Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A - Managed Fund

The objective of the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund is To maximise risk-adjusted; long-term returns by investing in undervalued stocks and short selling overvalued stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange while carefully controlling portfolio risk and transaction costs. The fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over rolling four year periods before fees and taxes.

The strategy of the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund is Acadian's investment approach employs structured stock and industry valuation models; which are designed to capture a broad range of relevant characteristics such as value; earnings growth and price-related factors. Stocks that Acadian believes are undervalued will be purchased and overvalued stocks will be selectively short sold. The option will generally maintain a gross long exposure of 130% and a gross short exposure of 30% (130/30); with an upper limit of 150/50. The option does not hedge currency risk.

The APIR code of the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund is FSF3982AU.

Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A’s total return last month was 2.2%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.2% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A’s total return for the last three months was 5.84%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.52% and an income return of 2.32%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A’s one-year total return is 19.44%. This was made up of a growth return of 14.54% and an income return of 4.9%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A’s one-year total return is 17.37%. This was made up of a growth return of 10.55% and an income return of 6.82%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund is :

The Responsible Entity for the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund is Colonial First State Investments Limited.

The Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund was $31.43 million.

The Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund has an inception date of 14 May 2018.

The current entry price of the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund is $1.4896 per unit and the current exit price is $1.4851 per unit (as at 11 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund is $1.4851 per unit and the current entry price is $1.4896 per unit (as at 11 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Acadian Australian Equity Long Short - Class A managed fund is $25,000.