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Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
A Pure Alpha strategy is one where the fund manager uses a wide range of investment strategies to target positive absolute returns irrespective of current global market conditions.
Fund Strategy
Seeks to achieve substantial capital appreciation over a 5 to 7 year period from a wide range of asset classes using moderate amounts of risk. It will be hedged to the Australian dollar.

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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 0.33% 1.44% -1.73% -4.92% 0.09% 1.52% 2.66% 8.4%
Growth return 0.33% 1.44% -1.73% -4.92% -2.56% -5.47% -2.94% -0.27%
Income return 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.65% 6.99% 5.6% 8.67%
Market index (RBA Bank accepted Bills 90 Days )
Total return 0.35% 1.07% 2.15% 4.32% 3.76% 2.59% 1.7% 1.86%
As at 30 Sep 2016. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

No asset allocation data available.
Average Allocation of Peers
Alternatives
20.46%
Australian Equities
5.47%
International Equities
8.86%
Cash
47.01%
Property
1.97%
Fixed Interest
16.24%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia (Wholesale)
Closed
Bell Asset Management Limited
BPF0004AU
Alternative - Other
starstarstarstar (as at 31 Jul 2014)
Investment Fund
4 Feb 2005
$93.2 million (as at 30 Sep 2016)
n/a
$0.9237 (as at 30 Sep 2016)
Suppressed
Offer information
Type Description
MER 2% (as at 31 Mar 2005)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 2.17% (as at 30 Jun 2016)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $10,000,000

FAQs about the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia

The objective of the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund is A Pure Alpha strategy is one where the fund manager uses a wide range of investment strategies to target positive absolute returns irrespective of current global market conditions.

The strategy of the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund is Seeks to achieve substantial capital appreciation over a 5 to 7 year period from a wide range of asset classes using moderate amounts of risk. It will be hedged to the Australian dollar.

The APIR code of the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund is BPF0004AU.

Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia’s total return last month was 0.33%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.33% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2016.

Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia’s total return for the last three months was 1.44%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.44% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2016.

Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia’s one-year total return is -4.92%. This was made up of a growth return of -4.92% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2016.

Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia’s one-year total return is 1.52%. This was made up of a growth return of -5.47% and an income return of 6.99%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2016.

The asset allocation of the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund is :

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

The Responsible Entity for the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund is Bell Asset Management Limited.

The Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund belongs to the Alternative - Other sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2016, the size of the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund was $93.2 million.

The Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund has an inception date of 4 Feb 2005.

The current entry price of the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund is $ per unit and the current exit price is $0.9237 per unit (as at 30 Sep 2016).

The current exit price of the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund is $0.9237 per unit and the current entry price is $ per unit (as at 30 Sep 2016).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Bridgewater Pure Alpha Australia managed fund is $10,000,000.

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.