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Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The option is an actively managed absolute return fixed income portfolio designed to deliver attractive returns through the interest rate and credit cycles while protecting against capital volatility through strong risk management. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in Australian and non-Australian dollar-denominated fixed income instruments and debt obligations of government, government related issuers (including supranational organisations supported by several national governments) and corporations worldwide.
Fund Strategy
The option is an actively managed absolute return fixed income portfolio designed to deliver attractive returns through the interest rate and credit cycles while protecting against capital volatility through strong risk management. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in Australian and non-Australian dollar-denominated fixed income instruments and debt obligations of government, government related issuers (including supranational organisations supported by several national governments) and corporations worldwide.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fees 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 0.51% 0.63% 1.65% 3.61% 4.22% 4.04% -% -%
Growth return 0.01% 0.65% 1.09% 3.16% 4.17% 4.15% -% -%
Income return 0.5% -0.02% 0.56% 0.45% 0.05% -0.11% -% -%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.21% -1.29% -0.51% 3.2% 3.05% 2.85% -0.31% 1.93%
As at 31 Jan 2026. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond
Cash
-15%
Fixed Interest
115%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
8.07%
Fixed Interest
91.01%
Australian Equities
0.58%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0.12%
Alternatives
0.21%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond
Colonial First State Investments Limited
FSF6648AU
Unconstrained Fixed Income
starstarstar (as at 31 Jan 2026)
Superannuation Fund
13 Dec 2021
$33207187 million (as at 31 Jan 2026)
$1.0961 (as at 10 Feb 2026)
$1.0939 (as at 10 Feb 2026)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.81% (as at 22 Nov 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.86% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Savings plan comments
Redemption comments

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jan 2026)

Holding (as at 31 Jan 2026) Type % of Portfolio
Us 2yr Note (Cbt) Dec25 44.56%
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FAQs about the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond

The objective of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund is The option is an actively managed absolute return fixed income portfolio designed to deliver attractive returns through the interest rate and credit cycles while protecting against capital volatility through strong risk management. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in Australian and non-Australian dollar-denominated fixed income instruments and debt obligations of government, government related issuers (including supranational organisations supported by several national governments) and corporations worldwide.

The strategy of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund is The option is an actively managed absolute return fixed income portfolio designed to deliver attractive returns through the interest rate and credit cycles while protecting against capital volatility through strong risk management. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in Australian and non-Australian dollar-denominated fixed income instruments and debt obligations of government, government related issuers (including supranational organisations supported by several national governments) and corporations worldwide.

The APIR code of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund is FSF6648AU.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond’s total return last month was 0.51%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.01% and an income return of 0.5%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond’s total return for the last three months was 0.63%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.65% and an income return of -0.02%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond’s one-year total return is 3.61%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.16% and an income return of 0.45%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond’s one-year total return is 4.04%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.15% and an income return of -0.11%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

The asset allocation of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund is :

Cash
-15%
Fixed Interest
115%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund is Colonial First State Investments Limited.

The Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund belongs to the Unconstrained Fixed Income sector/asset class.

As at 31 Jan 2026, the size of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund was $33207187 million.

The Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund has an inception date of 13 Dec 2021.

The current entry price of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund is $1.0961 per unit and the current exit price is $1.0939 per unit (as at 10 Feb 2026).

The current exit price of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund is $1.0939 per unit and the current entry price is $1.0961 per unit (as at 10 Feb 2026).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond managed fund is $.

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.