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Altius Short Duration Bond Fund - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to outperform the benchmark (50% Reserve Bank of Australia Cash Rate and 50% Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0 Yr Index1) after fees over rolling three-year periods.
Fund Strategy
The Fund is an 'active and diversified' fixed income fund which aims to optimise returns for investors in all market conditions. The Fund's investment strategy is to apply a high conviction approach and to seek opportunities which take advantage of the mispricing of bonds at all stages of the economic cycle. The Fund has broad investment guidelines permitting investments in fixed interest securities of 0-100% and cash and similar investments of 0-100%.

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 0.39% 1.16% 2.58% 6.43% 6.57% 5.28% 1.64% 2.13%
Growth return 0.39% 0.48% 0.34% 3.04% 3.96% 3.05% -0.8% -0.21%
Income return 0% 0.68% 2.24% 3.39% 2.61% 2.23% 2.44% 2.34%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.36% 0.8% 1.68% 6.47% 6.77% 4.05% -0.21% 2.13%
As at 31 Oct 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Altius Short Duration Bond Fund
Cash
0.81%
Fixed Interest
99.19%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
6.34%
Fixed Interest
92.72%
Australian Equities
0.62%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0.13%
Alternatives
0.19%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Altius Short Duration Bond Fund
Australian Unity Funds Management Ltd
AUS0071AU
Bonds - Australia
starstarstarstar (as at 30 Sep 2025)
Investment Fund
20 Nov 2014
$170.18 million (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$0.9862 (as at 3 Nov 2025)
$0.9853 (as at 3 Nov 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.49% (as at 1 Oct 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.49% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $5,000.00
Minimum additional investments $1,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 29 Feb 2024)

Holding (as at 29 Feb 2024) Type % of Portfolio
10Y Australia T-Bond (Sfe) Mar 24 Bond - Treasury Future 16.47%
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FAQs about the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund

The objective of the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund is The Fund aims to outperform the benchmark (50% Reserve Bank of Australia Cash Rate and 50% Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Yr Index1) after fees over rolling three-year periods.

The strategy of the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund is The Fund is an 'active and diversified' fixed income fund which aims to optimise returns for investors in all market conditions. The Fund's investment strategy is to apply a high conviction approach and to seek opportunities which take advantage of the mispricing of bonds at all stages of the economic cycle. The Fund has broad investment guidelines permitting investments in fixed interest securities of 0-100% and cash and similar investments of 0-100%.

The APIR code of the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund is AUS0071AU.

Altius Short Duration Bond Fund’s total return last month was 0.39%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.39% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2025.

Altius Short Duration Bond Fund’s total return for the last three months was 1.16%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.48% and an income return of 0.68%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2025.

Altius Short Duration Bond Fund’s one-year total return is 6.43%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.04% and an income return of 3.39%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2025.

Altius Short Duration Bond Fund’s one-year total return is 5.28%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.05% and an income return of 2.23%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2025.

The asset allocation of the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund is :

Cash
0.81%
Fixed Interest
99.19%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund is Australian Unity Funds Management Ltd.

The Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Australia sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2025, the size of the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund was $170.18 million.

The Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund has an inception date of 20 Nov 2014.

The current entry price of the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund is $0.9862 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9853 per unit (as at 3 Nov 2025).

The current exit price of the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund is $0.9853 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9862 per unit (as at 3 Nov 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Altius Short Duration Bond Fund managed fund is $5,000. Minimum additional investment is $1000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.