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Commonwealth - International Bond Fund - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
This product aims to provide an income stream over the medium term. Minimum suggested investment horizon is 3-5 years.
Fund Strategy
Invests in a portfolio of overseas interest bearing securities issued or guaranteed by governments, government authorities and high quality corporations based around the world. The portfolio will be spread across different geographic markets. It is proposed that the Fund will invest principally in the USA, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Asset allocation ranges: overseas fixed interest 80-95 %, cash less than 5-20%.

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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 -3% -6.12% -12.44% 0.48% 12.64% 8.27% 5.71% -%
Growth return -3% -6.12% -12.96% -3% 7.86% 4.88% 2.16% -%
Income return 0% 0% 0.52% 3.48% 4.78% 3.39% 3.55% -%
Market index (Bloomberg Global Aggregate TR Hdg AUD)
Total return 0.49% 1.25% 1.39% 2.84% 4.39% 2.5% -0.63% 1.95%
As at 30 Apr 1999. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Commonwealth - International Bond Fund
Fixed Interest
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Fixed Interest
92.28%
Australian Equities
0.06%
International Equities
0.01%
Cash
5.49%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
2.17%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Commonwealth - International Bond Fund
Closed
Commonwealth Investment Services Limited
COM0021AU
Bonds - Global
Not Rated
Investment Fund
2 Mar 1994
$1.3 million (as at 30 Apr 1999)
$1.0676 (as at 3 May 1999)
$1.0602 (as at 3 May 1999)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
MER 2.78% (as at 30 Jun 1997)
Minimum initial investment $2,500.00

FAQs about the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund

The objective of the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund is This product aims to provide an income stream over the medium term. Minimum suggested investment horizon is 3-5 years.

The strategy of the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund is Invests in a portfolio of overseas interest bearing securities issued or guaranteed by governments, government authorities and high quality corporations based around the world. The portfolio will be spread across different geographic markets. It is proposed that the Fund will invest principally in the USA, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Asset allocation ranges: overseas fixed interest 80-95+%, cash less than 5-20%.

The APIR code of the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund is COM0021AU.

Commonwealth - International Bond Fund’s total return last month was -3%. This was made up of a growth return of -3% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Apr 1999.

Commonwealth - International Bond Fund’s total return for the last three months was -6.12%. This was made up of a growth return of -6.12% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Apr 1999.

Commonwealth - International Bond Fund’s one-year total return is 0.48%. This was made up of a growth return of -3% and an income return of 3.48%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Apr 1999.

Commonwealth - International Bond Fund’s one-year total return is 8.27%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.88% and an income return of 3.39%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Apr 1999.

The asset allocation of the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund is :

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

The Responsible Entity for the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund is Commonwealth Investment Services Limited.

The Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Global sector/asset class.

As at 30 Apr 1999, the size of the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund was $1.3 million.

The Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund has an inception date of 2 Mar 1994.

The current entry price of the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund is $1.0676 per unit and the current exit price is $1.0602 per unit (as at 3 May 1999).

The current exit price of the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund is $1.0602 per unit and the current entry price is $1.0676 per unit (as at 3 May 1999).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Commonwealth - International Bond Fund managed fund is $2,500.

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.