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BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
The BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts Fund aims to achieve superior investment performance through providing returns, before fees, that exceed those of the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index (the "Index") over rolling 3-year periods, while maintaining a similar level of investment risk to the Index.
Fund Strategy
The Fund is designed to be a highly diversified equity strategy providing broad exposure to the Australian equity market. Investment decisions are made through a disciplined investment process which the Fund manager refer to as the "Alpha Tilts" process. This process makes decisions by utilising information derived from analyst expectations, relative valuation, earnings quality and market signals.

Fund Performance Comparison

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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 -1.62% 0.34% 2.86% 16.67% 21.89% 11.97% 12.86% 9.98%
Growth return -3.11% -1.18% 0.46% 11.41% 16.1% 6.35% 7.13% -0.45%
Income return 1.49% 1.52% 2.4% 5.26% 5.79% 5.62% 5.73% 10.43%
Market index (S&P/ASX 200 TR AUD)
Total return -1.31% 2.1% 8.44% 24.89% 13.39% 8.01% 8.17% 8.32%
As at 30 Jun 2014. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

No asset allocation data available.
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
93.29%
International Equities
4.30%
Cash
-0.11%
Property
2.11%
Fixed Interest
0.40%
Alternatives
0.01%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts (Wholesale)
Closed
BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd
BGL0006AU
Equity Australia Large Blend
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Investment Fund
31 Oct 1997
$585.2 million (as at 30 Jun 2014)
$1.3237 (as at 17 Jul 2014)
$1.31842 (as at 17 Jul 2014)
Suppressed
Offer information
Type Description
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0% (as at 30 Jun 2011)
Minimum initial investment $1,000,000

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 May 2014)

Holding (as at 31 May 2014) Type % of Portfolio
BHP Billiton Ltd Equity 9.34%
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FAQs about the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts

The objective of the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund is The BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts Fund aims to achieve superior investment performance through providing returns, before fees, that exceed those of the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index (the "Index") over rolling 3-year periods, while maintaining a similar level of investment risk to the Index.

The strategy of the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund is The Fund is designed to be a highly diversified equity strategy providing broad exposure to the Australian equity market. Investment decisions are made through a disciplined investment process which the Fund manager refer to as the "Alpha Tilts" process. This process makes decisions by utilising information derived from analyst expectations, relative valuation, earnings quality and market signals.

The APIR code of the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund is BGL0006AU.

BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts’s total return last month was -1.62%. This was made up of a growth return of -3.11% and an income return of 1.49%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Jun 2014.

BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts’s total return for the last three months was 0.34%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.18% and an income return of 1.52%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Jun 2014.

BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts’s one-year total return is 16.67%. This was made up of a growth return of 11.41% and an income return of 5.26%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Jun 2014.

BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts’s one-year total return is 11.97%. This was made up of a growth return of 6.35% and an income return of 5.62%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Jun 2014.

The asset allocation of the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund is :

Australian Equities
100%
International Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund is BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd.

The BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 30 Jun 2014, the size of the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund was $585.2 million.

The BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund has an inception date of 31 Oct 1997.

The current entry price of the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund is $1.3237 per unit and the current exit price is $1.31842 per unit (as at 17 Jul 2014).

The current exit price of the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund is $1.31842 per unit and the current entry price is $1.3237 per unit (as at 17 Jul 2014).

The minimum initial investment amount for the BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts managed fund is $1,000,000.

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.