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Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to generate income and capital growth. The Fund makes two types of investments. Firstly, it invests in a Portfolio of Australian government, semi government, government guaranteed corporate and credit securities (Portfolio). Secondly, the Fund has entered into a swap agreement (Swap) with Macquarie Life Ltd (Macquarie Life) whereby the Fund pays the returns it receives from its investments in the Underlying Fund to Macquarie Life and, in return, Macquarie Life pays to the Fund the Index return.
Fund Strategy
The Fund aims to generate income and capital growth. The Fund makes two types of investments. Firstly, it invests in a Portfolio of Australian government, semi government, government guaranteed corporate and credit securities (Portfolio). Secondly, the Fund has entered into a swap agreement (Swap) with Macquarie Life Ltd (Macquarie Life) whereby the Fund pays the returns it receives from its investments in the Underlying Fund to Macquarie Life and, in return, Macquarie Life pays to the Fund the Index return.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fees 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 0.98% 0.24% -0.32% 2.48% 3.01% 2.9% 0.17% 1.58%
Growth return -0.58% 0.43% -0.93% 1.77% 2.12% 1.53% -0.17% -0.25%
Income return 1.56% -0.19% 0.61% 0.71% 0.89% 1.37% 0.34% 1.83%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.88% 0.46% 0.03% 3.15% 3.66% 3.61% 0.6% 1.91%
As at 28 Feb 2026. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond
Cash
2.90%
Fixed Interest
97.10%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
7.88%
Fixed Interest
91.19%
Australian Equities
0.58%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0.12%
Alternatives
0.21%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond
Macquarie Investment Management Aus Ltd.
MAQ0636AU
Bonds - Australia
starstar (as at 28 Feb 2026)
Investment Fund
7 Dec 2009
$778.54 million (as at 28 Feb 2026)
$0.97 (as at 27 Mar 2026)
$0.969 (as at 27 Mar 2026)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0% (as at 15 Jul 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0% (as at 31 Mar 2025)
Minimum initial investment $500,000
Minimum additional investments $50,000
Minimum redemption amount
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FAQs about the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond

The objective of the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund is The Fund aims to generate income and capital growth. The Fund makes two types of investments. Firstly, it invests in a Portfolio of Australian government, semi government, government guaranteed corporate and credit securities (Portfolio). Secondly, the Fund has entered into a swap agreement (Swap) with Macquarie Life Ltd (Macquarie Life) whereby the Fund pays the returns it receives from its investments in the Underlying Fund to Macquarie Life and, in return, Macquarie Life pays to the Fund the Index return.

The strategy of the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund is The Fund aims to generate income and capital growth. The Fund makes two types of investments. Firstly, it invests in a Portfolio of Australian government, semi government, government guaranteed corporate and credit securities (Portfolio). Secondly, the Fund has entered into a swap agreement (Swap) with Macquarie Life Ltd (Macquarie Life) whereby the Fund pays the returns it receives from its investments in the Underlying Fund to Macquarie Life and, in return, Macquarie Life pays to the Fund the Index return.

The APIR code of the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund is MAQ0636AU.

Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond’s total return last month was 0.98%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.58% and an income return of 1.56%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2026.

Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond’s total return for the last three months was 0.24%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.43% and an income return of -0.19%%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2026.

Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond’s one-year total return is 2.48%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.77% and an income return of 0.71%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2026.

Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond’s one-year total return is 2.9%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.53% and an income return of 1.37%. These returns were calculated as at 28 Feb 2026.

The asset allocation of the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund is :

Cash
2.90%
Fixed Interest
97.10%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund is Macquarie Investment Management Aus Ltd..

The Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Australia sector/asset class.

As at 28 Feb 2026, the size of the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund was $778.54 million.

The Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund has an inception date of 7 Dec 2009.

The current entry price of the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund is $0.97 per unit and the current exit price is $0.969 per unit (as at 27 Mar 2026).

The current exit price of the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund is $0.969 per unit and the current entry price is $0.97 per unit (as at 27 Mar 2026).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond managed fund is $500,000. Minimum additional investment is $50000.

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.