GMO Australian Equity Trust - Managed Fund (Closed)

The objective of the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund is The Trust is invested in Australian equity securities selected with the aim of producing a portfolio that outperforms the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. The Manager targets to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 2.5% per annum over a full market cycle with a tracking error of 3% per annum, before taking into account Trust fees and expenses.

The strategy of the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund is Quantitative techniques are used to determine the selection of securities in the portfolio, and the Manager actively controls portfolio risk through an optimisation process which analyses the trade-off between anticipated returns and each security's contribution to portfolio volatility.

The APIR code of the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund is GMO0100AU.

GMO Australian Equity Trust’s total return last month was 2.27%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.58% and an income return of 1.69%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2012.

GMO Australian Equity Trust’s total return for the last three months was 8.34%. This was made up of a growth return of 6.56% and an income return of 1.78%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2012.

GMO Australian Equity Trust’s one-year total return is -6.6%. This was made up of a growth return of -17.28% and an income return of 10.68%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2012.

GMO Australian Equity Trust’s one-year total return is 8.63%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.7% and an income return of 6.93%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2012.

The asset allocation of the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund is :

The Responsible Entity for the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund is GMO Australia Limited.

The GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Mar 2012, the size of the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund was $3.56 million.

The GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund has an inception date of 25 Mar 1998.

The current entry price of the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund is $0.8661 per unit and the current exit price is $0.8626 per unit (as at 3 Apr 2012).

The current exit price of the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund is $0.8626 per unit and the current entry price is $0.8661 per unit (as at 3 Apr 2012).

The minimum initial investment amount for the GMO Australian Equity Trust managed fund is $500,000. Minimum additional investment is $250000.