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General Information
Fund Name BlackRock Australian Share Fund Plus
Manager BlackRock Investment Managers
APIR Code PWA0015AU  
Sector/Asset Class Equity Australia Large Growth  
Morningstar Rating More information...
Morningstar Recommendation Login now to view this recommendation. More information...
Standard & Poor's Rating Not Rated More information...
Legal Structure Investment Fund  
Fund Inception 11th Oct 1983
Fund Size $86.75 million (as at 31st Jul 2010) 
Entry Price $2.1766 (as at 31st Aug 2010) 
Exit Price $2.078 (as at 31st Aug 2010) 
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Fund Performance (as at 31st Aug 2010) More information... NOTE : returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised
  1 Month
%		 3 Month
%		 6 Month
%		 1 Year
% p.a.		 2 Year
% p.a.		 3 Year
% p.a.		 5 Year
% p.a.		 7 Year
% p.a.
Total Return -1.39 -1.6 -4.98 -1.55 -4.03 -5.96 5.09 11.22
Growth Return -1.39 -2.02 -5.52 -3.50 -6.86 -8.97 -4.51 0.05
Income Return 0.00 0.42 0.54 1.95 2.83 3.01 9.60 11.17
Morningstar Index
(Morningstar Peer Group Retail Invesment Trust Equity Australia Large Growth Index) More information...
Total Return 4.66 -6.41 -0.69 8.63 -0.37 -5.23 5.42 10.14
Market Index
(S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index)
Total Return 4.47 -5.87 0.29 10.14 -0.55 -5.84 4.90 9.94


Asset Allocation (as at 31st Jul 2010) More information...
Domestic Shares 94.59%
International Shares 0%
Cash 0.87%
Listed Property 4.53%
Direct Property 0%
Domestic Fixed Interest 0%
International Fixed Interest 0%
Mortgage 0%
Other 0%
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Objectives and Strategy
Fund Objective The Fund has two aims: to achieve capital growth over the long-term through investment in Australian shares and other securities and to provide investors with some tax-effective income through the distribution of franking credits. Overall, the aim is to achieve this goal by outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over rolling five year periods.
Fund Strategy The funds current investment strategy is to enhance returns through our fundamental based stock selection process. The Fund may hold up to 80 stocks. The Fund typically will be fully invested however may hold up to 20% in cash for risk control purposes. Any portion of the Fund not invested in securities will be invested in the money market (cash) through a BlackRock wholesale fund.


Offer Information
Management Expense Ratio (MER) 1.46% (as at 30th Jun 2006)
Standard Entry Fee 4%
Entry Fee via InvestSMART 0%
Standard Exit Fee 0%
Exit Fee via InvestSMART 0%
Minimum Initial Investment $1,000
Minimum Additional Investments $0
Minimum Redemption Amount $0
Savings Plan Comments Minimum monthly contribution is $100 or $50 per fortnight for Regular Contributions Plan.
Redemption Comments (normally within 4 business days, maximum 30 days). Paid by cheque or to bank account.

Top 10 Holdings (as at 30th Apr 2009)
Holding Type % of Portfolio
BHP Billiton Limited Stock 12.19
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Managed Fund data is supplied by Morningstar Research and Standard & Poor's Information Services and is subject to the following disclaimer. Managed fund unit prices are indicative only.
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