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Aware Super Defensive Pension - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
Invests in a wide range of assets with a focus on defensive assets such as cash and fixed income.
Fund Strategy
Invests in a wide range of assets with a focus on defensive assets such as cash and fixed income.

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 -1.12% 0.03% 0.74% 4.65% 5.12% 5.38% 4.03% 4.47%
Growth return -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -%
Income return -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -%
As at 31 Mar 2026. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Aware Super Defensive Pension
Australian Equities
14.10%
International Equities
9.46%
Cash
5.47%
Property & Infrastructure
4.61%
Fixed Interest
66.36%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Aware Super Defensive Pension
starstarstarstar (as at 31 Mar 2026)
Unknown
1 Oct 2006
$3875.63 million (as at 31 Mar 2026)
$6.99572 (as at 31 Mar 2026)
$6.99572 (as at 31 Mar 2026)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.52% (as at 30 Sep 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 0.48% (as at 30 Jun 2024) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0.02
Minimum initial investment $20,000
Savings plan comments
Redemption comments

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Jun 2024)

Holding (as at 30 Jun 2024) Type % of Portfolio
Flag Income Notes Pty Ltd 10.67%
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FAQs about the Aware Super Defensive Pension

The objective of the Aware Super Defensive Pension managed fund is Invests in a wide range of assets with a focus on defensive assets such as cash and fixed income.

The strategy of the Aware Super Defensive Pension managed fund is Invests in a wide range of assets with a focus on defensive assets such as cash and fixed income.

The APIR code of the Aware Super Defensive Pension managed fund is .

Aware Super Defensive Pension’s total return last month was -1.12%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2026.

Aware Super Defensive Pension’s total return for the last three months was 0.03%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2026.

Aware Super Defensive Pension’s one-year total return is 4.65%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2026.

Aware Super Defensive Pension’s one-year total return is 5.38%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2026.

The asset allocation of the Aware Super Defensive Pension managed fund is :

Australian Equities
14.10%
International Equities
9.46%
Cash
5.47%
Property & Infrastructure
4.61%
Fixed Interest
66.36%

As at 31 Mar 2026, the size of the Aware Super Defensive Pension managed fund was $3875.63 million.

The Aware Super Defensive Pension managed fund has an inception date of 1 Oct 2006.

The current entry price of the Aware Super Defensive Pension managed fund is $6.99572 per unit and the current exit price is $6.99572 per unit (as at 31 Mar 2026).

The current exit price of the Aware Super Defensive Pension managed fund is $6.99572 per unit and the current entry price is $6.99572 per unit (as at 31 Mar 2026).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Aware Super Defensive Pension 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.