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Katana Australian Equity Fund - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The overall objective of the Fund is to maximise risk adjusted returns to investors. The Fund is an All Opportunities benchmark unaware long only Australian Equity portfolio.
Fund Strategy
Katana will focus on purchases under two parameters Investments or Market Opportunities. Investments are considered to be holdings where the underlying value can be quantified and the current market price is below this quantifiable value. Market Opportunities on the other hand are typically focused on shorter term 'trade' ideas and may not meet all of the Managers' criteria to be considered an 'investment'. Market Opportunities are typically held for a shorter duration than Investments.

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 4.23% 21.3% 35.39% 24.59% 17.11% 15.24% 14.92% 12.27%
Growth return 4.23% 21.3% 26.18% 16.12% 10.37% 9.53% 4.52% 3.89%
Income return 0% 0% 9.21% 8.47% 6.74% 5.71% 10.4% 8.38%
Market index (S&P/ASX 200 TR AUD)
Total return -0.78% 4.71% 14.66% 10.56% 16.03% 15.17% 12.98% 10.11%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Katana Australian Equity Fund
Australian Equities
82.18%
Cash
17.82%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
93.36%
Cash
-0.72%
International Equities
5.11%
Property & Infrastructure
1.41%
Fixed Interest
0.26%
Alternatives
0.58%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Katana Australian Equity Fund
KATANA ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
KTA0002AU
Equity Australia Other
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Investment Fund
1 Apr 2011
$75.48 million (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$1.4501 (as at 9 Oct 2025)
$1.4443 (as at 9 Oct 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.23% (as at 7 Aug 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 1.10% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $25,000
Minimum redemption amount $10,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Sep 2025)

Holding (as at 30 Sep 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Electro Optic Systems Hldgs Ltd Equity 9.31%
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FAQs about the Katana Australian Equity Fund

The objective of the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund is The overall objective of the Fund is to maximise risk adjusted returns to investors. The Fund is an All Opportunities benchmark unaware long only Australian Equity portfolio.

The strategy of the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund is Katana will focus on purchases under two parameters Investments or Market Opportunities. Investments are considered to be holdings where the underlying value can be quantified and the current market price is below this quantifiable value. Market Opportunities on the other hand are typically focused on shorter term 'trade' ideas and may not meet all of the Managers' criteria to be considered an 'investment'. Market Opportunities are typically held for a shorter duration than Investments.

The APIR code of the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund is KTA0002AU.

Katana Australian Equity Fund’s total return last month was 4.23%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.23% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Katana Australian Equity Fund’s total return for the last three months was 21.3%. This was made up of a growth return of 21.3% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Katana Australian Equity Fund’s one-year total return is 24.59%. This was made up of a growth return of 16.12% and an income return of 8.47%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Katana Australian Equity Fund’s one-year total return is 15.24%. This was made up of a growth return of 9.53% and an income return of 5.71%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund is :

Australian Equities
82.18%
Cash
17.82%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund is KATANA ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD.

The Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Other sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2025, the size of the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund was $75.48 million.

The Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund has an inception date of 1 Apr 2011.

The current entry price of the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund is $1.4501 per unit and the current exit price is $1.4443 per unit (as at 9 Oct 2025).

The current exit price of the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund is $1.4443 per unit and the current entry price is $1.4501 per unit (as at 9 Oct 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Katana Australian Equity Fund managed fund is $25,000.

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.