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NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund's investment objectives are to invest in companies with a measureable positive social or environmental impact, while seeking to generate an investment return in excess of the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index over the long term.
Fund Strategy
The fund seeks to invest in companies listed primarily on the Australian Stock Exchange ("ASX") that have a positive social and/or environmental impact. The purpose of the Fund is 'impact first'. This means each company in the portfolio is selected for the positive impact that is achieved by their main business activity.

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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 9.36% 16.99% 17.7% 2.48% 15.96% 8.6% 5.4% -%
Growth return 9.36% 16.99% 6.56% -7.21% 10.24% 4.88% 3.19% -%
Income return 0% 0% 11.14% 9.69% 5.72% 3.72% 2.21% -%
Market index (S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD)
Total return 3.44% 15.31% 25.25% 21.5% 20.14% 15.54% 9.27% 9.62%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund
Australian Equities
87.84%
International Equities
6.55%
Cash
5.61%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
91.05%
International Equities
3.93%
Cash
4.08%
Property & Infrastructure
0.34%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.60%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund
Equity Trustees Ltd
ETL6826AU
Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend
star (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
31 Jan 2017
$29.79 million (as at 31 Jul 2025)
$1.5718 (as at 3 Oct 2025)
$1.5592 (as at 3 Oct 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.95% (as at 16 Dec 2023)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 1.51% (as at 30 Jun 2022)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0.12
Minimum initial investment $10,000.00
Minimum additional investments $2,500.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jul 2024)

Holding (as at 31 Jul 2024) Type % of Portfolio
Clarity Pharmaceuticals Ltd Equity 6.49%
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FAQs about the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund

The objective of the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund is The Fund's investment objectives are to invest in companies with a measureable positive social or environmental impact, while seeking to generate an investment return in excess of the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index over the long term.

The strategy of the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund is The fund seeks to invest in companies listed primarily on the Australian Stock Exchange ("ASX") that have a positive social and/or environmental impact. The purpose of the Fund is 'impact first'. This means each company in the portfolio is selected for the positive impact that is achieved by their main business activity.

The APIR code of the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund is ETL6826AU.

NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund’s total return last month was 9.36%. This was made up of a growth return of 9.36% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund’s total return for the last three months was 16.99%. This was made up of a growth return of 16.99% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund’s one-year total return is 2.48%. This was made up of a growth return of -7.21% and an income return of 9.69%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund’s one-year total return is 8.6%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.88% and an income return of 3.72%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund is :

Australian Equities
87.84%
International Equities
6.55%
Cash
5.61%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund is Equity Trustees Ltd.

The NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Jul 2025, the size of the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund was $29.79 million.

The NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund has an inception date of 31 Jan 2017.

The current entry price of the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund is $1.5718 per unit and the current exit price is $1.5592 per unit (as at 3 Oct 2025).

The current exit price of the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund is $1.5592 per unit and the current entry price is $1.5718 per unit (as at 3 Oct 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the NorthStar Impact Australian Equities Fund managed fund is $10,000. Minimum additional investment is $2500.

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.