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Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
The Equinox Reference Portfolio will contain Component Funds that employ sophisticated investment and trading strategies. Intended initial weightings are: 40% to a group of 4 single-strategy Hedge Funds (the Specialist Funds), 30% to a group of 3 Hedge Fund managers that employ a directional trading strategy (the Opportunistic Traders), and 30% to a diversified fund of Hedge Funds (the Diversified Fund).
Fund Strategy
Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities gives you exposure to a hand picked portfolio of absolute return managers encompassing Asia, emerging markets and the western world. And there's the option of 100% finance for approved investors from Macquarie Bank, with the ability to prepay interest.

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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 -0.09% 1.73% 2.26% 4.49% 3.22% 3.34% -3.32% -%
Growth return -0.09% 1.73% 2.26% 4.49% 3.22% 3.34% -3.44% -%
Income return 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.12% -%
Market index (RBA Bank accepted Bills 90 Days)
Total return 0.29% 0.9% 1.85% 4.02% 4.2% 4.02% 2.58% 2.07%
As at 30 Jun 2012. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities
Alternatives
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Alternatives
20.35%
Australian Equities
3.91%
International Equities
7.25%
Cash
46.13%
Property & Infrastructure
1.85%
Fixed Interest
20.51%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities
Closed
MQ Portfolio Management Limited (AUS)
MAQ0449AU
Miscellaneous
Not Rated
Investment Fund
1 Jul 2006
$36.28 million (as at 30 Apr 2010)
n/a
$0.9187 (as at 30 Jun 2012)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 4.06% (as at 30 Jun 2008)
Minimum initial investment $10,000.00

FAQs about the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities

The objective of the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund is The Equinox Reference Portfolio will contain Component Funds that employ sophisticated investment and trading strategies. Intended initial weightings are: 40% to a group of 4 single-strategy Hedge Funds (the Specialist Funds), 30% to a group of 3 Hedge Fund managers that employ a directional trading strategy (the Opportunistic Traders), and 30% to a diversified fund of Hedge Funds (the Diversified Fund).

The strategy of the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund is Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities gives you exposure to a hand picked portfolio of absolute return managers encompassing Asia, emerging markets and the western world. And there's the option of 100% finance for approved investors from Macquarie Bank, with the ability to prepay interest.

The APIR code of the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund is MAQ0449AU.

Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities’s total return last month was -0.09%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.09% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Jun 2012.

Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities’s total return for the last three months was 1.73%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.73% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Jun 2012.

Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities’s one-year total return is 4.49%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.49% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Jun 2012.

Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities’s one-year total return is 3.34%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.34% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Jun 2012.

The asset allocation of the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund is :

Alternatives
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund is MQ Portfolio Management Limited (AUS).

The Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund belongs to the Miscellaneous sector/asset class.

As at 30 Apr 2010, the size of the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund was $36.28 million.

The Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund has an inception date of 1 Jul 2006.

The current entry price of the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund is $ per unit and the current exit price is $0.9187 per unit (as at 30 Jun 2012).

The current exit price of the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund is $0.9187 per unit and the current entry price is $ per unit (as at 30 Jun 2012).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities managed fund is $10,000.

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.