 Jul 2026 | 8:22 AM
ARU - Clarification- Project Economics
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd provided clarification on the project economics of its Nolans Proj
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
17 Jun 2026 | 4:56 PM

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) Recent ASX Announcements

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Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Materials $881 Results of Meeting 22 Oct 2026 4:09PM $0.153 $0.145 fallen by 4.92%
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Materials $881 AGM Presentation 22 Oct 2026 1:01PM $0.150 $0.145 fallen by 3.33%
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Materials $881 Chair Address 22 Oct 2026 1:00PM $0.150 $0.145 fallen by 3.33%
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Materials $881 Appointment of Chair and Company Secretary Change 22 Oct 2026 12:59PM $0.148 $0.145 fallen by 1.69%
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Materials $881 Arafura enters binding offtake agreement 12 Oct 2026 9:33AM $0.165 $0.145 fallen by 12.12%
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU)
ORDINARY FULLY PAID
Materials $881 Nolans Groundbreaking Ceremony 9 Oct 2026 9:44AM $0.165 $0.145 fallen by 12.12%

ARU Financial Summary

Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2027F C2 N2 0.00% 0.00 0.00 0.00% 0.0%
2026A -$41.09 -$1.10 38.20% 0.00 0.00 0.00% 0.0%
2025A -$18.64 -$0.80 -83.30% 0.00 0.00 0.00% 0.0%

ARU Peer Comparison

Company Mkt Cap EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
2025 A 2026 A 2027 F 2025 A 2026 A 2027 F 2025 A 2026 A 2027 F
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) $911M 0.3816 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
BHP Group Limited (BHP) $290,459M 0.2093 -0.1254 -0.0062 15.1526 17.3252 17.4336 4.38% 3.65% 3.71%
Lynas Rare Earths Limited (LYC) $11,454M 22.4000 1.5758 0.5786 51.1921 19.8743 12.5899 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rio Tinto Limited (RIO) $55,885M -0.1811 0.1983 0.0161 15.0996 12.6011 12.4017 4.00% 4.37% 4.43%
South32 Limited (S32) $19,547M 0.5182 0.0560 -0.0352 14.3515 13.5910 14.0872 3.11% 3.13% 3.07%

ARU Directors

Name Position Start Date
Mr Darryl Cuzzubbo Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director 1 Nov 2021
Mr Ian Louis Murray Non-Executive Director 10 Sep 2024
Mr Michael John Spreadborough Non-Executive Director 8 Apr 2024
Dr Roger John Higgins Non-Executive Director 8 Apr 2024
Ms Catherine (Cathy) Mary Moises Non-Executive Director 1 Dec 2019

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU) Changes in Directors' Interest & Trades

Date of change Director Buy/Sell Security Type Qty Trade Price Value
13 Jul 2026 MURRAY, Ian Issued Indirect Shares 115,384 $0.260 $29,999.840
13 Jul 2026 SOUTHEY, Mark Issued Indirect Shares 115,384 $0.260 $29,999.840
15 Dec 2025 SOUTHEY, Mark Buy Indirect Shares 107,142 $0.280 $29,999.760

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ARU Management

Name Position
Catherine Huynh Company Secretary

ARU Substantial Shareholders

Under ASX rules large investors and investment funds must disclose when they own more than a 5% stake in Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ARU). However, you won't necessarily see their names in the company’s annual report, as many trade under nominee names. These shareholders are obliged to provide ongoing substantial notices relating to any change of 1% or more.

Holding Name
0 (17.48%) Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd

ARU Calendar of Events

Date Event
01 September 2027 Report (Prelim)
30 August 2027 Report (Annual)
30 July 2027 Report (Quarterly)
28 April 2027 Report (Quarterly)
28 January 2027 Report (Quarterly)
27 October 2026 Report (Quarterly)

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