Navexa shows your portfolio performance by combining market value, price movement, income, currency movement and time across the selected portfolio view.
Why Navexa May Differ
Your broker account is usually designed to show your current positions, trades and account balance.
Navexa is designed to show your portfolio performance.
That means your Navexa numbers may not match your broker exactly. This does not automatically mean something is wrong. It usually means Navexa is measuring more than simple price movement.
For example, Navexa may include:
Dividends, distributions and income.
Franking credits where they apply.
Currency movement for international holdings.
Brokerage and trade fees.
Deposits, withdrawals and other cashflows.
How long your money was invested.
Where Performance Appears
You can see your main portfolio performance figures from the Portfolio page.
At the top of the Portfolio page, Navexa shows five headline cards for the selected portfolio view:
Portfolio Value
Capital Gain
Income Return
Currency Gain
Total Return
These figures update based on the selected period, filters and positions included in the view.
For example, changing from All time to a shorter date range changes the period Navexa uses to calculate gain, income, currency movement and total return.
What Each Figure Means
Portfolio Value
Portfolio Value is the current market value of the holdings included in the selected view.
This figure helps you understand what the portfolio is worth based on the holdings currently included by your filters and view settings.
Capital Gain
Capital Gain is the gain or loss from price changes over the selected period.
This shows how much your holdings increased or decreased because of market price movement. It does not include income such as dividends or distributions.
Income Return
Income Return is the income received over the selected period.
This can include dividends, distributions and franking credits where they apply. This is one reason Navexa may show a different return from your broker, because many broker accounts focus mainly on price movement.
Currency Gain
Currency Gain is the gain or loss from currency movements over the selected period.
This matters when you hold investments priced in a different currency from your portfolio base currency. For example, if your portfolio is in AUD and you hold US shares, exchange rate movement can affect your return.
Total Return
Total Return combines capital gain, income return and currency gain over the selected period.
This gives you a more complete view of performance than price movement alone.
Why Percentages Show P.A.
Navexa may show performance as a p.a. figure, which means “per annum”.
A p.a. return shows performance as an annualised rate. This makes it easier to compare investments held for different lengths of time.
For example, a 100% return over six months is very different from a 100% return over six years. Annualisation helps make that comparison clearer.
You can change how returns are displayed from your portfolio calculation settings:
Open Portfolio.
Click the Portfolio settings cog in the top right.
Open Calculation settings.
Choose your preferred performance settings.
Click Save.
These settings change how performance is displayed. They do not change your trades, holdings or underlying portfolio data.
Amount and Percent Views
The Amount and Percent buttons change how the chart displays performance.
Amount shows performance in dollar terms.
Percent shows performance as a percentage return.
The Line and Bar buttons change the chart style only. They do not change the underlying calculation.
How To Compare Navexa
If your Navexa performance looks different from your broker, check these items first:
Make sure you are comparing the same date range.
Confirm you are viewing the same portfolio or holding.
Check whether the same filters are applied.
Check whether your broker is showing price movement only.
Check whether dividends, distributions or franking credits are included.
Check whether currency movement applies.
Confirm your holding quantity and current price are correct.
If the portfolio value or holding quantity is different, the issue may be missing trades, transfers, DRP activity, corporate actions or price timing.
If the portfolio value and quantity are correct but the performance percentage is different, the difference is usually due to calculation method.
Key Takeaway
Your Navexa performance is not just a broker-style price movement figure.
Navexa gives you a fuller view by showing portfolio value, capital gain, income return, currency gain and total return for the selected period and view.