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Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
Aspect takes a quantitative and systematic investment approach. Aspect's trend-following systems trade in over 230 of the most liquid global futures and forward markets and employ a fully automated system to process and analyse market data as well as idiosyncratic non-price data in order to identify and exploit directional moves (or 'trends') in markets. By maintaining comparatively small exposures to any individual contract, Aspect achieves sector and contract diversification. The option aims to minimise unintentional currency exposure.
Fund Strategy
Aspect takes a quantitative and systematic investment approach. Aspect's trend-following systems trade in over 230 of the most liquid global futures and forward markets and employ a fully automated system to process and analyse market data as well as idiosyncratic non-price data in order to identify and exploit directional moves (or 'trends') in markets. By maintaining comparatively small exposures to any individual contract, Aspect achieves sector and contract diversification. The option aims to minimise unintentional currency exposure.

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 4.71% 11.16% 24.44% 3.56% 3.12% 4.81% 12.14% 5.2%
Growth return 3.84% 8.91% 18.68% 0.58% -3.89% -4.88% -3.27% -2.39%
Income return 0.87% 2.25% 5.76% 2.98% 7.01% 9.69% 15.41% 7.59%
Market index (RBA Bank accepted Bills 90 Days)
Total return 0.31% 0.92% 1.82% 3.77% 4.09% 4.08% 2.82% 2.12%
As at 31 Jan 2026. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A
Cash
35.38%
Alternatives
64.62%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
57.08%
Alternatives
16.73%
Australian Equities
2.58%
International Equities
5.38%
Property & Infrastructure
1.39%
Fixed Interest
16.84%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A
Colonial First State Investments Limited
FSF1086AU
Alternative - Systematic Trend
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Investment Fund
8 Mar 2010
$412255232 million (as at 31 Dec 2025)
$1.0111 (as at 28 Jan 2026)
$1.0111 (as at 28 Jan 2026)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.67% (as at 22 Nov 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 6.06% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 2.41
Minimum initial investment $20,000
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Apr 2015)

Holding (as at 30 Apr 2015) Type % of Portfolio
90 Day Bank Acc Bill Future Interest Rate Future 19.33%
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FAQs about the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A

The objective of the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund is Aspect takes a quantitative and systematic investment approach. Aspect's trend-following systems trade in over 230 of the most liquid global futures and forward markets and employ a fully automated system to process and analyse market data as well as idiosyncratic non-price data in order to identify and exploit directional moves (or 'trends') in markets. By maintaining comparatively small exposures to any individual contract, Aspect achieves sector and contract diversification. The option aims to minimise unintentional currency exposure.

The strategy of the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund is Aspect takes a quantitative and systematic investment approach. Aspect's trend-following systems trade in over 230 of the most liquid global futures and forward markets and employ a fully automated system to process and analyse market data as well as idiosyncratic non-price data in order to identify and exploit directional moves (or 'trends') in markets. By maintaining comparatively small exposures to any individual contract, Aspect achieves sector and contract diversification. The option aims to minimise unintentional currency exposure.

The APIR code of the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund is FSF1086AU.

Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A’s total return last month was 4.71%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.84% and an income return of 0.87%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A’s total return for the last three months was 11.16%. This was made up of a growth return of 8.91% and an income return of 2.25%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A’s one-year total return is 3.56%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.58% and an income return of 2.98%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A’s one-year total return is 4.81%. This was made up of a growth return of -4.88% and an income return of 9.69%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jan 2026.

The asset allocation of the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund is :

Cash
35.38%
Alternatives
64.62%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund is Colonial First State Investments Limited.

The Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund belongs to the Alternative - Systematic Trend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Dec 2025, the size of the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund was $412255232 million.

The Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund has an inception date of 8 Mar 2010.

The current entry price of the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund is $1.0111 per unit and the current exit price is $1.0111 per unit (as at 28 Jan 2026).

The current exit price of the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund is $1.0111 per unit and the current entry price is $1.0111 per unit (as at 28 Jan 2026).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Aspect Diversified Futures - Class A managed fund is $20,000.

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.