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Aberdeen Australian Bond - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
To provide exposure to primarily Australian fixed income securities, to generate income with some capital growth potential over the medium to long term. The Fund aims to outperform the benchmark UBSA Composite Bond Index over the suggested investment time frame.
Fund Strategy
The Fund's investment strategy is to aim to actively add value through interest rate, credit and relative value strategies. The strategies involve both fundamental and model driven analysis that seeks to exploit as many return generating opportunities as possible, and are therefore well risk diversified.

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 8.41% 6.01% 8.95% 13.37% 8.63% 5.81% 5.29% 6.12%
Growth return 8.41% 6.01% 8.95% 9.22% 4.13% 2.01% 0.89% 1.34%
Income return 0% 0% 0% 4.15% 4.5% 3.8% 4.4% 4.78%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.33% 1.05% 3.11% 4.31% 4.73% 3.74% -0.03% 2.14%
As at 30 Apr 2010. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Aberdeen Australian Bond
Cash
5.85%
Fixed Interest
94.15%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
6.57%
Fixed Interest
92.51%
Australian Equities
0.63%
International Equities
0.02%
Property & Infrastructure
0.02%
Alternatives
0.25%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Aberdeen Australian Bond
Closed
Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd
MGL0103AU
Bonds - Australia
starstar (as at 31 Mar 2010)
Investment Fund
26 Jun 1998
$148.13 million (as at 31 Oct 2009)
n/a
$1.0759 (as at 3 May 2010)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.50% (as at 30 Jun 2005)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.42% (as at 30 Jun 2009)
Minimum initial investment $20,000
Minimum additional investments $1,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Nov 2008)

Holding (as at 30 Nov 2008) Type % of Portfolio
Interest Rate Swap Interest Rate Swap 17.75%
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FAQs about the Aberdeen Australian Bond

The objective of the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund is To provide exposure to primarily Australian fixed income securities, to generate income with some capital growth potential over the medium to long term. The Fund aims to outperform the benchmark UBSA Composite Bond Index over the suggested investment time frame.

The strategy of the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund is The Fund's investment strategy is to aim to actively add value through interest rate, credit and relative value strategies. The strategies involve both fundamental and model driven analysis that seeks to exploit as many return generating opportunities as possible, and are therefore well risk diversified.

The APIR code of the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund is MGL0103AU.

Aberdeen Australian Bond’s total return last month was 8.41%. This was made up of a growth return of 8.41% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Apr 2010.

Aberdeen Australian Bond’s total return for the last three months was 6.01%. This was made up of a growth return of 6.01% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Apr 2010.

Aberdeen Australian Bond’s one-year total return is 13.37%. This was made up of a growth return of 9.22% and an income return of 4.15%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Apr 2010.

Aberdeen Australian Bond’s one-year total return is 5.81%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.01% and an income return of 3.8%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Apr 2010.

The asset allocation of the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund is :

Cash
5.85%
Fixed Interest
94.15%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund is Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd.

The Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Australia sector/asset class.

As at 31 Oct 2009, the size of the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund was $148.13 million.

The Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund has an inception date of 26 Jun 1998.

The current entry price of the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund is $ per unit and the current exit price is $1.0759 per unit (as at 3 May 2010).

The current exit price of the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund is $1.0759 per unit and the current entry price is $ per unit (as at 3 May 2010).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Aberdeen Australian Bond managed fund is $20,000. 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.