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Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The option's investment objective is to seek to generate a high and consistent level of income in all market conditions over a full market cycle with a secondary objective of capital preservation. The option aims to outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill index over rolling five year periods, before fees and taxes.
Fund Strategy
The option generally invests in a portfolio of fixed income securities and debt obligations of government, government-related and corporate issuers worldwide. The option may also invest in securities linked to the assets or currencies of any country and purchases in foreign currency denominated fixed income securities and debt obligations. The option may invest in derivatives to manage risks in the portfolio, including to hedge currency risk, and to gain exposure to certain asset classes or currencies (including short exposures).

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 0.6% -2.04% -3.25% -2.68% -4.1% -3.78% -1.11% -%
Growth return 0.6% -2.04% -3.25% -2.68% -4.1% -3.78% -1.11% -%
Income return 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 1.12% 1.03% 4.85% 1.47% 0.91% -1.29% 0.17% 2.59%
As at 30 Nov 2021. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti
Cash
2.89%
Fixed Interest
97.11%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
3.02%
Fixed Interest
96%
Australian Equities
0.54%
International Equities
0.12%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0.32%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti
FSF1726AU
Unconstrained Fixed Income
star (as at 30 Nov 2021)
Allocated Pension
18 May 2015
$19.7 million (as at 29 Feb 2024)
$0.9158 (as at 22 Dec 2021)
$0.9131 (as at 22 Dec 2021)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 0.91% (as at 30 Jun 2023) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $20,000
Minimum additional investments
Minimum redemption amount

FAQs about the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti

The objective of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund is The option's investment objective is to seek to generate a high and consistent level of income in all market conditions over a full market cycle with a secondary objective of capital preservation. The option aims to outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill index over rolling five year periods, before fees and taxes.

The strategy of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund is The option generally invests in a portfolio of fixed income securities and debt obligations of government, government-related and corporate issuers worldwide. The option may also invest in securities linked to the assets or currencies of any country and purchases in foreign currency denominated fixed income securities and debt obligations. The option may invest in derivatives to manage risks in the portfolio, including to hedge currency risk, and to gain exposure to certain asset classes or currencies (including short exposures).

The APIR code of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund is FSF1726AU.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti’s total return last month was 0.6%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.6% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Nov 2021.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti’s total return for the last three months was -2.04%. This was made up of a growth return of -2.04% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Nov 2021.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti’s one-year total return is -2.68%. This was made up of a growth return of -2.68% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Nov 2021.

Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti’s one-year total return is -3.78%. This was made up of a growth return of -3.78% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Nov 2021.

The asset allocation of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund is :

Cash
2.89%
Fixed Interest
97.11%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund belongs to the Unconstrained Fixed Income sector/asset class.

As at 29 Feb 2024, the size of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund was $19.7 million.

The Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund has an inception date of 18 May 2015.

The current entry price of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund is $0.9158 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9131 per unit (as at 22 Dec 2021).

The current exit price of the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund is $0.9131 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9158 per unit (as at 22 Dec 2021).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Colonial FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - Brandywine Global Income Opti managed fund is $20,000. Minimum additional investment is $0.

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.