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Bentham Syndicated Loan - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund is actively managed and aims to provide investors with exposure to high yielding investments primarily through the US syndicated loan market (noninvestment grade securities) with limited exposure to US corporate debt securities that are rated below investment grade (high yield bonds) and collateralised debt obligations.
Fund Strategy
The Fund is actively managed and aims to provide investors with exposure to high yielding investments primarily through the US syndicated loan market (noninvestment grade securities) with limited exposure to US corporate debt securities that are rated below investment grade (high yield bonds) and collateralised debt obligations.
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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 0.21% 1.41% 4.85% 5.34% 6.02% 6.51% 5.11% 4.64%
Growth return 0.28% 1.61% 5.25% 4.25% 1.74% 0.71% -0.89% -1.28%
Income return -0.07% -0.2% -0.4% 1.09% 4.28% 5.8% 6% 5.92%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Bank 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.31% 0.9% 1.83% 3.97% 4.22% 4.11% 2.71% 2.11%
As at 30 Sep 2026. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Bentham Syndicated Loan
Cash
13.65%
Fixed Interest
86.35%
Australian Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
18.53%
Fixed Interest
80.59%
Australian Equities
0.02%
Property & Infrastructure
0.86%
Alternatives
0%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Bentham Syndicated Loan
Bentham Asset Management Pty Limited
CSA0046AU
Non Investment Grade Debt
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Investment Fund
12 Aug 2004
$2457 million (as at 31 Aug 2026)
$0.8346 (as at 30 Sep 2026)
$0.8272 (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.77% (as at 11 Dec 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.84% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Minimum initial investment $10,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2026)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2026) Type % of Portfolio
Discovery Global Holdings Inc. Term Loan 04-Jun-2033 1.10%
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FAQs about the Bentham Syndicated Loan

The objective of the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund is The Fund is actively managed and aims to provide investors with exposure to high yielding investments primarily through the US syndicated loan market (noninvestment grade securities) with limited exposure to US corporate debt securities that are rated below investment grade (high yield bonds) and collateralised debt obligations.

The strategy of the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund is The Fund is actively managed and aims to provide investors with exposure to high yielding investments primarily through the US syndicated loan market (noninvestment grade securities) with limited exposure to US corporate debt securities that are rated below investment grade (high yield bonds) and collateralised debt obligations.

The APIR code of the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund is CSA0046AU.

Bentham Syndicated Loan’s total return last month was 0.21%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.28% and an income return of -0.07%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2026.

Bentham Syndicated Loan’s total return for the last three months was 1.41%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.61% and an income return of -0.2%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2026.

Bentham Syndicated Loan’s one-year total return is 5.34%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.25% and an income return of 1.09%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2026.

Bentham Syndicated Loan’s one-year total return is 6.51%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.71% and an income return of 5.8%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2026.

The asset allocation of the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund is :

Cash
13.65%
Fixed Interest
86.35%
Australian Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund is Bentham Asset Management Pty Limited.

The Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund belongs to the Non Investment Grade Debt sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2026, the size of the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund was $2457 million.

The Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund has an inception date of 12 Aug 2004.

The current entry price of the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund is $0.8346 per unit and the current exit price is $0.8272 per unit (as at 30 Sep 2026).

The current exit price of the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund is $0.8272 per unit and the current entry price is $0.8346 per unit (as at 30 Sep 2026).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Bentham Syndicated Loan managed fund is $10,000.

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.