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Contrarius Australia Balanced A - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to achieve long term returns that are higher than the Benchmark. In doing so; it aims to balance capital growth; income generation and risk of loss; using a mix of assets.
Fund Strategy
The Fund employs the Contrarius valuation-based; contrarian investment philosophy to identify investments that are undervalued relative to their assessed intrinsic value. The Fund has the flexibility to take advantage of opportunities across asset classes and regions; subject to defined investment guidelines. The Fund primarily invests in listed equities and equity related securities; fixed income instruments and commodity-linked instruments.

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 4.24% 13.56% 10.48% 32.06% 9.24% -% -% -%
Growth return 4.24% 6.48% 3.59% 23.83% 4.6% -% -% -%
Income return 0% 7.08% 6.89% 8.23% 4.64% -% -% -%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Balance Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 1.42% 4.1% 5.63% 9.6% 10.37% 9.02% 6.33% 6.31%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

No asset allocation data available.
Average Allocation of Peers
Alternatives
7.51%
Australian Equities
16.39%
International Equities
27.85%
Cash
8.27%
Property & Infrastructure
3.78%
Fixed Interest
36.21%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Contrarius Australia Balanced A
Equity Trustees Ltd
ETL5055AU
Multisector Balanced
Not Rated
Investment Fund
15 May 2023
$11.27 million (as at 30 Jun 2025)
$1.1876 (as at 8 Sep 2025)
$1.1829 (as at 8 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
Minimum initial investment $10,000.00
Minimum additional investments $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Jun 2025)

Holding (as at 30 Jun 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Contrarius Global Balanced Retail Mutual Fund - Open End 63.22%
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FAQs about the Contrarius Australia Balanced A

The objective of the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund is The Fund aims to achieve long term returns that are higher than the Benchmark. In doing so; it aims to balance capital growth; income generation and risk of loss; using a mix of assets.

The strategy of the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund is The Fund employs the Contrarius valuation-based; contrarian investment philosophy to identify investments that are undervalued relative to their assessed intrinsic value. The Fund has the flexibility to take advantage of opportunities across asset classes and regions; subject to defined investment guidelines. The Fund primarily invests in listed equities and equity related securities; fixed income instruments and commodity-linked instruments.

The APIR code of the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund is ETL5055AU.

Contrarius Australia Balanced A’s total return last month was 4.24%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.24% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Contrarius Australia Balanced A’s total return for the last three months was 13.56%. This was made up of a growth return of 6.48% and an income return of 7.08%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Contrarius Australia Balanced A’s one-year total return is 32.06%. This was made up of a growth return of 23.83% and an income return of 8.23%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Contrarius Australia Balanced A’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 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund is :

Alternatives
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund is Equity Trustees Ltd.

The Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund belongs to the Multisector Balanced sector/asset class.

As at 30 Jun 2025, the size of the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund was $11.27 million.

The Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund has an inception date of 15 May 2023.

The current entry price of the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund is $1.1876 per unit and the current exit price is $1.1829 per unit (as at 8 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund is $1.1829 per unit and the current entry price is $1.1876 per unit (as at 8 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Contrarius Australia Balanced A managed fund is $10,000. Minimum additional investment is $1000.

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.