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Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To provide relatively stable returns with low potential for capital loss. To outperform the option's composite benchmark over rolling three-year periods before fees and taxes.
Fund Strategy
To allocate 90% of the investments to defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash to provide the portfolio with relatively stable returns. 10% of the portfolio is allocated to growth assets, such as shares and property securities, to improve diversification and performance. In order to provide additional diversification, the portfolio is allocated across a number of leading investment managers. The portfolio aims to hedge currency risk except for the allocation to emerging market shares and part of the allocation to global shares.

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 -0.77% 0.59% 3.03% 7.89% 4.6% 1.26% 1.29% 2.27%
Growth return -0.77% 0.59% 3.03% -% 4.6% 1.26% 1.29% 2.27%
Income return 0% 0% 0% -% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Con Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return -1.11% 0.31% 2.99% 8.27% 4.32% 1.05% 0.92% 2.69%
As at 31 Oct 2024. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive
Australian Equities
3.61%
International Equities
6.01%
Cash
11.23%
Fixed Interest
79.15%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
7.54%
International Equities
4.23%
Cash
23.30%
Fixed Interest
62.37%
Property
1.18%
Alternatives
1.37%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive
FSF0599AU
Multisector Conservative
starstarstar (as at 31 Oct 2024)
Superannuation Fund
12 Jul 2004
$142.04 million (as at 31 Oct 2024)
$2.0907 (as at 20 Nov 2024)
$2.0845 (as at 20 Nov 2024)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.90% (as at 16 Nov 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 0.89% (as at 30 Jun 2024) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Mar 2023)

Holding (as at 31 Mar 2023) Type % of Portfolio
Aust 3yr Bond Fut Jun23 Bond - Treasury Future 4.44%
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FAQs about the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive

The objective of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund is To provide relatively stable returns with low potential for capital loss. To outperform the option's composite benchmark over rolling three-year periods before fees and taxes.

The strategy of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund is To allocate 90% of the investments to defensive assets such as fixed interest and cash to provide the portfolio with relatively stable returns. 10% of the portfolio is allocated to growth assets, such as shares and property securities, to improve diversification and performance. In order to provide additional diversification, the portfolio is allocated across a number of leading investment managers. The portfolio aims to hedge currency risk except for the allocation to emerging market shares and part of the allocation to global shares.

The APIR code of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund is FSF0599AU.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive’s total return last month was -0.77%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.77% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive’s total return for the last three months was 0.59%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.59% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive’s one-year total return is 7.89%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive’s one-year total return is 1.26%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.26% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

The asset allocation of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund is :

Australian Equities
3.61%
International Equities
6.01%
Cash
11.23%
Fixed Interest
79.15%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund belongs to the Multisector Conservative sector/asset class.

As at 31 Oct 2024, the size of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund was $142.04 million.

The Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund has an inception date of 12 Jul 2004.

The current entry price of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund is $2.0907 per unit and the current exit price is $2.0845 per unit (as at 20 Nov 2024).

The current exit price of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund is $2.0845 per unit and the current entry price is $2.0907 per unit (as at 20 Nov 2024).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Colonial Defensive managed fund is $0.

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.