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Ares Private Markets (AUT) - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
APMF's investment objective is to seek attractive long-term capital appreciation. In pursuing its investment objective; the Fund intends to invest in an actively managed portfolio of private equity and other private assets (collectively; "Private Assets").
Fund Strategy
Ares Secondaries Group's investment strategy seeks to source non-competitive deal flow that is concentrated with managers who are; in Ares Secondaries Group's judgment; 'top performers' in the industry; utilizing preferred return structures that seek to protect against downside case performance scenarios at the market; portfolio or manager level.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fees 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 1.36% 2.7% 0.63% -% -% -% -% -%
Growth return -0.36% 1.05% 3.43% -% -% -% -% -%
Income return 1.72% 1.65% -2.8% -% -% -% -% -%
Market index (RBA Bank accepted Bills 90 Days)
Total return 0.29% 0.88% 1.8% 3.88% 4.14% 4.05% 2.7% 2.09%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

No asset allocation data available.
Average Allocation of Peers
Alternatives
20.29%
Australian Equities
3.91%
International Equities
7.28%
Cash
46.27%
Property & Infrastructure
1.87%
Fixed Interest
20.38%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Ares Private Markets (AUT)
Equity Trustees Ltd
ETL5266AU
Miscellaneous
Not Rated
Investment Fund
23 Jan 2025
n/a
$10.7276 (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$10.7276 (as at 30 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
Minimum initial investment $100,000
Minimum additional investments
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FAQs about the Ares Private Markets (AUT)

The objective of the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund is APMF's investment objective is to seek attractive long-term capital appreciation. In pursuing its investment objective; the Fund intends to invest in an actively managed portfolio of private equity and other private assets (collectively; "Private Assets").

The strategy of the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund is Ares Secondaries Group's investment strategy seeks to source non-competitive deal flow that is concentrated with managers who are; in Ares Secondaries Group's judgment; 'top performers' in the industry; utilizing preferred return structures that seek to protect against downside case performance scenarios at the market; portfolio or manager level.

The APIR code of the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund is ETL5266AU.

Ares Private Markets (AUT)’s total return last month was 1.36%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.36% and an income return of 1.72%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Ares Private Markets (AUT)’s total return for the last three months was 2.7%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.05% and an income return of 1.65%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Ares Private Markets (AUT)’s one-year total return is -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Ares Private Markets (AUT)’s one-year total return is -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund is :

Alternatives
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund is Equity Trustees Ltd.

The Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund belongs to the Miscellaneous sector/asset class.

As at , the size of the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund was $ million.

The Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund has an inception date of 23 Jan 2025.

The current entry price of the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund is $10.7276 per unit and the current exit price is $10.7276 per unit (as at 30 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund is $10.7276 per unit and the current entry price is $10.7276 per unit (as at 30 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Ares Private Markets (AUT) managed fund is $100,000. 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.