S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index Futures

S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index Futures (commonly referred to as the XPJ Index Futures) began trading in 2002 and are now widely traded by fund managers. The underlying index is the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index.

The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index

Property forms an important part of many investors' portfolios. The market capitalisation of the A-REIT subsector of the S&P/ASX 200 is around $85 billion. The sector currently represents around 6% of the market capitalisation of the S&P/ASX 200 Index.

A-REITs have been a top performing sector of the Australian sharemarket, both recently and over the long term.

The graph below shows the relative performance of the Property Index against total shareholder returns (accumulation index performance) since 1993.

Relative performance of property index against total shareholder returns


More information about ASX A-REITs is available.

The A-REIT subsector of the S&P/ASX 200 Index comprises 21 trusts. For more information on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), refer to S&P/ASX GICS sector indices information.

Detailed breakdown of the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (PDF 11KB)

The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index Futures

XPJ Index Futures provide exposure to this important and growing sector of the Australian sharemarket.

These contracts are traded on ITS which is the same system as the S&P/ASX 200 and S&P/ASX 50 Index futures contracts and so margin offsets apply. They are registered, cleared and settled by ASX's wholly owned subsidiary, Australian Clearing House Pty Ltd (ACH). You can use shares as collateral to cover initial margins

Volumes in the contract have grown steadily since inception

Volumes in the A-REITS Futures contract have grown steadily since inception

Getting connected

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