Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Managed Fund

The objective of the Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund is To maximise risk-adjusted, long-term returns by investing in undervalued stocks and short selling overvalued stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange while carefully controlling portfolio risk and transaction costs. The option aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over rolling four year periods before fees and taxes.

The strategy of the Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund is Acadian's investment approach employs structured stock and industry valuation models, which are designed to capture a broad range of relevant characteristics such as value, earnings growth and price-related factors. Stocks that Acadian believes are undervalued will be purchased and overvalued stocks will be selectively short sold. The option will generally maintain a gross long exposure of 130% and a gross short exposure of 30% (130/30), with an upper limit of 150/50. The option does not hedge currency risk.

The APIR code of the Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund is FSF0789AU.

Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short’s total return last month was -1.2%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.2% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short’s total return for the last three months was 3.32%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.32% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short’s one-year total return is 32.83%. This was made up of a growth return of 28.19% and an income return of 4.64%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short’s one-year total return is 11.64%. This was made up of a growth return of 6.4% and an income return of 5.24%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

The asset allocation of the Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund is :

The Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Oct 2024, the size of the Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund was $43.85 million.

The Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund has an inception date of 27 Feb 2006.

The current entry price of the Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund is $1.8452 per unit and the current exit price is $1.8397 per unit (as at 13 Nov 2024).

The current exit price of the Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund is $1.8397 per unit and the current entry price is $1.8452 per unit (as at 13 Nov 2024).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Colonial FirstChoice - Acadian Australian Equity Long Short managed fund is $20,000.