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Colonial Defensive Builder - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To outperform the Fund's benchmark (before fees and taxes) over rolling 3-year periods.
Fund Strategy
Invests with an emphasis on fixed income and cash across several leading investment managers to provide benefits of diversification. Designed to have a higher focus on stability than growth. It has a target split of 15% growth assets and 85% defensive assets.

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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 0.51% 1.58% 3.77% 5.06% -% -% -% -%
Growth return 0.07% 1.14% 1.53% 1.22% -% -% -% -%
Income return 0.44% 0.44% 2.24% 3.84% -% -% -% -%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Con Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 0.17% 1.02% 3.67% 4.73% 6.32% 5.28% 1.72% 2.86%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Colonial Defensive Builder
Australian Equities
3.64%
International Equities
10.21%
Cash
6.53%
Property & Infrastructure
3.05%
Fixed Interest
76.57%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
10.64%
International Equities
4.32%
Cash
27.57%
Property & Infrastructure
1.02%
Fixed Interest
54.71%
Alternatives
1.74%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Colonial Defensive Builder
Colonial First State Investments Limited
FSF2619AU
Multisector Conservative
Not Rated
Investment Fund
20 Nov 2023
$25.74 million (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$1.0799 (as at 20 Oct 2025)
$1.0766 (as at 20 Oct 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.69% (as at 28 Aug 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.69% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0.01

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Jan 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Jan 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Wiif Hedged Feeder Fund 2 Mutual Fund - Unspecified 4.15%
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FAQs about the Colonial Defensive Builder

The objective of the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund is To outperform the Fund's benchmark (before fees and taxes) over rolling 3-year periods.

The strategy of the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund is Invests with an emphasis on fixed income and cash across several leading investment managers to provide benefits of diversification. Designed to have a higher focus on stability than growth. It has a target split of 15% growth assets and 85% defensive assets.

The APIR code of the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund is FSF2619AU.

Colonial Defensive Builder’s total return last month was 0.51%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.07% and an income return of 0.44%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Colonial Defensive Builder’s total return for the last three months was 1.58%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.14% and an income return of 0.44%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Colonial Defensive Builder’s one-year total return is 5.06%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.22% and an income return of 3.84%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Colonial Defensive Builder’s one-year total return is -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund is :

Australian Equities
3.64%
International Equities
10.21%
Cash
6.53%
Property & Infrastructure
3.05%
Fixed Interest
76.57%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund is Colonial First State Investments Limited.

The Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund belongs to the Multisector Conservative sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2025, the size of the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund was $25.74 million.

The Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund has an inception date of 20 Nov 2023.

The current entry price of the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund is $1.0799 per unit and the current exit price is $1.0766 per unit (as at 20 Oct 2025).

The current exit price of the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund is $1.0766 per unit and the current entry price is $1.0799 per unit (as at 20 Oct 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Colonial Defensive Builder managed fund is $.

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.