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Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To deliver regular monthly income and capital stability to investors over the medium term and to provide total returns (primarily income with some capital growth) above the Fund's benchmark over a rolling 3 year basis.
Fund Strategy
The Fund may invest up to 100% in investment grade rated corporate bonds, and may hold up to 10% in non investment grade rated securities and up to 15% in unrated corporate bonds.

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 0.48% 1.56% 3.05% 5.61% 3.82% 2.19% 2.42% -%
Growth return 0.07% 0.34% 0.59% 1.22% 0.47% -1% -0.56% -%
Income return 0.41% 1.22% 2.46% 4.39% 3.35% 3.19% 2.98% -%
Market index (Bloomberg Global Aggregate TR Hdg AUD)
Total return 0.81% -0.31% 5.1% 2.53% -1.56% -2.38% -% 2.33%
As at 31 Mar 2024. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund
Cash
4.18%
Fixed Interest
95.82%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
9.25%
Fixed Interest
89.82%
Australian Equities
0.34%
International Equities
0.10%
Property
0.02%
Alternatives
0.47%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund
Westpac Financial Services Limited
BTA0474AU
Diversified Credit
starstarstar (as at 31 Mar 2024)
Investment Fund
4 Nov 2014
$19.73 million (as at 29 Feb 2024)
$0.9403 (as at 19 Apr 2024)
$0.9383 (as at 19 Apr 2024)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.53% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment
Minimum additional investments

Top 10 holdings (as at 29 Feb 2024)

Holding (as at 29 Feb 2024) Type % of Portfolio
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Mtn Bond - Corporate Bond 4.16%
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FAQs about the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund

The objective of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is To deliver regular monthly income and capital stability to investors over the medium term and to provide total returns (primarily income with some capital growth) above the Fund's benchmark over a rolling 3 year basis.

The strategy of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is The Fund may invest up to 100% in investment grade rated corporate bonds, and may hold up to 10% in non investment grade rated securities and up to 15% in unrated corporate bonds.

The APIR code of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is BTA0474AU.

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund’s total return last month was 0.48%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.07% and an income return of 0.41%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2024.

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund’s total return for the last three months was 1.56%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.34% and an income return of 1.22%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2024.

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund’s one-year total return is 5.61%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.22% and an income return of 4.39%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2024.

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund’s one-year total return is 2.19%. This was made up of a growth return of -1% and an income return of 3.19%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2024.

The asset allocation of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is :

Cash
4.18%
Fixed Interest
95.82%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is Westpac Financial Services Limited.

The Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund belongs to the Diversified Credit sector/asset class.

As at 29 Feb 2024, the size of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund was $19.73 million.

The Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund has an inception date of 4 Nov 2014.

The current entry price of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is $0.9403 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9383 per unit (as at 19 Apr 2024).

The current exit price of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is $0.9383 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9403 per unit (as at 19 Apr 2024).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is $0. Minimum additional investment is $0.

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.