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Pengana Emerging Companies - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund's Investment Team utilises a robust investment process that combines in-depth fundamental research with disciplined portfolio construction and risk controls. Pengana has a stated capacity target of approximately 0.5% of the Index capitalisation for the Fund and will manage the size of the Fund with a view to achieving this target over the medium term. This may include closing the Fund to new investors or returning capital.
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 -1.4% -0.24% 10.44% 16.56% 13.98% 8.21% 10.55% 9.64%
Growth return -1.4% -2.23% 8.24% 11.86% 8% -0.14% 2.88% -0.24%
Income return 0% 1.99% 2.2% 4.7% 5.98% 8.35% 7.67% 9.88%
Market index (S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD)
Total return -2.8% -1.46% 5.73% 7.33% 7.59% 2.13% 5.57% 6.49%
As at 28 Feb 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Pengana Emerging Companies
Australian Equities
93.01%
International Equities
2.30%
Cash
4.69%
Property
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
91.78%
International Equities
3.57%
Cash
3.91%
Property
0.49%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.24%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Pengana Emerging Companies
Pengana Capital Limited
PER0270AU
Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend
starstarstar (as at 28 Feb 2025)
Investment Fund
1 Nov 2004
$870.86 million (as at 31 Jan 2025)
$2.4258 (as at 11 Mar 2025)
$2.4161 (as at 11 Mar 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 2.11% (as at 26 Sep 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 1.33% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) Not Available
Minimum initial investment $10,000.00
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Nov 2024)

Holding (as at 30 Nov 2024) Type % of Portfolio
Generation Development Group Ltd Equity 6.21%
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FAQs about the Pengana Emerging Companies

The objective of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is The Fund's Investment Team utilises a robust investment process that combines in-depth fundamental research with disciplined portfolio construction and risk controls. Pengana has a stated capacity target of approximately 0.5% of the Index capitalisation for the Fund and will manage the size of the Fund with a view to achieving this target over the medium term. This may include closing the Fund to new investors or returning capital.

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 -1.4%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.4% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2025.

Pengana Emerging Companies’s total return for the last three months was -0.24%. This was made up of a growth return of -2.23% and an income return of 1.99%%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2025.

Pengana Emerging Companies’s one-year total return is 16.56%. This was made up of a growth return of 11.86% and an income return of 4.7%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2025.

Pengana Emerging Companies’s one-year total return is 8.21%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.14% and an income return of 8.35%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2025.

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

Australian Equities
93.01%
International Equities
2.30%
Cash
4.69%
Property
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 31 Jan 2025, the size of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund was $870.86 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 $2.4258 per unit and the current exit price is $2.4161 per unit (as at 11 Mar 2025).

The current exit price of the Pengana Emerging Companies managed fund is $2.4161 per unit and the current entry price is $2.4258 per unit (as at 11 Mar 2025).

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.