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Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
To deliver regular monthly income and capital stability to investors over the medium term and to provide total returns (primarily income with some capital growth) above the Fund's benchmark over a rolling 3 year basis.
Fund Strategy
The Fund may invest up to 100% in investment grade rated corporate bonds, and may hold up to 10% in non investment grade rated securities and up to 15% in unrated corporate bonds.

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% 1.35% 2.62% 5.54% 5.58% 4.39% 3.54% 2.93%
Growth return -0.05% 0.13% 0.15% -0.07% 0.57% 0.29% 0% -0.67%
Income return 0.4% 1.22% 2.47% 5.61% 5.01% 4.1% 3.54% 3.6%
Market index (Bloomberg Global Aggregate TR Hdg AUD)
Total return 0.75% 1.93% 2.33% 4.78% 6.56% 4.35% -0.42% 1.97%
As at 31 Mar 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund
Closed
Westpac Financial Services Limited
BTA0474AU
Diversified Credit
starstarstar (as at 31 Mar 2025)
Investment Fund
4 Nov 2014
$18.82 million (as at 31 Mar 2025)
$0.93721 (as at 10 Apr 2025)
$0.93524 (as at 10 Apr 2025)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.53% (as at 22 Dec 2023)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.53% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment
Minimum additional investments

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Idol 2023-1 Trust 4.665% Bond - Non-Agency RMBS 1.74%
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FAQs about the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund

The objective of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is To deliver regular monthly income and capital stability to investors over the medium term and to provide total returns (primarily income with some capital growth) above the Fund's benchmark over a rolling 3 year basis.

The strategy of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is The Fund may invest up to 100% in investment grade rated corporate bonds, and may hold up to 10% in non investment grade rated securities and up to 15% in unrated corporate bonds.

The APIR code of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is BTA0474AU.

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund’s total return last month was 0.35%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.05% and an income return of 0.4%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2025.

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund’s total return for the last three months was 1.35%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.13% and an income return of 1.22%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2025.

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund’s one-year total return is 5.54%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.07% and an income return of 5.61%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2025.

Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund’s one-year total return is 4.39%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.29% and an income return of 4.1%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Mar 2025.

The asset allocation of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is :

Cash
2.72%
Fixed Interest
97.28%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is Westpac Financial Services Limited.

The Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund belongs to the Diversified Credit sector/asset class.

As at 31 Mar 2025, the size of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund was $18.82 million.

The Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund has an inception date of 4 Nov 2014.

The current entry price of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is $0.93721 per unit and the current exit price is $0.93524 per unit (as at 10 Apr 2025).

The current exit price of the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is $0.93524 per unit and the current entry price is $0.93721 per unit (as at 10 Apr 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Macquarie Wholesale Plus Corporate Bond Fund managed fund is $0. Minimum additional investment 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.