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BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
The Fund has two aims: to achieve capital growth over the long-term through investment in Australian shares and other securities and to provide investors with some tax-effective income through the distribution of franking credits. Overall, the aim is to achieve this goal by outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over rolling five year periods.
Fund Strategy
The funds current investment strategy is to enhance returns through our fundamental based stock selection process. The Fund may hold up to 80 stocks. The Fund typically will be fully invested however may hold up to 20% in cash for risk control purposes. Any portion of the Fund not invested in securities will be invested in the money market (cash) through a BlackRock wholesale fund.

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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 -1.31% -1.41% -4.69% -1.02% -3.83% -5.46% -% -%
Growth return -1.31% -2.27% -5.8% -4.13% -7.26% -8.06% -% -%
Income return 0% 0.86% 1.11% 3.11% 3.43% 2.6% -% -%
Market index (S&P/ASX 200 TR AUD)
Total return 0.39% 2.7% 11.09% 12.46% 18.51% 13.08% 12.64% 9.68%
As at 31 Aug 2010. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D
Australian Equities
88.27%
International Equities
0.83%
Cash
4.37%
Property & Infrastructure
6.54%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
95%
International Equities
4.72%
Cash
-0.57%
Property & Infrastructure
1.40%
Fixed Interest
-0.49%
Alternatives
-0.06%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D
Closed
BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd
MAL0020AU
Equity Australia Large Blend
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2010)
Investment Fund
16 Sep 2005
$0.14 million (as at 31 Jan 2011)
n/a
$0.9634 (as at 1 Feb 2011)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.89% (as at 30 Jun 2007)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.70% (as at 30 Jun 2012)
Minimum initial investment $5,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Sep 2025)

Holding (as at 30 Sep 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Blk High Conv Au Eq Fund - X Class Mutual Fund - Open End 99.96%
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FAQs about the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D

The objective of the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund is The Fund has two aims: to achieve capital growth over the long-term through investment in Australian shares and other securities and to provide investors with some tax-effective income through the distribution of franking credits. Overall, the aim is to achieve this goal by outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over rolling five year periods.

The strategy of the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund is The funds current investment strategy is to enhance returns through our fundamental based stock selection process. The Fund may hold up to 80 stocks. The Fund typically will be fully invested however may hold up to 20% in cash for risk control purposes. Any portion of the Fund not invested in securities will be invested in the money market (cash) through a BlackRock wholesale fund.

The APIR code of the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund is MAL0020AU.

BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D’s total return last month was -1.31%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.31% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2010.

BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D’s total return for the last three months was -1.41%. This was made up of a growth return of -2.27% and an income return of 0.86%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2010.

BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D’s one-year total return is -1.02%. This was made up of a growth return of -4.13% and an income return of 3.11%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2010.

BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D’s one-year total return is -5.46%. This was made up of a growth return of -8.06% and an income return of 2.6%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2010.

The asset allocation of the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund is :

Australian Equities
88.27%
International Equities
0.83%
Cash
4.37%
Property & Infrastructure
6.54%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund is BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd.

The BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Jan 2011, the size of the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund was $0.14 million.

The BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund has an inception date of 16 Sep 2005.

The current entry price of the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund is $ per unit and the current exit price is $0.9634 per unit (as at 1 Feb 2011).

The current exit price of the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund is $0.9634 per unit and the current entry price is $ per unit (as at 1 Feb 2011).

The minimum initial investment amount for the BlackRock Wholesale Australian Share Plus D managed fund is $5,000.

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.