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Experts' Choice Small Companies - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
To provide high relative investment growth over the long term by investing in smaller capitalisation Australian shares, which exceed the Fund's performance benchmark after costs and before tax.
Fund Strategy
The Experts' Choice Small Companies Fund (referred to in this Fund profile as the 'Fund') currently diversifies its investments by using a multi-manager approach. The Fund's investment exposure is across a broad range of listed Australian small companies. The Fund provides access to fund manager products, which we considerto be high qualitywithin the small cap investment universe.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fees 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 3.2% 5.26% 2.18% 17.89% 11.88% -1.24% 6.36% 7.79%
Growth return 3.2% 5.26% 1.43% 16.43% 10.33% -4.86% 1.78% -1.3%
Income return 0% 0% 0.75% 1.46% 1.55% 3.62% 4.58% 9.09%
Market index (S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD)
Total return -10.96% -10.87% -9.26% 13.65% 5.93% 8.5% 3.99% 7.29%
As at 30 Sep 2024. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Experts' Choice Small Companies
Australian Equities
99.90%
Cash
0.10%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
91.85%
Cash
3.90%
International Equities
3.40%
Property & Infrastructure
0.14%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.71%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Experts' Choice Small Companies (Wholesale)
Closed
IPAC Asset Management Limited
HLR0023AU
Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend
starstar (as at 30 Sep 2024)
Investment Fund
12 Jan 2008
$10.21 million (as at 30 Sep 2024)
$0.67959 (as at 21 Oct 2024)
$0.6762 (as at 21 Oct 2024)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.29% (as at 15 Mar 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 1.49% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0.2
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Sep 2024)

Holding (as at 30 Sep 2024) Type % of Portfolio
Life360 Inc Chess Depository Interest Equity 2.75%
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FAQs about the Experts' Choice Small Companies

The objective of the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund is To provide high relative investment growth over the long term by investing in smaller capitalisation Australian shares, which exceed the Fund's performance benchmark after costs and before tax.

The strategy of the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund is The Experts' Choice Small Companies Fund (referred to in this Fund profile as the 'Fund') currently diversifies its investments by using a multi-manager approach. The Fund's investment exposure is across a broad range of listed Australian small companies. The Fund provides access to fund manager products, which we considerto be high qualitywithin the small cap investment universe.

The APIR code of the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund is HLR0023AU.

Experts' Choice Small Companies’s total return last month was 3.2%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.2% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2024.

Experts' Choice Small Companies’s total return for the last three months was 5.26%. This was made up of a growth return of 5.26% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2024.

Experts' Choice Small Companies’s one-year total return is 17.89%. This was made up of a growth return of 16.43% and an income return of 1.46%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2024.

Experts' Choice Small Companies’s one-year total return is -1.24%. This was made up of a growth return of -4.86% and an income return of 3.62%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2024.

The asset allocation of the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund is :

Australian Equities
99.90%
Cash
0.10%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund is IPAC Asset Management Limited.

The Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2024, the size of the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund was $10.21 million.

The Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund has an inception date of 12 Jan 2008.

The current entry price of the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund is $0.67959 per unit and the current exit price is $0.6762 per unit (as at 21 Oct 2024).

The current exit price of the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund is $0.6762 per unit and the current entry price is $0.67959 per unit (as at 21 Oct 2024).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Experts' Choice Small Companies managed fund is $500,000. Minimum additional investment is $5000.

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.