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SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (ASX: GOVT) - Share Price and Research

- Current share price for GOVT : $24.640

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) is an exchanged traded fund seeking to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX Government Bond Index. The Responsible Entity of the Fund is State Street Global Advisors, Australia Services Limited.

GOVT General Information +

ASX Code GOVT
Website http://--
Industry/Sector Asset Management & Custody Banks
Market Cap ($M) 48
GOVT Share Price $24.640
Day High $24.690
Day Low $24.640
Last Close $24.640
GOVT Share Price Movement - ( No change )
Prices as at 16:40, 20 Sep 2024
+Security prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes and are indicative only.

GOVT Related Research

Exchange Traded Fund Description

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) is an exchanged traded fund seeking to closely track, before fees and expenses, the returns of the S&P/ASX Government Bond Index. The Responsible Entity of the Fund is State Street Global Advisors, Australia Services Limited.

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) Upcoming Dividends & Yields

Distribution Type Dividend Franking Ex-dividend date Payment date Current Price+ Price 7D Avg Dividend Yield
HFResult 12.83¢ 0% 27 Jun 2024 12 Jul 2024 $24.640 $24.760 -
Result 4.59¢ 0% 27 Mar 2024 12 Apr 2024 $24.640 $24.760 -
Result 3.7¢ 0% 28 Dec 2023 11 Jan 2024 $24.640 $24.760 -

See all dividends from SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) or use our Upcoming Dividends tool to search for dividends across all ASX-listed securities.

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) Recent ASX Announcements

Company Sector Market Cap ($m) Headline Release
date/time+		 Price at
release+		 Current
price+		 Gain/Loss View
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT)
SPDR S&P/ASX AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND
 Financials $49 Month end units on issue 5 Sep 2024 5:28PM $24.550 $24.640 risen by 0.37%
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT)
SPDR S&P/ASX AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND
 Financials $49 Annual Report to shareholders 28 Aug 2024 9:30AM $24.620 $24.640 risen by 0.08%
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT)
SPDR S&P/ASX AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND
 Financials $49 Month end units on issue 7 Aug 2024 4:29PM $24.220 $24.640 risen by 1.73%
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT)
SPDR S&P/ASX AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND
 Financials $49 Director Appointment/Resignation 29 Jul 2024 9:50AM $23.930 $24.640 risen by 2.97%
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT)
SPDR S&P/ASX AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND
 Financials $49 Month end units on issue 4 Jul 2024 8:22AM n/a $24.640 n/a
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT)
SPDR S&P/ASX AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND
 Financials $49 DRP Distribution Announcement June 2024 3 Jul 2024 9:32AM n/a $24.640 n/a

GOVT Financial Summary

Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2024A $1.08 $66.40 1,243.90% 35.60 27.20 1.20% 0.0%
2023A $0.07 $4.90 -101.50% 482.00 29.10 1.20% 0.0%
2022A -$3.95 -$326.00 578.30% 0.00 30.20 1.20% 0.0%

GOVT Peer Comparison

Company Mkt Cap EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
2022 A 2023 A 2024 A 2022 A 2023 A 2024 A 2022 A 2023 A 2024 A
SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) $49M 12.4393 0.0000 0.0000 37.1140 0.0000 0.0000 1.10% 0.00% 0.00%
Magellan Financial Group (MFG) $1,740M 0.0198 -0.0581 0.0145 9.5266 10.1145 9.9703 6.70% 5.73% 5.11%
Netwealth Group (NWL) $5,803M 0.2382 0.0352 0.2847 69.6481 67.2805 52.3705 1.18% 1.42% 1.73%
Pinnacle Investment Management Group (PNI) $3,528M 0.1667 0.1969 0.1911 38.1758 31.8950 26.7766 2.42% 2.82% 3.36%
Perpetual (PPT) $2,115M -0.1521 0.2241 -0.0452 13.0315 10.6459 11.1499 6.37% 7.02% 6.48%

GOVT Market Comparison

Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
Company 0.00 37.10 1.04 0.00
Market 0.31 13.70 1.07 0.94
Sector 0.54 13.00 1.04 1.28

GOVT Directors

Name Position Start Date
Mr Jonathan Mark Shead Non-Executive Director 21 Jun 2019
Mr Peter Hocking Non-Executive Director 24 Jun 2022
Mr Matthew Montagu George Non-Executive Director 19 Dec 2016
Ms Kathleen Gallagher Non-Executive Director 24 Jun 2022

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) Changes in Directors' Interest & Trades

There are no directors' trades from SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT). Please use our Changes in directors' interest tool to search for changes & trades across all ASX-listed securities.

GOVT Management

Name Position
Robert Cook Company Secretary

GOVT Calendar of Events

Date Event
27 August 2025 Report (Annual)

FAQs about SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT)

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund's (GOVT) current share price is $24.64. This constitutes a price movement of 0.48% when compared to the share price 7 days ago and is -0.61% below GOVT's 12-month high of $24.79 per share. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Relative to the previous close share price of $24.64, SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund's (GOVT) current share price of $24.64 constitutes a movement of or 0%. SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund's (GOVT) share price movement is -0.48% when compared to 7 days ago and is -0.61% below GOVT's 52-week high of $24.79.

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund's (GOVT) 52-week high is $24.79 which was reached on 17 Sep 2024. Relative to this, GOVT's current share price of $24.64 constitutes a -$0.15 or -0.61% drop since that high of $24.79 per GOVT share.

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund's (GOVT) 52-week low is $22.48 which was reached on 1 Nov 2023. Relative to this, GOVT's current share price of $24.64 constitutes a $2.16 or 9.61% gain since that low of $22.48 per GOVT share.

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund's (GOVT) current market capitalisation is $48,874,992. Market capitalisation, sometimes referred to as "market cap", is the total value of a company's or ETF's issued shares or units owned by shareholders or unitholders. Market capitalisation is equal to the market price per share or unit multiplied by the number of shares or units outstanding.

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) last distribution or dividend was $0.13 per share and was paid on 12 Jul 2024. This last GOVT distribution or dividend included 0% franking.

Upcoming ex-distribution date: 27 Jun 2024

Upcoming record date: 28 Jun 2024

Upcoming payment date: 12 Jul 2024

ETFs, such as SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT), pay distributions instead of dividends. The difference is that dividends are declared by companies from part of the profits made during any given year and the company’s management decide the amount of earnings retained verses how much to pay out to investors. An ETF, like SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT), must pay out all realised income. This is a combination of any dividends received plus capital gains realised from the buying and selling of underlying holdings within SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT).


A distribution has three key dates:

Ex-distribution date: Date the distribution value leaves the ETF. This will normally correspond with the ETF unit price dropping in value by the same amount as the distribution.

Record date: Date someone must be on the unit registry to receive the distribution.

Payment date date: Date the distribution is paid to the unit holder.

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) has a franking level of 0%. Franking represents the tax a company has already paid on any profit it distributes to shareholders as a dividend. Only Australian companies pay franking credits therefore you will not see franking on ETFs that invest internationally. For ETFs that are diversified across asset classes, you may see partial franking.

SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT) has a current dividend yield of 1.10% this year. Last year's dividend yield was 1.20%. The dividend yield for GOVT is a ratio that tells you the percentage of SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund (GOVT)'s share price that it pays out in dividends each year. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividends by the current share price.

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