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Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
To outperform the MSCI World (ex-Australia) Index and seeks to provide investors with capital growth over the long term (at least 5 years) by investing in sharemarkets around the world.
Fund Strategy
Invests in the major sharemarkets around the world (excluding Australia). Lazard Asset Management uses a bottom-up, company-specific style which focuses on strong financially productive companies that are inexpensively priced. Benchmark: international equities 100%.

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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 2.09% -0.52% 4.39% 0.95% 8.06% 10.31% 3.36% 5.45%
Growth return 2.09% -0.52% 4.39% 0.95% -1.11% -1.15% -3.9% 0.46%
Income return 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.17% 11.46% 7.26% 4.99%
Market index (MSCI World Ex Australia NR AUD)
Total return 0.92% 6.62% 5.1% 20.06% 19.45% 20.5% 15.74% 12.6%
As at 31 Jul 2012. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares
International Equities
100%
Australian Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
International Equities
95.51%
Australian Equities
1.42%
Cash
1.78%
Property & Infrastructure
1.15%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.15%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares
Closed
Macquarie Investment Management Aus Ltd.
MAQ0004AU
Equity World Large Blend
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Investment Fund
23 Mar 1994
$9.26 million (as at 31 Jul 2012)
$0.9485 (as at 31 Aug 2012)
$0.9485 (as at 31 Aug 2012)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
Standard entry fee 3%
MER 2.03% (as at 30 Jun 2006)
Minimum initial investment $5,000.00
Minimum redemption amount $500.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2005)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2005) Type % of Portfolio
TOTAL Equity 4.16%
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FAQs about the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares

The objective of the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund is To outperform the MSCI World (ex-Australia) Index and seeks to provide investors with capital growth over the long term (at least 5 years) by investing in sharemarkets around the world.

The strategy of the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund is Invests in the major sharemarkets around the world (excluding Australia). Lazard Asset Management uses a bottom-up, company-specific style which focuses on strong financially productive companies that are inexpensively priced. Benchmark: international equities 100%.

The APIR code of the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund is MAQ0004AU.

Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares’s total return last month was 2.09%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.09% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2012.

Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares’s total return for the last three months was -0.52%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.52% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2012.

Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares’s one-year total return is 0.95%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.95% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2012.

Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares’s one-year total return is 10.31%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.15% and an income return of 11.46%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Jul 2012.

The asset allocation of the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund is :

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

The Responsible Entity for the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund is Macquarie Investment Management Aus Ltd..

The Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund belongs to the Equity World Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 31 Jul 2012, the size of the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund was $9.26 million.

The Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund has an inception date of 23 Mar 1994.

The current entry price of the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund is $0.9485 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9485 per unit (as at 31 Aug 2012).

The current exit price of the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund is $0.9485 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9485 per unit (as at 31 Aug 2012).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Macquarie Sharemarket International Shares managed fund is $5,000.

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.