This article explains how Navexa records dividends and distributions, what broker imports do, and how to review or correct income entries when needed.
Does Navexa Import Dividends From My Broker?
Navexa broker imports and CSV imports usually focus on trade history, not separate dividend or distribution payment records.
That means your broker data helps Navexa establish:
Which holdings you own.
When you bought or sold them.
How many units or shares you held.
Whether you held the investment when an income event occurred.
Once your trades and holdings are recorded correctly, Navexa can use that holding history to record most dividend and distribution payments where income data is available.
This is different from saying every dividend is imported directly from your broker. Broker data helps create the holding record. Navexa then uses the recorded holding history and available income data to populate dividends and distributions.
How Navexa Adds Dividends And Distributions
Navexa adds dividends and distributions based on the holding, the recorded trade history, and the income data available for that security.
For listed shares, ETFs and managed funds, Navexa looks at the investment you hold and your ownership history. If the holding and trade data are correct, eligible income events can appear in the holding’s Income tab.
For example, if you bought a share before its dividend date and still held it when the income event applied, Navexa can use that record to calculate and display the relevant dividend where data is available.
The same logic applies to distributions from ETFs, managed funds and trust-style investments. However, these holdings may also need final tax statement data before income and tax reporting is complete.
Why A Dividend May Be Missing
A dividend or distribution may be missing if Navexa does not have enough accurate holding information to match the income event.
Common reasons include:
The holding has not been added to the portfolio.
The buy trade was entered after the dividend or distribution date.
The trade date, quantity or ticker is incorrect.
The holding is not mapped to the correct listed security.
The dividend or distribution data is not available yet.
A Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) entry needs to be reviewed.
ETF, trust or managed fund tax data has not been entered yet.
Income can also look different from your broker, registry or issuer statement if the payment has multiple components, foreign tax, franking credits, AMIT adjustments or reinvested units.
What To Check First
If a dividend or distribution is missing or looks incorrect, check the holding and trade record first.
Start with these checks:
Open the relevant holding from Portfolio.
Check the holding is mapped to the correct listed security.
Open the holding’s Trades tab.
Confirm the buy date, sell date and quantity are correct.
Open the holding’s Income tab.
Review the dividend or distribution entries shown for that holding.
If the payment was reinvested, check the DRP details and resulting units.
If the holding is an ETF, trust or managed fund, check whether AMIT or AMMA data is required.
Small trade errors can affect income because Navexa needs to know how many shares or units you held when the income event occurred.
When ETF, Trust Or AMIT Data Is Required
ETF, managed fund and trust-style distributions can require extra review because the final tax components are often confirmed after the end of the financial year.
AMIT stands for Attribution Managed Investment Trust. AMMA stands for Attribution Managed Investment Trust Member Annual statement.
These annual statements may include final values for:
Franked distributions.
Unfranked distributions.
Capital gains components.
Foreign income.
Foreign tax offsets.
AMIT increase or decrease adjustments.
Other tax components.
If Navexa shows that AMIT data is required, use the AMIT or AMMA statement from the fund provider to complete the income record for that financial year.
This helps make the Taxable Income report more complete and reduces differences between Navexa, your issuer statements and your accountant’s records.
When To Edit An Income Line Manually
You can edit an income line manually when a specific dividend or distribution needs to be corrected.
Use this when:
A single dividend amount is incorrect.
A distribution needs a missing component added.
A foreign tax or franking value needs to be corrected.
A DRP-related income entry needs review.
You need the holding’s income record to match your broker, registry or issuer statement.
To review an income entry, open the holding and go to the Income tab. Select the relevant income line and make the required changes.
For ETF, trust or managed fund annual statement data, use the AMIT or AMMA workflow where available instead of editing each distribution line manually. This applies the final annual tax statement values across the relevant income records for that holding and financial year.
Remember, this is general information, not personal financial advice.