Arena REIT (ASX: ARF) Share Price and News
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Fundamentals Data provided by Morningstar.
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Market Cap
$1.37 billion
P/E Ratio
8.89
Dividend Yield
5.48%
Shares Outstanding
405.12 million
Earnings per share
0.385
Dividend per share
0.19
Year To Date Return
-3.93%
Earnings Yield
11.25%
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N/A
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as at 24 Feb 3:44pm
Arena REIT (ASX: ARF)
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, Arena REIT has historically paid four unfranked unitholder distributions a year.
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Arena REIT has generally paid its distributions in February, May, August, and November.
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Yes, Arena REIT offers a distribution reinvestment program where unitholders can elect to reinvest all or part of their distributions into additional units.
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Arena REIT listed on the ASX on 13 June 2013.
ARF ASX Announcements
An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.
| Date | Announcement | Price Sensitive? | Time | No. of Pages | File Size |
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About Arena REIT
Arena REIT (ASX: ARF) is one of the largest childcare centre-focused real estate investment trusts, or REITs, in Australia. The trust owns a portfolio of 260 long day care centres for children aged under five in Australia. It also owns 11 healthcare centres. The childcare centres represent 89% of its portfolio by value. Around one-third of Arena's properties are in Queensland although all Australian states are represented as well as the Northern Territory.
The trust has a WALE (weighted average lease expiry) of around 20 years with a diversified tenant base. Australia's childcare and healthcare sectors both receive significant government funding, providing some predictability and stability to the trust's medium and long-term earnings outlook.
Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Director | Type | Amount | Value | Notes |
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| 05 Feb 2026 | Rosemary Hartnett | Buy | 573 | $2,007 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 05 Feb 2026 | Helen Thornton | Buy | 285 | $998 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 13 Nov 2025 | Gareth Winter | Issued | 142,949 | $530,340 |
Director remuneration. 336252 Rights
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| 06 Nov 2025 | Rosemary Hartnett | Buy | 521 | $1,984 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 06 Nov 2025 | Helen Thornton | Buy | 272 | $1,035 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 24 Sep 2025 | Robert de Vos | Exercise | 207,938 | $823,434 |
Conversion of securities. 312,884 Rights
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| 24 Sep 2025 | Robert de Vos | Buy | 132,047 | $522,906 |
Conversion of securities.
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| 24 Sep 2025 | Gareth Winter | Exercise | 121,720 | $482,011 |
Conversion of securities. 193,303 Rights
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| 24 Sep 2025 | Gareth Winter | Buy | 73,631 | $291,578 |
Conversion of securities.
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| 07 Aug 2025 | Rosemary Hartnett | Buy | 513 | $1,856 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 07 Aug 2025 | Helen Thornton | Buy | 239 | $865 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 08 May 2025 | Helen Thornton | Buy | 200 | $697 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 08 May 2025 | Rosemary Hartnett | Buy | 525 | $1,831 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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| 02 Apr 2025 | Helen Thornton | Buy | 10,985 | $38,447 |
On-market trade.
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Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Title | Start Date | Profile |
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| Mr David James Ross | Non-Executive ChairmanNon-Executive Director | Oct 2012 |
Mr Rosshas more than 35 years of experience with ASX listed companies and in the property and property funds management industries in Australia and overseas. He has held roles including Global and US Chief Executive Officer Real Estate Investments and Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific for Lend Lease, Chief Executive Officer for General Property Trust, and Chief Operating Officer for Babcock and Brown. He is currently an independent non-executive director at Charter Hall Group and was previously a non-executive director of Sydney Swans Foundation Limited.
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| Mr Gareth Bruce Winter | Executive DirectorChief Financial OfficerCompany Secretary | Dec 2014 |
Mr Winter has more than 30 years of experience. He has advised the listed and unlisted property and infrastructure funds management sector on corporate finance, capital management, risk management, transaction structuring, and financial systems and reporting.
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| Ms Rosemary Beryl Hartnett | Non-Executive Director | Aug 2019 |
Ms Hartnett has more than 30 years of experience in the Australian property sector and senior management experience in property finance. Her former executive roles include property finance and fund manager positions at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, and NAB. She was also Chief Executive Officer of Housing Choices Australia, a registered housing association.
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| Mr Adam Michael Tindall | Non-Executive Director | Nov 2024 |
Mr Tindall has more than 35 years of experience in investment management and real estate. His previous roles include Chief Executive Officer of AMP Capital, Director and Chief Investment Officer of Property at AMP Capital, Executive Director at Macquarie Capital, and senior leadership positions at Lendlease.
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| Ms Helen Lynette Thornton | Non-Executive Director | Dec 2022 |
Ms Thornton has more than 30 years of experience across industries including healthcare, insurance, financial services, manufacturing, mining, property, and utilities, in both public and private corporations and government statutory authorities. She has held senior leadership roles at Deloitte, KPMG, BHP, and BlueScope Steel with expertise in financial management, risk, audit, and governance.
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| Mr Justin Bailey | Non-Executive Director | Nov 2025 |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Shares | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 121,231,244 | 30.17% |
| J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited | 89,657,354 | 22.31% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 55,118,949 | 13.72% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd | 17,568,002 | 4.37% |
| BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd | 15,103,622 | 3.76% |
| National Nominees Limited | 7,632,341 | 1.90% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd (i) | 3,106,400 | 0.77% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd (ii) | 2,944,828 | 0.73% |
| Oakharbour Pty Ltd | 1,675,000 | 0.42% |
| Carbry Investments Pty Ltd | 1,568,796 | 0.39% |
| The Trust Company (Australia) Limited | 1,500,000 | 0.37% |
| De Vos Nominees Pty Ltd | 1,452,749 | 0.36% |
| Mr Gareth Winter | 1,256,548 | 0.31% |
| Netwealth Investments Limited | 1,164,547 | 0.29% |
| BNP Paribas Noms (Nz) Ltd | 1,140,708 | 0.28% |
| Alady Super Pty Ltd | 1,008,905 | 0.25% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited (i) | 976,618 | 0.24% |
| Mr David Stewart Field | 850,000 | 0.21% |
| One Managed Investment Funds Ltd | 847,643 | 0.21% |
| Neweconomy Com Au Nominees Pty Limited | 752,325 | 0.19% |
