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Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The option seeks to outperform the MSCI World Index by 2-3% after fees and taxes; over rolling five year periods through investment in a focused selection of equities on a global basis.
Fund Strategy
The option adopts a high conviction; long-only stock picking approach that invests in listed shares of 20 - 45 companies around the globe which aims to create shareholder wealth as a result of their intentional management strategy and/or business models; identify stocks that are priced at a significant discount to conservative estimates of cash-based; long-term intrinsic value; and demonstrate a reasonable investment 'margin of safety' in the analysis of these two attributes.

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 -0.25% 3.44% 1.45% 12.74% 17.16% 22.9% 17.07% 10.89%
Growth return -0.25% 3.44% 1.45% 12.74% 17.15% 22.79% 16.74% 10.26%
Income return 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.01% 0.11% 0.33% 0.63%
Market index (MSCI World Ex Australia NR AUD)
Total return 0.92% 6.62% 5.1% 20.06% 19.45% 20.5% 15.74% 12.6%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share
International Equities
99.68%
Cash
0.32%
Australian Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
International Equities
95.48%
Cash
1.77%
Australian Equities
1.45%
Property & Infrastructure
1.15%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.14%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share
Colonial First State Investments Limited
FSF0483AU
Equity World Large Blend
starstarstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
23 Apr 2004
$73.45 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$3.1314 (as at 17 Sep 2025)
$3.1251 (as at 17 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.27% (as at 28 Aug 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 1.27% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) Not Available
Minimum initial investment $20,000
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 28 Feb 2025)

Holding (as at 28 Feb 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Microsoft Corp Equity 7.30%
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FAQs about the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share

The objective of the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund is The option seeks to outperform the MSCI World Index by 2-3% after fees and taxes; over rolling five year periods through investment in a focused selection of equities on a global basis.

The strategy of the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund is The option adopts a high conviction; long-only stock picking approach that invests in listed shares of 20 - 45 companies around the globe which aims to create shareholder wealth as a result of their intentional management strategy and/or business models; identify stocks that are priced at a significant discount to conservative estimates of cash-based; long-term intrinsic value; and demonstrate a reasonable investment 'margin of safety' in the analysis of these two attributes.

The APIR code of the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund is FSF0483AU.

Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share’s total return last month was -0.25%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.25% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share’s total return for the last three months was 3.44%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.44% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share’s one-year total return is 12.74%. This was made up of a growth return of 12.74% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share’s one-year total return is 22.9%. This was made up of a growth return of 22.79% and an income return of 0.11%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund is :

International Equities
99.68%
Cash
0.32%
Australian Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund is Colonial First State Investments Limited.

The Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund belongs to the Equity World Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund was $73.45 million.

The Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund has an inception date of 23 Apr 2004.

The current entry price of the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund is $3.1314 per unit and the current exit price is $3.1251 per unit (as at 17 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share managed fund is $3.1251 per unit and the current entry price is $3.1314 per unit (as at 17 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Colonial FirstChoice - Royal London Conservative Global Share 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.