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County Direct - Smaller Companies Units - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
To outperform the return of the smaller companies sector of the Australian sharemarket, before fees, over the medium- to long-term (3-5 years). Benchmark for the Fund is the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index.
Fund Strategy
Invests in the County Smaller Companies Trust which will normally comprise 80-110 shares of companies outside the ASX 100 Accumulation Index along with a limited exposure to listed non-index stocks and some unlisted stocks. May invest in unit trusts, including unit trusts managed by County. Exposure to cash or equivalents will not exceed 10%. The Fund may hold a maximum of 10% of the issued shares of any one company.

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 -2.44% 2.54% 11.87% 12.11% 9.85% 14.11% -% -%
Growth return -2.44% 2.54% 5.59% 3.16% 1.68% 5.06% -% -%
Income return 0% 0% 6.28% 8.95% 8.17% 9.05% -% -%
Market index (S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD)
Total return 8.41% 12.42% 16.72% 23.4% 15.71% 9.81% 7.91% 9.19%
As at 30 Sep 2001. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

County Direct - Smaller Companies Units
Australian Equities
94.50%
Cash
5.50%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
91.27%
Cash
3.90%
International Equities
3.88%
Property & Infrastructure
0.34%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.60%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
County Direct - Smaller Companies Units
Closed
County Investment Management Limited
CNA0024AU
Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend
Not Rated
Investment Fund
15 Jan 1998
n/a
$0.9156 (as at 5 Oct 2001)
$0.9091 (as at 5 Oct 2001)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.30% (as at 30 Jun 2000)
Minimum initial investment $2,000.00

FAQs about the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units

The objective of the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund is To outperform the return of the smaller companies sector of the Australian sharemarket, before fees, over the medium- to long-term (3-5 years). Benchmark for the Fund is the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index.

The strategy of the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund is Invests in the County Smaller Companies Trust which will normally comprise 80-110 shares of companies outside the ASX 100 Accumulation Index along with a limited exposure to listed non-index stocks and some unlisted stocks. May invest in unit trusts, including unit trusts managed by County. Exposure to cash or equivalents will not exceed 10%. The Fund may hold a maximum of 10% of the issued shares of any one company.

The APIR code of the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund is CNA0024AU.

County Direct - Smaller Companies Units’s total return last month was -2.44%. This was made up of a growth return of -2.44% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2001.

County Direct - Smaller Companies Units’s total return for the last three months was 2.54%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.54% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2001.

County Direct - Smaller Companies Units’s one-year total return is 12.11%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.16% and an income return of 8.95%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2001.

County Direct - Smaller Companies Units’s one-year total return is 14.11%. This was made up of a growth return of 5.06% and an income return of 9.05%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2001.

The asset allocation of the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund is :

Australian Equities
94.50%
Cash
5.50%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund is County Investment Management Limited.

The County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend sector/asset class.

As at , the size of the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund was $ million.

The County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund has an inception date of 15 Jan 1998.

The current entry price of the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund is $0.9156 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9091 per unit (as at 5 Oct 2001).

The current exit price of the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund is $0.9091 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9156 per unit (as at 5 Oct 2001).

The minimum initial investment amount for the County Direct - Smaller Companies Units managed fund is $2,000.

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.