Use Transfer Holding when you need to fix a setup mistake and move a holding to the correct portfolio without losing its trade, income, or performance history.
Before You Transfer
In Navexa, a portfolio should represent one tax entity, such as an individual, joint account, SMSF, trust, or company (See Key Concepts: Portfolio, Holding and Trade).
Use Transfer Holding to correct where a holding sits in Navexa, not to reflect a real ownership change.
Do not use Transfer Holding for situations like these:
Moving shares from an individual portfolio to a joint portfolio.
Moving assets between different entities, such as a trust and an individual.
Recording a real-world broker or registry transfer that changed how the asset is held outside Navexa.
For a genuine ownership change, record:
A Sell in the original portfolio on the transfer date.
A Buy in the destination portfolio on the same date.
Use your broker or share registry records to confirm the date and price.
Move The Holding
Moving a holding reassigns that holding to a different portfolio. Navexa keeps the full history together, including trades, dividends, and performance data.
Open Portfolio and select the holding you want to move.
On the holding page, click Actions.
Select Transfer Holding.
Choose the destination portfolio.
Click Transfer to confirm.
The holding will then appear in the new portfolio with its existing history intact.
Common Issues
Why Won’t The Transfer Work?
The transfer will not go through if the destination portfolio already contains that same security.
Navexa does not merge holdings during a transfer. This helps keep tax, income, and performance records accurate.
If you need to combine them, you will need to either:
Move or re-enter the trades into the existing holding manually, or
Delete the duplicate holding before transferring.
When Should I Not Use This Tool?
Do not use this tool to record a real-world transfer between owners, entities, or account structures.
For example, if you moved assets between different tax entities, the clean way to reflect that in Navexa is to record a Sell and a Buy, rather than transferring the holding between portfolios.
Notes
You can transfer one holding at a time.
The holding is reassigned to the destination portfolio. It is not duplicated.
Transfer Holding is best for setup corrections.
If the destination already has the same holding, you will need to resolve that first.