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Pengana Emerging Companies - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The fund’s investment strategy is based on an underlying belief that smaller companies’ share prices are often incorrectly priced. The team’s qualitative-based approach focuses on product/service quality, competitive advantage, growth prospects and financial position. As the Fund will only invest in companies that can be valued with relative confidence, it will not own resource companies, listed property trusts or loss-making companies.
Fund Strategy
The fund’s investment strategy is based on an underlying belief that smaller companies’ share prices are often incorrectly priced. The team’s qualitative-based approach focuses on product/service quality, competitive advantage, growth prospects and financial position. As the Fund will only invest in companies that can be valued with relative confidence, it will not own resource companies, listed property trusts or loss-making companies.
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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 -3.67% -7.52% -1.62% -21.55% -2.42% 4.69% 0.04% 6.2%
Growth return -3.49% -6.99% -0.47% -21.77% -6.71% 0.21% -6.56% -2.27%
Income return -0.18% -0.53% -1.15% 0.22% 4.29% 4.48% 6.6% 8.47%
Market index (S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD)
Total return -2.34% -0.53% 2.77% -6.74% 6.45% 10.41% 2.18% 6.1%
As at 30 Sep 2026. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Pengana Emerging Companies
Australian Equities
81.99%
International Equities
16.62%
Cash
1.39%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
91.66%
International Equities
3.78%
Cash
3.70%
Property & Infrastructure
0.16%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.70%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Pengana Emerging Companies
Pengana Capital Limited
PER0270AU
Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend
starstar (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Investment Fund
1 Nov 2004
$709.41 million (as at 30 Sep 2026)
$2.0353 (as at 22 Oct 2026)
$2.0272 (as at 22 Oct 2026)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.33% (as at 4 Sep 2026)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 2.64% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 1.31
Minimum initial investment $10,000.00
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Jun 2026)

Holding (as at 30 Jun 2026) Type % of Portfolio
ALS Ltd 6.94%
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FAQs about the Pengana Emerging Companies

The objective of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is The fund’s investment strategy is based on an underlying belief that smaller companies’ share prices are often incorrectly priced. The team’s qualitative-based approach focuses on product/service quality, competitive advantage, growth prospects and financial position. As the Fund will only invest in companies that can be valued with relative confidence, it will not own resource companies, listed property trusts or loss-making companies.

The strategy of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is The fund’s investment strategy is based on an underlying belief that smaller companies’ share prices are often incorrectly priced. The team’s qualitative-based approach focuses on product/service quality, competitive advantage, growth prospects and financial position. As the Fund will only invest in companies that can be valued with relative confidence, it will not own resource companies, listed property trusts or loss-making companies.

The APIR code of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is PER0270AU.

Pengana Emerging Companies’s total return last month was -3.67%. This was made up of a growth return of -3.49% and an income return of -0.18%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2026.

Pengana Emerging Companies’s total return for the last three months was -7.52%. This was made up of a growth return of -6.99% and an income return of -0.53%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2026.

Pengana Emerging Companies’s one-year total return is -21.55%. This was made up of a growth return of -21.77% and an income return of 0.22%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2026.

Pengana Emerging Companies’s one-year total return is 4.69%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.21% and an income return of 4.48%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2026.

The asset allocation of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is :

Australian Equities
81.99%
International Equities
16.62%
Cash
1.39%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is Pengana Capital Limited.

The Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2026, the size of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund was $709.41 million.

The Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund has an inception date of 1 Nov 2004.

The current entry price of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is $2.0353 per unit and the current exit price is $2.0272 per unit (as at 22 Oct 2026).

The current exit price of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is $2.0272 per unit and the current entry price is $2.0353 per unit (as at 22 Oct 2026).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is $10,000. Minimum additional investment is $5000.

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.