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Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
Seeks to track the return (income and capital appreciation) of the MSCI World ex Australia Index (with net dividends reinvested), hedged to A$ before taking into account fund fees, expenses and tax.
Fund Strategy
The fund is managed to closely track the risk and return characteristics of the index, while minimising transaction costs and effectively managing index changes. The fund will hold most of the shares in the index, but allow individual share weighting to vary marginally from the index from time to time. The fund achieves its investment objective by investing in the Vanguard International Shares Index Fund and forward foreign exchange contracts.

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 -1.04% 2.05% 9.76% 30.97% 18.93% 5.92% 10.19% 8.99%
Growth return -1.04% 2.05% 3.12% 23.02% 15.27% 3.5% 4.56% -0.35%
Income return 0% 0% 6.64% 7.95% 3.66% 2.42% 5.63% 9.34%
Market index (Vanguard Intl Shares Index Hdg AUD TR)
Total return 0.87% 5.67% 9.66% 13.17% 16.48% 15.02% 12.89% 11.13%
As at 31 Oct 2024. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged
International Equities
94.49%
Cash
3.99%
Property
1.52%
Australian Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
International Equities
98.08%
Cash
1.43%
Property
0.41%
Australian Equities
0.07%
Alternatives
0.01%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged
Perpetual Investment Management Ltd
PER0508AU
Equity World - Currency Hedged
starstarstar (as at 31 Oct 2024)
Investment Fund
10 Nov 2008
$25.79 million (as at 30 Sep 2024)
$1.59896 (as at 21 Nov 2024)
$1.59672 (as at 21 Nov 2024)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.46% (as at 18 Dec 2023)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.46% (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

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Sep 2024)

Holding (as at 30 Sep 2024) Type % of Portfolio
Apple Inc Equity 4.96%
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FAQs about the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged

The objective of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund is Seeks to track the return (income and capital appreciation) of the MSCI World ex Australia Index (with net dividends reinvested), hedged to A$ before taking into account fund fees, expenses and tax.

The strategy of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund is The fund is managed to closely track the risk and return characteristics of the index, while minimising transaction costs and effectively managing index changes. The fund will hold most of the shares in the index, but allow individual share weighting to vary marginally from the index from time to time. The fund achieves its investment objective by investing in the Vanguard International Shares Index Fund and forward foreign exchange contracts.

The APIR code of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund is PER0508AU.

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged’s total return last month was -1.04%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.04% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged’s total return for the last three months was 2.05%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.05% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged’s one-year total return is 30.97%. This was made up of a growth return of 23.02% and an income return of 7.95%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged’s one-year total return is 5.92%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.5% and an income return of 2.42%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2024.

The asset allocation of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund is :

International Equities
94.49%
Cash
3.99%
Property
1.52%
Australian Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund is Perpetual Investment Management Ltd.

The Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund belongs to the Equity World - Currency Hedged sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2024, the size of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund was $25.79 million.

The Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund has an inception date of 10 Nov 2008.

The current entry price of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund is $1.59896 per unit and the current exit price is $1.59672 per unit (as at 21 Nov 2024).

The current exit price of the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged managed fund is $1.59672 per unit and the current entry price is $1.59896 per unit (as at 21 Nov 2024).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Advantage - Vanguard International Shares Index Hedged 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.