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Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
Aims to provide investors with capital stability, regular income and easy access to funds by investing in deposits, money-market and fixed income securities. The fund aims to outperform the UBS Bank Bill Index (before fees and taxes) on an ongoing basis.
Fund Strategy
Perpetual aims to achieve the objective by: actively managing the portfolio with respect to the future course of interest rates, actively managing for changes in the level of interest rates and credit margins amongst individual securities with different maturities, diversifying the fund amongst different securities issued by various borrowers.

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 0.35% 1.02% 2.14% 4.39% 4.28% 3.52% 2.12% 1.6%
Growth return 0.35% 1.02% 0.72% 0.56% 0.34% 0.3% 0.15% 0.04%
Income return 0% 0% 1.42% 3.83% 3.94% 3.22% 1.97% 1.56%
Market index (RBA Bank accepted Bills 90 Days)
Total return 0.34% 1.02% 2.13% 4.35% 4.28% 3.67% 2.21% 1.99%
As at 31 Mar 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash
Cash
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
43.46%
Australian Equities
4.28%
International Equities
7.52%
Property
1.93%
Fixed Interest
17.40%
Alternatives
25.41%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash
Perpetual Investment Management Ltd
PER0040AU
Australian Cash
starstar (as at 31 Mar 2013)
Investment Fund
7 Jun 1995
$16.29 million (as at 31 Dec 2024)
$1.00459 (as at 23 Apr 2025)
$1.00459 (as at 23 Apr 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.30% (as at 18 Dec 2023)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.10% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $2,000.00
Minimum additional investments $1,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $1,000.00

FAQs about the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash

The objective of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund is Aims to provide investors with capital stability, regular income and easy access to funds by investing in deposits, money-market and fixed income securities. The fund aims to outperform the UBS Bank Bill Index (before fees and taxes) on an ongoing basis.

The strategy of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund is Perpetual aims to achieve the objective by: actively managing the portfolio with respect to the future course of interest rates, actively managing for changes in the level of interest rates and credit margins amongst individual securities with different maturities, diversifying the fund amongst different securities issued by various borrowers.

The APIR code of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund is PER0040AU.

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash’s total return last month was 0.35%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.35% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2025.

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash’s total return for the last three months was 1.02%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.02% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2025.

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash’s one-year total return is 4.39%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.56% and an income return of 3.83%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2025.

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash’s one-year total return is 3.52%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.3% and an income return of 3.22%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2025.

The asset allocation of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund is :

Cash
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund is Perpetual Investment Management Ltd.

The Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund belongs to the Australian Cash sector/asset class.

As at 31 Dec 2024, the size of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund was $16.29 million.

The Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund has an inception date of 7 Jun 1995.

The current entry price of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund is $1.00459 per unit and the current exit price is $1.00459 per unit (as at 23 Apr 2025).

The current exit price of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund is $1.00459 per unit and the current entry price is $1.00459 per unit (as at 23 Apr 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Perpetual Cash managed fund is $2,000. Minimum additional investment is $1000.

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.