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Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to provide a return (before fees, costs and taxes) that exceeds the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index.
Fund Strategy
This Fund is designed for wholesale investors (as defined in section 761G of the Corporations Act 2001), who want capital stability, regular income and low variability of returns. The Fund invests in a combination of short-term money market instruments and medium-term floating and fixed rate securities. These may include direct or indirect holdings of government, bank, corporate, asset backed and other securities. The Fund aims to maintain capital stability through limited exposure to interest rate movements and prudent credit management.

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 0.39% 1.22% 2.34% 5.13% 5.19% 4.87% -% -%
Growth return 0.39% -1.18% -1.06% 0.18% 0.03% 0.35% -% -%
Income return 0% 2.4% 3.4% 4.95% 5.16% 4.52% -% -%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Bank 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.32% 0.94% 2% 4.25% 4.32% 4% 2.47% 2.06%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust
Cash
53.57%
Fixed Interest
46.43%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
20.02%
Fixed Interest
79.26%
Australian Equities
0.03%
International Equities
0.03%
Alternatives
0.66%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust
PDL8847AU
Australian Short Term Fixed Interest
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
26 Nov 2020
$190.82 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$1.0085 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
$1.0079 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.18% (as at 5 Oct 2023)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 0.18% (as at 30 Jun 2024) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment

FAQs about the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust

The objective of the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund is The Fund aims to provide a return (before fees, costs and taxes) that exceeds the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index.

The strategy of the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund is This Fund is designed for wholesale investors (as defined in section 761G of the Corporations Act 2001), who want capital stability, regular income and low variability of returns. The Fund invests in a combination of short-term money market instruments and medium-term floating and fixed rate securities. These may include direct or indirect holdings of government, bank, corporate, asset backed and other securities. The Fund aims to maintain capital stability through limited exposure to interest rate movements and prudent credit management.

The APIR code of the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund is PDL8847AU.

Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust’s total return last month was 0.39%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.39% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust’s total return for the last three months was 1.22%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.18% and an income return of 2.4%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust’s one-year total return is 5.13%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.18% and an income return of 4.95%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust’s one-year total return is 4.87%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.35% and an income return of 4.52%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund is :

Cash
53.57%
Fixed Interest
46.43%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund belongs to the Australian Short Term Fixed Interest sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund was $190.82 million.

The Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund has an inception date of 26 Nov 2020.

The current entry price of the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund is $1.0085 per unit and the current exit price is $1.0079 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust managed fund is $1.0079 per unit and the current entry price is $1.0085 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Pendal Short-term Income Securities Trust 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.