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Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to significantly exceed the return of the S&P/ASX Small Industrials Total Return Index after taking into account management costs over a 7 year period.
Fund Strategy
The opportunity to invest into a diversified portfolio of small and microcap companies that both pass our ethical screening process and have strong fundamental investment merit. The Fund utilises an active, bottom up, stock picking style and investors should expect most of the return to be generated from capital growth rather than income.

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 6.82% 14.41% 13.97% 19.89% 16.89% 11.74% 9.35% 13.37%
Growth return 6.82% 4.41% 4.01% 9.13% 11.08% 6.94% 2.52% 6.81%
Income return 0% 10% 9.96% 10.76% 5.81% 4.8% 6.83% 6.56%
Market index (S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD)
Total return 8.41% 12.42% 16.72% 23.4% 15.71% 9.81% 7.91% 9.19%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale
Australian Equities
72.02%
International Equities
15.26%
Cash
12.72%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
91.26%
International Equities
3.88%
Cash
3.90%
Property & Infrastructure
0.34%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.60%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale
Australian Ethical Investment Ltd
AUG0027AU
Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend
starstarstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
1 Jul 2015
$266.64 million (as at 31 Jul 2025)
$1.9694 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
$1.9636 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.94% (as at 1 Oct 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 1.20% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $25,000
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Jun 2025)

Holding (as at 30 Jun 2025) Type % of Portfolio
EROAD Ltd Equity 4.74%
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FAQs about the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale

The objective of the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund is The Fund aims to significantly exceed the return of the S&P/ASX Small Industrials Total Return Index after taking into account management costs over a 7 year period.

The strategy of the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund is The opportunity to invest into a diversified portfolio of small and microcap companies that both pass our ethical screening process and have strong fundamental investment merit. The Fund utilises an active, bottom up, stock picking style and investors should expect most of the return to be generated from capital growth rather than income.

The APIR code of the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund is AUG0027AU.

Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale’s total return last month was 6.82%. This was made up of a growth return of 6.82% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale’s total return for the last three months was 14.41%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.41% and an income return of 10%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale’s one-year total return is 19.89%. This was made up of a growth return of 9.13% and an income return of 10.76%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale’s one-year total return is 11.74%. This was made up of a growth return of 6.94% and an income return of 4.8%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund is :

Australian Equities
72.02%
International Equities
15.26%
Cash
12.72%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund is Australian Ethical Investment Ltd.

The Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Jul 2025, the size of the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund was $266.64 million.

The Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund has an inception date of 1 Jul 2015.

The current entry price of the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund is $1.9694 per unit and the current exit price is $1.9636 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund is $1.9636 per unit and the current entry price is $1.9694 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale managed fund is $25,000.

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.