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Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
To provide a high income-based return by investing in a diversified portfolio of high-yielding Australian and international fixed interest and floating rate investments. Suggested investment timeframe is 3 years.
Fund Strategy
Invests in an actively-managed portfolio of Australian and international higher-yielding fixed interest and mortgage investments. Asset allocation ranges: Australian corporate high yield bonds 25-100%, Australian commercial mortgages 0-75%, foreign corporate high yield bonds 0-50%. Investments may be held either directly or through other trusts managed by the Manager.

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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 0.64% 2.29% 4.15% 9.45% 9.52% 7.21% -% -%
Growth return -1.77% -0.16% -0.51% -5.1% -0.73% -0.8% -% -%
Income return 2.41% 2.45% 4.66% 14.55% 10.25% 8.01% -% -%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Bank 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.3% 0.91% 1.83% 3.89% 4.18% 4.12% 2.77% 2.12%
As at 31 Mar 2004. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund
Australian Equities
0.66%
International Equities
0.37%
Cash
11.43%
Property & Infrastructure
4.53%
Fixed Interest
75.92%
Alternatives
7.09%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
0.03%
International Equities
0%
Cash
19.44%
Property & Infrastructure
0.88%
Fixed Interest
79.65%
Alternatives
0%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund
Closed
Colonial First State Investments Limited
FSF0132AU
Non Investment Grade Debt
Not Rated
Investment Fund
9 Jun 1999
$4.82 million (as at 29 Feb 2004)
$0.9648 (as at 31 Mar 2004)
$0.9648 (as at 31 Mar 2004)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.59% (as at 30 Jun 2003)
Minimum initial investment $25,000
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FAQs about the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund

The objective of the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund is To provide a high income-based return by investing in a diversified portfolio of high-yielding Australian and international fixed interest and floating rate investments. Suggested investment timeframe is 3 years.

The strategy of the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund is Invests in an actively-managed portfolio of Australian and international higher-yielding fixed interest and mortgage investments. Asset allocation ranges: Australian corporate high yield bonds 25-100%, Australian commercial mortgages 0-75%, foreign corporate high yield bonds 0-50%. Investments may be held either directly or through other trusts managed by the Manager.

The APIR code of the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund is FSF0132AU.

Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund’s total return last month was 0.64%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.77% and an income return of 2.41%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2004.

Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund’s total return for the last three months was 2.29%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.16% and an income return of 2.45%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2004.

Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund’s one-year total return is 9.45%. This was made up of a growth return of -5.1% and an income return of 14.55%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2004.

Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund’s one-year total return is 7.21%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.8% and an income return of 8.01%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2004.

The asset allocation of the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund is :

Australian Equities
0.66%
International Equities
0.37%
Cash
11.43%
Property & Infrastructure
4.53%
Fixed Interest
75.92%
Alternatives
7.09%

The Responsible Entity for the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund is Colonial First State Investments Limited.

The Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund belongs to the Non Investment Grade Debt sector/asset class.

As at 29 Feb 2004, the size of the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund was $4.82 million.

The Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund has an inception date of 9 Jun 1999.

The current entry price of the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund is $0.9648 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9648 per unit (as at 31 Mar 2004).

The current exit price of the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund is $0.9648 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9648 per unit (as at 31 Mar 2004).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Col First State Wholesale - High Yield Fund managed fund is $25,000.

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.