Applies to: Stocks/Securities and Custom Investments holdings in Navexa (Property is tracked as a Custom Investment). Other holding types (e.g., Crypto, Cash Accounts) use different entry types and aren’t covered here.
In Navexa, a holding can contain many trades. Trades record everything that happens to your units/shares over time — buys, sells, and corporate actions — so your performance and tax reporting stay accurate.
Quick tip: Most investors will mainly use Buy and Sell.
The other trade types appear when a company performs a corporate action (like a split or consolidation) or when your fund’s tax statement requires cost-base adjustments.
Note: The information below is general in nature and not tax advice. Please consider your personal circumstances and local tax guidance.
Buy
What it means: You acquire units/shares.
What it does in Navexa: Increases units and adds to your cost base (including brokerage and fees).
Common uses: Opening a position; topping up.
Sell
What it means: You dispose of units/shares.
What it does in Navexa: Reduces units and realises a gain/loss based on your cost base and proceeds.
Common uses: Partial or full exit.
Split (Share Split / Subdivision)
What it means: The company increases the number of shares you hold by a ratio (e.g., 2-for-1).
What it does in Navexa: Units go up. Total cost base stays the same; cost base per unit goes down proportionally.
Common uses: Company announces a split to improve liquidity.
Consolidation (Reverse Split)
What it means: The company reduces the number of shares (e.g., 1-for-10).
What it does in Navexa: Units go down. Total cost base stays the same; cost base per unit goes up proportionally.
Common uses: Company restructures its share capital.
Bonus
What it means: You receive free shares (a pro-rata bonus issue).
What it does in Navexa: Units increase. Cost-base treatment depends on how the bonus is classified by the issuer/tax rules; Navexa records it as a Bonus trade.
Common uses: Pro-rata bonus issue to existing holders.
Related: If you’re in a DRP (dividend reinvestment plan), those extra shares are recorded as Buy trades funded by your dividend (not a Bonus).
Cancellation
What it means: Shares are cancelled (often due to a buy-back, takeover or scheme).
What it does in Navexa: Units decrease by the cancelled amount; may realise a gain/loss depending on the event terms.
Common uses: Takeover schemes, selective buy-backs.
Return of Capital (ROC)
What it means: The company returns some contributed capital to you (not a dividend).
What it does in Navexa: Units don’t change. Your cost base is reduced by the return amount (per unit). In some cases you may realise a capital gain if the return exceeds your per-unit cost base.
Common uses: Capital management (e.g., after an asset sale).
Cost Base Increase
What it means: An adjustment that adds to your cost base.
What it does in Navexa: Units don’t change; cost base increases by the adjustment amount.
Common uses: Year-end trust/ETF tax statements (e.g., AMIT “net increase”).
Cost Base Decrease
What it means: An adjustment that reduces your cost base.
What it does in Navexa: Units don’t change; cost base decreases by the adjustment amount.
Common uses: Year-end trust/ETF statements where there’s non-assessable/tax-deferred components (e.g., AMIT “net decrease”).
Opening Balance (why you might see it only when modifying)
What it means: A system or legacy entry used by Navexa in specific cases.
Why you don’t see it when adding: The Add Trade / Adjustment menu intentionally doesn’t offer “Opening Balance”. You might only see Opening Balance in Modify for certain existing/legacy records.
How to start tracking mid-stream instead:
Add a back-dated Buy with the correct units, price and fees; or
Import your historical trades from a file/CSV so the history is complete.
Where to add these in Navexa
Open the holding.
Go to the Trades tab.
Click Add Trade / Adjustment and choose the appropriate type.
Enter the details (date, units, price, fees) and save.
Tip: If a corporate action has been auto-detected or imported already, don’t add it again. Duplicates will distort your units and cost base.
Quick scenarios
Company announces a 2-for-1 split → Add Split with 2:1 ratio. Units double; total cost base unchanged.
Company consolidates 1-for-10 → Add Consolidation with 1:10 ratio. Units drop; total cost base unchanged.
You receive a pro-rata bonus issue → Add Bonus with the new free units.
Takeover scheme cancels your shares → Add Cancellation for the units cancelled (and record any cash consideration as directed).
You get a capital return → Add Return of Capital with the cash amount; Navexa will reduce your cost base per unit.
ETF sends the annual AMIT statement → Add Cost Base Increase/Decrease entries to match the “net increase/decrease” amounts.
Best practices
Dates matter: Use the effective date of the action (announcement vs effective date can differ).
Include brokerage/fees on Buys/Sells so your cost base is correct.
Keep it single-source: If you import from a broker/CSV, avoid manual duplicates.
DRP vs Bonus: DRP creates a Buy funded by your dividend; Bonus is free shares.
Need a hand?
If you’re unsure which trade type to use for a specific event, share the issuer’s notice (or ETF tax statement) with Support and we’ll point you to the right entry.