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First Sentier Property Securities - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To provide medium-to-long-term capital growth and income to the investor by investing in a portfolio of Australian listed property securities. The optionaims to outperform the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Accumulation Index over rolling three-year periods before fees and taxes.
Fund Strategy
The option's strategy is to bring together specialist resources in order to identify undervalued Australian real estate securities with minimal downside risk; sustainable earnings growth and good qualitative attributes. The option uses proprietary forecasting and valuation methodologies and a disciplined portfolio construction process with an over-riding focus on absolute and relative risk. The option invests predominantly in Australian securities and therefore does not hedge currency exposure.

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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 -3.43% 3.02% 17.1% 2.4% 21.64% 19.16% 11.72% 8.62%
Growth return -3.78% 2.64% 16.1% 0.62% 19.3% 16.59% 9.45% 5.53%
Income return 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.78% 2.34% 2.57% 2.27% 3.09%
Market index (S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT TR)
Total return -3.1% 4.56% 18.9% 4.1% 23.7% 19.85% 11.91% 8.69%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

First Sentier Property Securities
Cash
1.19%
Property & Infrastructure
98.81%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
2.33%
Property & Infrastructure
93.17%
Australian Equities
4.27%
International Equities
0.23%
Fixed Interest
0.01%
Alternatives
0%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
First Sentier Property Securities
Colonial First State Investments Limited
FSF0004AU
Equity Australia Real Estate
starstarstar (as at 30 Sep 2025)
Investment Fund
5 Jul 1994
$134.97 million (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$1.4989 (as at 13 Oct 2025)
$1.4959 (as at 13 Oct 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.82% (as at 28 Aug 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.82% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) Not Available
Minimum initial investment $20,000
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Goodman Group Equity - REIT 40.58%
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FAQs about the First Sentier Property Securities

The objective of the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund is To provide medium-to-long-term capital growth and income to the investor by investing in a portfolio of Australian listed property securities. The optionaims to outperform the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Accumulation Index over rolling three-year periods before fees and taxes.

The strategy of the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund is The option's strategy is to bring together specialist resources in order to identify undervalued Australian real estate securities with minimal downside risk; sustainable earnings growth and good qualitative attributes. The option uses proprietary forecasting and valuation methodologies and a disciplined portfolio construction process with an over-riding focus on absolute and relative risk. The option invests predominantly in Australian securities and therefore does not hedge currency exposure.

The APIR code of the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund is FSF0004AU.

First Sentier Property Securities’s total return last month was -3.43%. This was made up of a growth return of -3.78% and an income return of 0.35%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

First Sentier Property Securities’s total return for the last three months was 3.02%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.64% and an income return of 0.38%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

First Sentier Property Securities’s one-year total return is 2.4%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.62% and an income return of 1.78%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

First Sentier Property Securities’s one-year total return is 19.16%. This was made up of a growth return of 16.59% and an income return of 2.57%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund is :

Cash
1.19%
Property & Infrastructure
98.81%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund is Colonial First State Investments Limited.

The First Sentier Property Securities managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Real Estate sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2025, the size of the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund was $134.97 million.

The First Sentier Property Securities managed fund has an inception date of 5 Jul 1994.

The current entry price of the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund is $1.4989 per unit and the current exit price is $1.4959 per unit (as at 13 Oct 2025).

The current exit price of the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund is $1.4959 per unit and the current entry price is $1.4989 per unit (as at 13 Oct 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the First Sentier Property Securities managed fund is $20,000.

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.