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Macquarie Conservative Income - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to outperform the UBS Bank Bill Index over the medium term (before fees) by using an active investment strategy. It aims to provide regular income with some potential for growth while aiming to preserve capital value.
Fund Strategy
The Fund provides exposure to cash, Australian floating rate securities and term deposits. The cash management approach is driven by a disciplined and thorough process, backed by in-house quantitative analysis. Investment returns are further enhanced by actively managing the Fund's duration, yield curve position and security selection.

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 0.35% 1.01% 2.14% 4.52% 4.58% 4.25% 2.59% 2.01%
Growth return 0.35% -0.23% -0.04% 0.41% 0.54% 0.66% 0.45% 0.26%
Income return 0% 1.24% 2.18% 4.11% 4.04% 3.59% 2.14% 1.75%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Bank 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.32% 0.94% 2% 4.25% 4.32% 4% 2.47% 2.06%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Macquarie Conservative Income
Cash
53.80%
Fixed Interest
46.20%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
20.02%
Fixed Interest
79.26%
Australian Equities
0.03%
International Equities
0.03%
Alternatives
0.66%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Macquarie Conservative Income (Wholesale)
Macquarie Investment Management Aus Ltd.
MAQ0060AU
Australian Short Term Fixed Interest
starstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
13 Sep 1995
$139.05 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$1.0552 (as at 23 Sep 2025)
$1.0552 (as at 23 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.15% (as at 30 Jun 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.15% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $100,000
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Australia And New Zealand Banking Mtn Bond - Corporate Bond 5.97%
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FAQs about the Macquarie Conservative Income

The objective of the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund is The Fund aims to outperform the UBS Bank Bill Index over the medium term (before fees) by using an active investment strategy. It aims to provide regular income with some potential for growth while aiming to preserve capital value.

The strategy of the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund is The Fund provides exposure to cash, Australian floating rate securities and term deposits. The cash management approach is driven by a disciplined and thorough process, backed by in-house quantitative analysis. Investment returns are further enhanced by actively managing the Fund's duration, yield curve position and security selection.

The APIR code of the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund is MAQ0060AU.

Macquarie Conservative Income’s total return last month was 0.35%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.35% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Macquarie Conservative Income’s total return for the last three months was 1.01%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.23% and an income return of 1.24%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Macquarie Conservative Income’s one-year total return is 4.52%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.41% and an income return of 4.11%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Macquarie Conservative Income’s one-year total return is 4.25%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.66% and an income return of 3.59%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund is :

Cash
53.80%
Fixed Interest
46.20%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund is Macquarie Investment Management Aus Ltd..

The Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund belongs to the Australian Short Term Fixed Interest sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund was $139.05 million.

The Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund has an inception date of 13 Sep 1995.

The current entry price of the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund is $1.0552 per unit and the current exit price is $1.0552 per unit (as at 23 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund is $1.0552 per unit and the current entry price is $1.0552 per unit (as at 23 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Macquarie Conservative Income managed fund is $100,000.

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.