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Macquarie Income Opportunities - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index over the medium term (before fees). It aims to provide higher income returns than traditional cash investments at all stages of interest rate and economic cycles.
Fund Strategy
The Fund provides exposure to a wide range of Australian credit-based securities (predominantly floating and fixed rate corporate bonds, and asset-backed securities) and cash. The Fund may also have exposure to global investment grade credit securities, global high yield credit securities, emerging market debt, hybrid securities and a range of other credit opportunities when they are expected to outperform and reduce exposure to these sectors when they are expected to underperform.

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 0.62% 1.9% 3.39% 6.22% 6.65% 5.6% 2.85% 2.87%
Growth return 0.24% 0.71% 0.93% 1.86% 3.14% 2.21% -0.02% -0.34%
Income return 0.38% 1.19% 2.46% 4.36% 3.51% 3.39% 2.87% 3.21%
Market index (Bloomberg Global Aggregate TR Hdg AUD)
Total return 0.49% 1.25% 1.39% 2.84% 4.39% 2.5% -0.63% 1.95%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Macquarie Income Opportunities
Cash
6.33%
Fixed Interest
93.67%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
5.49%
Fixed Interest
92.28%
Australian Equities
0.06%
International Equities
0.01%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
2.17%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Macquarie Income Opportunities
Macquarie Investment Management Aus Ltd.
MAQ0277AU
Diversified Credit
starstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
18 Sep 2003
$2879.93 million (as at 31 Aug 2025)
$0.9844 (as at 18 Sep 2025)
$0.9812 (as at 18 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.51% (as at 12 May 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.49% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2025) Type % of Portfolio
National Australia Bank Ltd Mtn Bond - Undefined 3.51%
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FAQs about the Macquarie Income Opportunities

The objective of the Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund is The Fund aims to outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index over the medium term (before fees). It aims to provide higher income returns than traditional cash investments at all stages of interest rate and economic cycles.

The strategy of the Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund is The Fund provides exposure to a wide range of Australian credit-based securities (predominantly floating and fixed rate corporate bonds, and asset-backed securities) and cash. The Fund may also have exposure to global investment grade credit securities, global high yield credit securities, emerging market debt, hybrid securities and a range of other credit opportunities when they are expected to outperform and reduce exposure to these sectors when they are expected to underperform.

The APIR code of the Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund is MAQ0277AU.

Macquarie Income Opportunities’s total return last month was 0.62%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.24% and an income return of 0.38%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Macquarie Income Opportunities’s total return for the last three months was 1.9%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.71% and an income return of 1.19%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Macquarie Income Opportunities’s one-year total return is 6.22%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.86% and an income return of 4.36%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Macquarie Income Opportunities’s one-year total return is 5.6%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.21% and an income return of 3.39%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

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

Cash
6.33%
Fixed Interest
93.67%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

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

The Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund belongs to the Diversified Credit sector/asset class.

As at 31 Aug 2025, the size of the Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund was $2879.93 million.

The Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund has an inception date of 18 Sep 2003.

The current entry price of the Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund is $0.9844 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9812 per unit (as at 18 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund is $0.9812 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9844 per unit (as at 18 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Macquarie Income Opportunities managed fund is $0.

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.